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The Competition and Markets Authority has secured formal undertakings from Amazon to strengthen its systems against fake reviews and catalogue abuse...
This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the US imposition of unprecedented tariffs on imports and the resulting...
IP analysis: The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is undergoing a major transformation aimed at creating a unified, digital IP service covering...
IAB Europe has released updated guidance to support advertising industry compliance with Article 26 of the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA). Developed...
Two complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding in-app gambling ads that appeared in the under-18 version of the...
Applicable law—a guide for dispute resolution practitionersThis Practice Note explains what is meant by applicable law, also referred to in differing...
Introduction to the application of Chapter I to vertical agreementsThis Practice Note refers to Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 (CA 98), The...
Key differences between the UK and EU Vertical Block ExemptionsOverviewThis Practice Note sets out key differences between the UK’s vertical block...
Key UK competition law issues in distribution/reseller agreementsThis Practice Note sets out the key UK competition law issues arising in...
The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022Vertical agreements are prohibited by section 2(1) of the Competition Act...
Supply of services agreement (ongoing supply)—balancedTHIS AGREEMENT is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in...
Intellectual property assignment—pro-assigneeThis DEED is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and...
Intellectual property assignment—pro-assignorThis Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and...
Services agreement—ongoing supply (with TUPE)—pro-customerThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Customer] [of OR a company...
Sanctions clause—commercial contracts1Sanctions (long form)In this clause 1, the following defined terms shall have the meanings assigned to...
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
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 partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
Contracts required to be in writingThis Practice Note considers the specific situations where a contract is required by law to be in writing:...
SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
Waiver and releaseDefining waiverIn the law of contract, the term ‘waiver’ may have different meanings but is most commonly used to denote the...
Nature and types of agencyThis Practice Note is an introduction to agency. It describes the essentials of the agency relationship between the...
Termination and expiry of contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to...
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...
Agreements to agreeThis Practice Note considers agreements to agree, and why an agreement to agree certain contractual terms at a future date has...
Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a...
Electronic signaturesAn electronic signature is the electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature and links a person to the contents of an...
means an event, series of events or circumstance arising from the physical impacts of Climate Change that is either Pan-terra or Epi-terra in scope and prevents a party from performing its obligations under this agreement [including an obligation to pay money], and includes but is not limited to: (a) unavailability of water, clean air or other Natural Capital required by a party to manufacture or supply the [products OR services]; (b) damage to a party’s premises, including flooding due to sea level rise or an increased intensity of rain and storms; (c) disruption of logistics and transport systems relied on for the supply and distribution of key inputs or outputs; (d) unsafe working conditions due to heat stress, extreme weather or increased disease; (e) damage or disruption to food supply chains, housing or transport affecting the availability of food, shelter or transport for workers; (f) unavailability of insurance; (g) unavailability of workers, and (h) [insert other adverse events].
The requirement in defamation claims for the claimant to show that a defamatory statement has been communicated by the defendant to at least one other person than the parties themselves. As a result of the repetition rule, each time a defamatory statement is repeated, it is 'published' all over again and gives rise to a fresh cause of action; hence there is no defence to a defamation claim by claiming that the defendant was merely repeating a statement which he had heard or received from a third party.
means the measures taken or to be taken by each of the parties and their supply chains to develop and adopt Sustainable initiatives and practices (including but not limited to implementation of circular economy principles, waste management, water management and reducing negative impacts on nature and biodiversity).