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 Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out its enforcement approach under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024...
Two complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about Wowcher Ltd: one concerning a misleading savings claim on a hair...
One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about a radio ad for Cadbury Delights which featured the claim 'only 91...
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has published research examining the £1.3bn UK online prize draws and competitions (PDCs) market. The...
Commercial analysis: This was a case relating to items in 14 safety deposit boxes (SDBs) held at a London bank. Due to the passage of time, the Bank...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Internet of things (IoT)—data protection, privacy and securityThis Practice Note focuses on the data protection and privacy implications of the...
Data portabilityFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025...
Commercial trackerThis commercial tracker tracks the progress of UK legislation (including Bills in progress, Acts in force, Statutory Instruments in...
Consumer protection for defective or dangerous products—legal basesThis Practice Note sets out the different legal bases of consumer protection in...
Claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987Nature of rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987It is important for practitioners to understand...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Event sponsorship agreement—pro-organiserThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[[insert name of company] OR a company incorporated in [England and...
Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-clientFORTHCOMING CHANGE:On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal Assent,...
Conditions precedent clause—commercial contractsDefinitionsCondition Fulfilment Date•means the date by which, unless otherwise waived pursuant to...
Managed services agreementThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of the Supplier], a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
EU Digital Operational Resilience Act—ScheduleDORA SCHEDULE1Definitions and interpretation1.1The following capitalised terms used in this Schedule...
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
Browse-wrap
Browsewrap is a way of entering into a contract with a customer online and relies on the customer's acceptance of a warning that mere continuation to view the site amounts to acceptance of the site's terms after warning has been given.
Ownership
The term ownership denotes a wide array of rights over property.
Specialty
A speciality is a contract or covenant executed as a deed.
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