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
MLex: Meta’s settlement of a landmark UK lawsuit challenging its use of personal data for targeted ads on 21 March 2025 is already making waves: an...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 25 to 31 March 2025....
Private Client analysis: This is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court on the liability of trustees and other fiduciaries to account for...
The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) has published a statement, announcing updates to section 14 of the UK Code of Broadcast...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its annual plan for 2025-26, outlining how it will implement its new powers under the...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
IP strategy for online retailIP and online retailEstablishing an online presence (either instead of or in addition to trading through physical stores)...
How to appoint a franchiseeThis Practice Note is a ‘how to’ guide on appointing a franchisee. It includes a summary of what franchising is, an...
Standard terms and conditions—advantages and disadvantagesThis Practice Note considers why businesses use standard terms and conditions (T&C, Ts&Cs,...
DeedsUnder English law, legally binding agreements can be made orally, in writing or by deed.This Practice Notice considers the circumstances in which...
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Services agreement—one-off supply—pro-customerThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Customer] [of OR a company incorporated in...
Retained EU law—training materials [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.These training materials consist of...
Consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-consultancyThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[Name of Company], a company incorporated in...
Prevention of fraud clause1Prevention of fraud1.1For the purposes of this clause 1:1.1.1the expressions ‘Associated With’, ‘Fraud Offence‘ and...
Sales and marketing agency agreement for goods—non-exclusive—short formThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party] [of OR a company...
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
Reasonable (or all reasonable) endeavours
This is frequently used in drafting commercial agreements. The term may be the result of considerable negotiation and often represents a compromise.
State of the art (Commercial)
An invention is new if it does not form part of the state of the art as of its earliest effective filing date.
Tort of deceit
Liability for the tort of deceit relies upon proof that a fraudulent misrepresentation had been made to the claimant, inducing detrimental reliance.
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