Commercial Law Handbook

Presents a practical approach to commercial law. This book looks at the structure of commonly encountered transactions, provides a checklist of the terms that need to be included in each agreement and an analysis of the issues that need to be considered in drafting them.

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This new handbook provides a clear and practical approach to commercial law. Written by an authoritative team of contributors from Charles Russell LLP, the "Commercial Law Handbook" looks at the structure of the most commonly encountered transactions, provides a checklist of the terms that need to be included in each agreement and an analysis of the issues that need to be considered in drafting them. The coverage includes: an overview of the considerations that will underpin any commercial agreement including basic contract law, choice of jurisdiction and the allocation of risk between the parties; detailed consideration of all of the key types of agreement ranging from agency, distribution and franchising agreements through to joint ventures and agreements for services and the sale and supply of goods; discrete chapters on competition law and the resolution of commercial disputes; and, a checklist of boilerplate provisions and a glossary of commercial terms. Taking a strategic approach, the authors analyse the structure of deals as they are recorded in commercial contracts, detail the issues that lawyers should consider in conjunction with clients, and deconstruct business jargon.