About Commercial Law
As a commercial lawyer, you have to cover a lot of ground. Today, you might be drawing up agreements for suppliers. Tomorrow, you might be dealing with a query on intellectual property. When you're wearing so many hats, sometimes the real challenge is simply knowing where to start. Whatever the challenge, Lexis+ Commercial is the only place you need to look. You'll find clear, concise practice notes that not only explain the legal principles, but include practical tips on how to apply them in real life - with direct links to the relevant legislation, case law, commentary, forms and precedents you'll need. And because an increasing number of our forms and precedents are being automated, with LexisSmart, you can draft a contract or generate a whole suite of documents just by filling in one questionnaire. Plus, you'll get regular news updates and analysis, to help you keep an eye on what's happening in the law and the market.
Contracts
Helping you deliver watertight contracts. We cover the contract lifecycle from negotiation to termination. Providing guidance and precedents to assist with all aspects of contract management.
Contract clause bank
Offering a wealth of practical drafting and negotiating checklists, precedent contract clauses and practice notes to help you confidently negotiate, draft and execute robust commercial agreements.
Supplier management
Our supplier management tools and guidance help you build resilient supply chains. Assisting with supplier selection, the procurement of goods and services, sustainability, compliance and more.
Key developments
Whether you have a broad or niche commercial practice, staying on top of ongoing developments is a challenge. Our weekly highlights and topic trackers keep you up to date with all the latest developments.
Topics We Cover
Latest Commercial News
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received two complaints about a social media post from Dribble Media Ltd t/a Midnite, which featured an...
Arbitration analysis: Under three contracts dated May and June 2021, State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine (Sellers) agreed to sell and Trans...
Ofcom has launched a consultation on recommendations for promoting media literacy across online platforms, broadcasters, and digital services. The aim...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 9 to 15 September 2025....
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the government’s response to the consultation on the Advertising (Less Healthy Food and...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Good faith in commercial agreementsThis Practice Note considers good faith in commercial agreements. It examines the concept of good faith and the...
Retention of titleThis Practice Note considers retention of title clauses, also known as reservation of title, ROT or Romalpa clauses. It considers...
Identifying advertisingThe rules applicable to advertising in the UK are found in both legislation and in self-regulatory industry codes of practice....
Jurisdiction agreements—approach of the courts of England and WalesThis Practice Note looks at the approach of the English courts when determining the...
Third party rights—the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999This Practice Note considers third party rights in relation to contracts under the...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Board minutes—private M&A—share purchase—exchange and completion—sellerCompany number: [insert company number][insert company name] [limited OR PLC]...
Anti-tax evasion facilitation clause—pro-customer1Anti-tax evasion facilitation1.1For the purposes of this clause 1:1.1.1the expressions ‘Associated...
Prevention of fraud clause1Prevention of fraud1.1For the purposes of this clause 1:1.1.1the expressions ‘Associated With’, ‘Fraud Offence‘ and...
Supply chain compliance schedule—pro-customerThe Schedule1Definitions1.1In this Schedule:Adequate Procedures•shall be construed in accordance with BA...
Climate Change Due Diligence Questionnaire for Suppliers (Raphael's Procurement DDQ) (The Chancery Lane Project)This Precedent is a due diligence...
Latest Commercial Q&As
Featured Commercial content
Fiduciary Duties
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
Repudiation of contract
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
If a contract’s actual date and effective date are different, is the effective date enforceable?
Agent and principal relationships with third parties
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Mistake in contract law
Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
Do the terms ‘Schedule’, ‘Appendix’, ‘Annex’ or similar have any particular meaning in commercial contracts? What should I consider if using them?
Contracts required to be in writing
Contracts required to be in writingThis Practice Note considers the specific situations where a contract is required by law to be in writing:...
Subcontracting
SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
Waiver and release
Waiver and releaseDefining waiverIn the law of contract, the term ‘waiver’ may have different meanings but is most commonly used to denote the...
Nature and types of agency
Nature and types of agencyThis Practice Note is an introduction to agency. It describes the essentials of the agency relationship between the...
Termination and expiry of contracts
Termination and expiry of contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to...
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...
What date should be put on a contract where the parties have not signed the contract contemporaneously? Is the date stated as the 'commencement date' in the contract or is it when the last of the parties signs/seals the contract?
Agreements to agree
Agreements to agreeThis Practice Note considers agreements to agree, and why an agreement to agree certain contractual terms at a future date has...
What is the significance of the words ‘warrants’ and ‘undertakes’ in a contractual obligation?
Which case law supports that an offer cannot be withdrawn after it has been accepted?
Contract variation
Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a...
Electronic signatures
Electronic signaturesAn electronic signature is the electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature and links a person to the contents of an...
Associated legal terms
Agency
Agency is a legal relationship between an agent who is a person having the authority or capacity to create legal relations between a principal and third parties.
Chapter 1 prohibition
The Chapter 1 prohibition is contained in section 2(1) of the Competition Act 1988 and is based on Article 101 of the TFEU. It prohibits anti-competitive agreements.
Commission
In the context of the Bribery Act 2010, a commission is the giving of a financial advantage, although it is not necessarily a bribe.
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