Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
Can a third party rely on ostensible/apparent authority where they know the person signing a document is an employee of a company not a director and...
Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...
Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
Brexit implementation period—enforcement [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers...
ScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that are placed on the...
The supply of components to my business from Italy is late and I don’t know when they will be delivered because of coronavirus (COVID-19). I am about...
How can a third party enforce rights under a deed to which it is not a party?Privity of contract'Privity of contract' is a common law doctrine, which...
How is the governing law of a contract determined if the contract is silent?The governing, or applicable law is the law that governs a dispute between...
What are the execution requirements for a termination notice?Early terminationThere are numerous different circumstances that may lead a party to wish...
Where a contract says time is of the utmost importance—is that construed as being of the essence?Where a contract states that ‘time is of the essence’...
Does service by courier satisfy a ‘by hand’ method of service under a notice clause?We have assumed that service is pursuant to a notice clause in a...
I have received a force majeure notice from my supplier, what do I do?The first thing to do is to unearth the relevant contract. The notice will have...
Is there a requirement for a contract governed by English law to be written in the English language? Where a contract is written in another language,...
Is a dispute resolution clause still binding between the parties when a contract terminates?This Q&A focuses on whether a dispute resolution clause is...
Do you have any Precedent wording whereby the customer contracting entity is part of a wider group and is contracting to allow the group entities to...
Is it permissible to use a boilerplate force majeure clause in a business-to-consumer contract whereby the supplier of services accepts no liability...
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