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
Law360, London: The UK government has been refused permission to intervene in a landmark appeal over motor finance commission payments that has left...
Commercial law analysis: Jules Toynton, senior associate and Isla Neil, data, privacy and cybersecurity lawyer of DLA Piper consider the Information...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 11 to 17 February 2025....
Commercial analysis: The Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict on the effect of a clause excluding liability for loss of ‘anticipated profits’ in...
The Cabinet Office has reissued several Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) ahead of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) ‘go-live’. These PPNs update the...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Effect of registering security at IP registries on priority of security interests IntroductionRegistration can have an important effect on the...
Taking security over intellectual property rightsScope of this Practice NoteA company's IP rights can be offered as security for a loan.In commercial...
What IP assets a business may own and how best to protect themIP rights are valuable assets which are vital to the success of many businesses. Often,...
Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
Adtech and programmatic advertising—legal issuesFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 May 2024, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill received Royal...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Intellectual property internal audit questionnaireIntroduction:This questionnaire relates to the intellectual property (IP) audit being supervised by...
Confidentiality agreement—corporate joint ventureThis Agreement is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first...
Declaration of a director’s interests in an existing transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe Directors[Insert name of company][(Company)][Insert...
Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of [insert details ] OR a company incorporated in...
Prize promotion terms and conditions—long form1The promotion[Insert simple details of the nature of the prize promotion].2How to enter2.1You can enter...
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
Broadcasting code
Ofcom’s statutorily-obligated set of standards for the content of programmes transmitted over radio or television.
Concentrations
A merger with a European dimension (where one or more of the parties is active on a European market) may be subject to the EU merger control rules. If so, that merger must be cleared by the European Commission. A merger will need to be cleared by the Commission if it is a concentration. A concentration is where two independent companies merge, the acquisition of control by one (or more) company over another, where there is a change of control in the acquired company, or where a joint venture is formed.
Tort of defamation
There are two separate causes of action in respect of publication of defamatory matter: libel and slander. In general terms, libel is a defamatory publication conveyed in a permanent form, while slander is a defamatory publication conveyed in some non-permanent or transitory form.
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