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Details of UK privacy regime overhaul lay out likely GDPR flashpoints for EU

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liabilityContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contractsThis Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It...

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

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Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
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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 they sign as a director and in the name of that director?

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...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Antibiotic drug Nitrofurantoin (AMCo, Morningside Healthcare, Morningside Pharmaceuticals and Alliance Healthcare) (50507)

Antibiotic drug Nitrofurantoin (AMCo, Morningside Healthcare, Morningside Pharmaceuticals and Alliance Healthcare) (50507)CASE HUB See further,...
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19th May
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Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
Precedents

Force majeure clause

Coronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also: • Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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19th May
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Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...
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19th May
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Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Counterparts clause

1 Counterparts—agreement 1.1 This agreement may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which when...
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19th May
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Model ADR clauses

Model ADR clausesThis Practice Note considers model form alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clauses provided by a number of service providers,...
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19th May
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Execution clause—company—contract

Option 1—contract signed on behalf of a company, where the authorised signatory is an individual Signed by [insert name of...
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19th May
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Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
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Brexit implementation period—enforcement [Archived]

Brexit implementation period—enforcement [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers...
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19th May
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Subcontracting

SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
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19th May
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Parallel imports

ScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that are placed on the...
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Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May

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Can an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA) execute a deed of resignation to resign the donor as a company director?

Can an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA) execute a deed of resignation to resign the donor as a company director?We refer you to Q&A:...
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16th Sep
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Can I rely on ‘Certificates of Force Majeure’ issued by the Chinese government confirming that coronavirus (COVID-19) is force majeure as a force majeure event under English law?

Can I rely on ‘Certificates of Force Majeure’ issued by the Chinese government confirming that coronavirus (COVID-19) is force majeure as a force...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Colbey of Lamb Chambers 15th Sep
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Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?Is there a force majeure event?In English law, the...
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15th Sep
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How do I activate a force majeure provision?

How do I activate a force majeure provision?There is no judicially accepted definition of the term ‘force majeure’, so what the parties mean by it...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Nicholas of Browne Jacobson 15th Sep
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Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and then signed, is it a valid execution of that document?

Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and...
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13th Sep
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What are the requirements for incorporating the terms of an agreement which is being varied into a deed of variation?

What are the requirements for incorporating the terms of an agreement which is being varied into a deed of variation?There are various methods by...
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13th Sep
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Is it possible to draft a jurisdiction clause which is neither exclusive or non-exclusive but offers a middle ground?

Is it possible to draft a jurisdiction clause which is neither exclusive or non-exclusive but offers a middle ground?This Q&A relates to drafting...
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13th Sep
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Is a dispute resolution clause still binding between the parties when a contract terminates?

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...
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13th Sep
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Will a correctly executed deed be a binding contract if all pages of the document carry the word ‘draft’ as a watermark?

Will a correctly executed deed be a binding contract if all pages of the document carry the word ‘draft’ as a watermark?A deed has four key...
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13th Sep
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As an alternative to executing a deed of variation, is it possible for all original parties to execute a new deed (with all the amendments included) and have a provision which states that the new deed will supersede the original deed?

As an alternative to executing a deed of variation, is it possible for all original parties to execute a new deed (with all the amendments included)...
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13th Sep
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In the context of contracting authority, can a third party enforce a contract against the members of a charitable unincorporated association, or the trustees of a charitable trust, where the contract was entered into by a trustee/committee of management/other agents beyond the scope of their actual authority (ie the express or implied authority conferred in the charity’s governing document) if the members or trustees have held out the person(s) as being authorised to do so (ie apparent authority)? Can the members or trustees subsequently ratify the particular transaction?

In the context of contracting authority, can a third party enforce a contract against the members of a charitable unincorporated association, or the...
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13th Sep
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I have received a force majeure notice from my supplier, what do I do?

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...
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Produced in partnership with XXIV Old Buildings 13th Sep
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Does the lack of signature on a contract or deed negate the contract? Is there a distinction between contracts and deeds in this respect? Where a charge that is not signed is registered against a company is that charge valid?

Does the lack of signature on a contract or deed negate the contract? Is there a distinction between contracts and deeds in this respect? Where a...
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13th Sep
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Is a contract enforceable if it has been signed but not dated?

Is a contract enforceable if it has been signed but not dated?It is difficult to envisage any circumstances where a contract would be void or...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Colbey of Lamb Chambers 13th Sep
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Can a party to a deed take the benefit of it without executing it?

Can a party to a deed take the benefit of it without executing it?For details on formalities for the formation of deeds, see Practice Note: Executing...
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13th Sep
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What is the effect of a corporate signature, particularly by a solicitor’s firm, eg where a letter is signed as ‘Firm A’ as opposed to being signed personally by a partner of that firm?

What is the effect of a corporate signature, particularly by a solicitor’s firm, eg where a letter is signed as ‘Firm A’ as opposed to being signed...
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13th Sep
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Is a contract between a company and a third party which is entered into in breach of the company’s articles of association enforceable?

Is a contract between a company and a third party which is entered into in breach of the company’s articles of association enforceable?This Q&A deals...
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Produced in partnership with Lynne Counsell of 9 Stone Buildings 13th Sep
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Is a force majeure clause enforceable in a business-to-consumer contract because of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Is a force majeure clause enforceable in a business-to-consumer contract because of coronavirus (COVID-19)?Traders seeking to rely on force majeure...
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13th Sep
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If the name of a third party supplier is disclosed under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), is it a breach of the NDA for the recipient to contract with the named supplier directly?

If the name of a third party supplier is disclosed under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), is it a breach of the NDA for the recipient to contract...
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13th Sep
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What is the position in relation to translated documents in the context of legal advice privilege?

What is the position in relation to translated documents in the context of legal advice privilege?Legal Professional PrivilegeThe core aim of...
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9th Sep

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