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
This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in EE v Virgin Mobile which considered the effect of a clause...
The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP and BCAP), on behalf of the ASA, have initiated a further consultation on implementing new restrictions on...
MLex: The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to intervene in the landmark car-finance hearing...
One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding misleading discount claims on Secret Escapes Ltd's website. The ASA...
Law360, London: The UK government has been refused permission to intervene in a landmark appeal over motor finance commission payments that has left...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Product liability, safety and corrective actions & recall—key resourcesThis Practice Note collates the key resources relating to product liability,...
UK public procurement case trackerThe UK public procurement case tracker records and summarises the most recent UK case law developments relating to...
Public procurement reformFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) come into force....
Execution formalities—administrative receiversThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on proper execution of simple contracts and deeds by...
IR35—the large and public client off-payroll regime—practical considerations for the end clientFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Part 3 of the Companies (Accounts...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-recipientThis Agreement is made on [date].Parties1[Insert name of party] [of [insert address] OR a company...
Green supplier agreement terms clause (The Chancery Lane Project)Additional definitionsCarbon Footprint Standards•means, for Organisational Carbon...
Online consumer and business terms for the supply of services—short-formFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 May 2024, the Digital Markets, Competition and...
Online terms and conditions for the supply of services—business-to-consumerFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 May 2024, the Digital Markets, Competition and...
Online consumer and business terms for the supply of goods, services and digital content—short-formFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 May 2024, the Digital...
Latest Commercial Q&As
Featured Commercial content
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,...
Repudiation
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
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...
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...
Contract variation
Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a...
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...
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...
Types of carrier of goods
Types of carrier of goodsThis Practice Note provides an introduction to two types of cargo carrier; common carriers and private carriers, and explains...
In a business-to-business contract where a contractual long-stop date has passed but the parties wish to continue with the contract, should they document their intention to continue or enter into a new contract?
Electronic signatures
Electronic signaturesAn electronic signature is the electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature and links a person to the contents of an...
What is the meaning of a non-exclusive agent? Does this give the agent the right to sell goods other than those of the principal?
Deeds
DeedsUnder English law, legally binding agreements can be made orally, in writing or by deed.This Practice Notice considers the circumstances in which...
Scope and authority of the agent
Scope and authority of the agentThis Practice Note describes the nature and degree of an agent's authority which is conferred upon it by 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...
Exclusion and limitation of liability
Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note considers exclusion and limitation of liability in business-to-business (B2B) contracts. It...
Carriage of goods by sea—the Hague-Visby Rules
Carriage of goods by sea—the Hague-Visby RulesThis Practice Note explains the Hague-Visby rules (the Rules) which are an international convention...
Subcontracting
SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
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...
Associated legal terms
British Islands
The Interpretation Act 1978 provides that British Islands includes the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, but not the Republic of Ireland.
Office of Fair Trading
The current regulator of competition and consumer law legislation in the UK.
Paris Alignment (or Paris Aligned)
[means that the GHG reduction targets and Climate Mitigation Measures of [insert Company name] support the achievement of the three goals set out in Articles 2.1 and 4.1 of the UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement[, in particular pursuing efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels]. OR means aligning with the three goals set out in Articles 2.1 and 4.1 of the UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement[, in particular pursuing efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels].]
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