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 begun implementing new consumer protection powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 1 to 7 April 2025....
The European Commission’s Expert Group on B2B data sharing and cloud computing contracts has published its final report on 2 April 2025. This...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its consumer protection guidance in light of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers...
This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: the Commercial Court's decision in Birch v Brookfield which considered implied terms of...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Force majeure—consequences and contract dischargeThis Practice Note considers force majeure as it applies in English law and the circumstances in...
Challenging a public procurement award—procedures, remedies and time limitsStop Press: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Public...
Best value in public procurementStop Press: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Public procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) come into force. We...
Varying public contractsStop Press: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) come into force. We are...
Product safety notification and corrective actionsIntroductionThis Practice Note describes the consumer product safety corrective action regime in the...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Product safety incident plan (PSIP)1Management commitmentPerson with responsibility for the Product Safety Incident Plan (PSIP)[Insert name and...
Product recall notice (or corrective announcement)IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING—PRODUCT [RECALL OR [ insert details of alternate corrective action (eg...
Product safety teamsheet1Internal teamPerson in charge of Product Safety[Name and contact details of person in the organisation with overall...
Online consumer terms for the supply of goods—short-formThese terms apply to any purchases you make on our website. Please read them carefully before...
Website terms and conditions of use1About our terms1.1These terms and conditions of use (Terms) explain how you may use this website and any of its...
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 ...
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 liabili...
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 partie...
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 ...
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 Rule...
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.
Liquidated damages
A liquidated damages clause is a clause whereby the parties to a contract fix in advance a sum of money to be paid by the defaulting party to the innocent party in the event of a breach.
Moral rights (Commercial)
Moral rights are the rights to be identified as author of a work or director of a film (right of paternity); to object to derogatory treatment of a work or film (right of integrity); to have a work or film falsely attributed to an author or director (false attribution right) and to privacy of certain photographs and films. Moral rights must be asserted in writing, but can be waived. The rights do not apply to software, to employers' copyrights, or to material in periodicals or reference works.
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