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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.

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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.

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European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950

European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 (ECHR): an internationally binding treaty, based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and which set out minimum standards of protection for human rights across the EU. The most relevant rights conferred by the ECHR in relation to media law are those contained in articles 8 and 10, respectively the right to freedom or expression and the right to respect for private and family life — these are 'qualified' rather than 'absolute' rights (such as the article 2 right to life) and can be infringed by the state in certain circumstances which promote a specific legitimate aim which is necessary in a democratic society.

Paris Alignment Investment

means investments that are aligned with the agreement'>Paris Agreement mitigation goal, that is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, by holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Zero Carbon Homes

[means dwellings that are designed to [maximum energy efficiency standards OR Passive House standards OR BREEAM rating outstanding] and to be heated and powered only through [on-site OR off-site] renewable technologies and where their construction has resulted in Net Zero including through efficient methods of construction, the use of materials with low Embodied Carbon and the use of Offsetting for Residual Emissions. OR means highly energy efficient dwellings where the operational energy requirements are met by on-site or off-site renewable energy technologies so that the use of the building results in zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions. OR means dwellings that have been modified to improve their energy efficiency so that following completion of the [retrofitting] works their operational energy use results in zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions and where the [retrofitting] works use materials with low Embodied Carbon.]
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