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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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Arm's length purchaser

An arm's length purchaser is one party to an arm's-length transaction, governed by the arm's length principle, where both purchaser and vendor act independently and have no relationship to each other to ensure that both parties to the transaction are acting in their own interests and are not inhibited by outside pressure or duress.

Disclosure (Commercial)

Disclosure in commercial law normally refers to the process in civil litigation (formerly known as discovery) where each party discloses to the other all documents relevant to the proceedings and not protected from disclosure or obligations concerning the disclosure of interests in shares of public companies.

Distance selling

Distance selling means selling goods or services to consumers without the simultaneous physical presence of the supplier and the consumer.
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