General During the lifetime of an agreement (and sometimes afterwards) one or more of the parties may wish to inform third parties about certain matters regarding the...
1 Announcements—short form No announcement or other public disclosure concerning this agreement or any of the matters contained in it shall be made by, or on behalf of, a...
Anti-bribery (long form) 1 Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010 [and associated guidance published by the Secretary of State for Justice under the Bribery Act 2010]...
Anti-bribery (long form) 1 Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010 [and associated guidance published by the Secretary of State for Justice under the Bribery Act 2010]...
Anti-bribery 1 Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010 [and all other applicable UK legislation, regulations and codes in relation to bribery or corruption] [and any...
Anti-bribery 1 Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010 [and all other applicable UK legislation, regulations and codes in relation to bribery or corruption] [and any...
Produced in partnership with Michael Winder of Brabners LLP Definitions for Anti-bribery clause—for public sector contracts Commencement Date means the date on which this...
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1 Assignment—prohibited without consent 1.1 No party may assign, sub-contract or encumber any right or obligation under this agreement, in whole or in part, without the...
Produced in partnership with Michael Winder of Brabners LLP STOP PRESS: The General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR) introduces substantial...
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BACKGROUND (A) [insert relevant details of the background to the agreement] (B) [insert relevant details of the background to the agreement]
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1 Effective date 1.1 Effective date (specified future date, date of signature or specified previous date) This Agreement [[takes effect on [insert date] OR the date of...
This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent and drafting issues....
1 Confidentiality clause—mutual—using in-clause definitions Authorised Persons has the meaning given to it in clause 1.1; Confidential Information has the meaning given...
1 Conflict with other agreements—single agreement If there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of [insert name of other agreement], the terms...
1 Conflict within an agreement—agreement prevailing over schedules and appendices If there is a conflict between the terms of this agreement and the terms of the...
Produced in partnership with Michael Winder of Brabners LLP Definitions Partner(s) means EITHER: [the following: [NAME RELEVANT PARTNERS] OR those [TYPE OF GROUP, eg...
Produced in partnership with Michael Winder of Brabners LLP Definition Partner means [the following: [NAME RELEVANT PARTNERS] OR those [describe group of contracting...
1 Costs and expenses—each party to bear its own—short form Each party will pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation,...
1 Counterparts—agreement 1.1 This agreement may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which when signed and dated shall be an original, and such...
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This Practice Note discusses the role and importance of defined terms in an agreement. It identifies the defined terms that most commonly appear in agreements relating to...
1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement: Affiliate means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with,...
1 Entire agreement—short form 1.1 This agreement[ and [any documents entered into pursuant to it OR [insert name[s] of specific document[s]]]] constitute[s] the entire...
This Practice Note discusses the purpose and features of entire agreement clauses (also known as whole agreement clauses), primarily in the context of...
Produced in partnership with Michael Winder of Brabners LLP Definitions for Anti-discrimination clause—for public sector contracts Equality Law means the Equality Act...
Definition—Force Majeure (short form) Force Majeure means an event or sequence of events beyond a party’s reasonable control preventing or delaying it from performing its...
Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...