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Commercial Contracts: A Practical Guide to Standard Terms, 5th Edition

Commercial Contracts: A Practical Guide to Standard Terms, 5th Edition

Author: Richard Lawson; Susan Singleton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781526508331
Published In: January 2020
Format: Paperback , 560 pages
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth, European Union, U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Commercial Contracts: A Practical Guide to Standard Terms, Fifth Edition provides useful background and detailed advice on the law surrounding a wide range of commercial agreements including: Key common clauses; When to use standard terms; Procedures and good practice; Termination of contracts; Remedies for breach; Specific issues relating to export, software and consumer contracts. It also contains valuable precedents, including expert guidance on Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer agreements, providing users with an excellent tool for drafting commercial contracts.

Key changes for the new 5th edition include coverage and analysis of:
- important case law as to when terms are unfair or unreasonable, notably the first Supreme Court ruling on the fairness test in ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis
- Changes in the regulation of consumer credit since regulation passed to the Financial Conduct Authority
- Fresh court guidance as to when terms have been incorporated into a contract
- Rulings on the rules as to the enforceable of onerous terms
- The Consumer Rights Act 2015
- The effect of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR
- Brexit and the transitional period
- The new 2019 EU Regulation on privacy
- Replacement of the PECR regulations by the new EU Directive on trade secrets and UK implementation
Commercial Contracts: A Practical Guide to Standard Terms, Fifth Edition is an essential resource for commercial contract drafters helping them to prepare water tight legal agreements and ensure that they are completely clear on what a business must do to stay on the right side of the law.
Section A: Commentary:

A1: Forming and Concluding a Contracts
A2: Common and Specific Clauses
A3: Export Contracts – Special Issues
A4: Software Contracts – Special Issues
A5: Consumer Contracts – Special Issues

Section B: Business-to-Business Contracts:

B1: Terms and Conditions for the Sale of Goods
B2: Terms and Conditions of Purchase
B3: Licence of Computer Software – Buyer/Licence
B4: Professional Services Agreement – Supplier
B5: Professional Services Agreement – Buyer
B6: Terms and Conditions for Sale of Goods by Export – Supplier
B7: Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Goods by Services by Import – Buyer

Section C: Business-to-Consumer Contracts:

C1: Consumer Contracts – Distance Selling
C2: Hire Purchase Contracts
C3: Outline Terms and Conditions of Sale
C4: Online Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Software.