Contract law

Articles, news and guidance on contract law in the UK and Europe.

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Case law: Termination of contract after company struck off remained effective even though company was later restored

01-09-2019

Limited companies signing a contract should ensure they fully understand the effect of a clause in the contract allowing the other to terminate it if they are struck off the Companies Register - even if they are subsequently restored to the Register.

New code: New standard international trading terms published for businesses selling overseas

01-09-2019

UK businesses buying and selling goods overseas will welcome a new 2020 edition of INCOTERMS – internationally recognised standard trading terms – for use by businesses making overseas sales, which comes into effect on 1 January 2020.

Case law: Court clarifies when employers can access employees’ emails to family and/or personal email accounts

01-08-2019

Employers may be able to access an employee’s work emails, even to family and/or to their personal email accounts, if they include appropriate authority in their work policies, act in a reasonable and proportionate way and comply with any conditions in those policies, according to a recent ruling.

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Useful links

Contract law in Europe (Business Link)
Guide to contracts in the European single market, the validity of contracts in Europe, interpretation of terms in European contracts and other topics.

Drafting contracts: key lessons from 2018
An annual contract law update from Herbert Smith Freehills, looking at interesting contract law cases which have highlighted key points for those involved in drafting or managing contracts.

Guidance on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Ministry of Justice)
The Rome I Regulation governs the choice of law in cross-border transactions within the European Union. It applies to all EU member states except Denmark.

CMA consumer enforcement guidance
Collection of guidance on consumer protection and unfair terms from the Competition and Markets Authority, some of which was originally published by the Office of Fair Trading.

Articles and books in the Library collection

Selected books

Drafting commercial agreements
(Law Society, 2018)
Contains sample contract clauses, definitions and terms relevant to drafting agreements.

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
(Bloomsbury Professional, 2016)
Guide to drafting and interpreting commercial contracts. Provides a background to and detailed advice on the law surrounding a wide range of commercial agreements.

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