Business Contracts Handbook

Charles Boundy has handled a broad range of business contracts as a senior partner in a major London law practice and latterly as Group Legal Director of leading consumer book publishers, Random House. He holds a Cambridge law degree and an MPhil in Critical Management from Lancaster University Management School. He published a previous book on contract law with Gower in 1998 and has also been extensively involved in training and lecturing.

Preface; Part 1 Creating and Writing Contracts; Chapter 1 Contract Basics; Chapter 2 Reaching and Recording Agreement; Chapter 3 Planning More Complex Contracts; Chapter 4 Common Contract Terms and Clauses; Part 2 Key Legal Issues Affecting Contracts; Chapter 5 Confidentiality, Privacy and Data Protection; Chapter 6 Dealing with Companies and Part nerships; Chapter 7 Risk, Exemption Clauses and Insurance; Chapter 8 Restrictions and Competition Law; Part 3 Contracts for Sales and Services; Chapter 9 Sales of Goods – Implied Terms and Standard Terms of Business; Chapter 10 Sales to Consumers and Website Sales; Chapter 11 Agency and Distribution Contracts; Chapter 12 Contracts for Services; Part 4 Technical Contracts; Chapter 13 Outsourcing Agreements; Chapter 14 Intellectual Property and IP Contracts; Chapter 15 Technology Contracts; Chapter 16 Internet-related Contracts; Part 5 The Wider World, Changes and Breakdowns; Chapter 17 The International Dimension; Chapter 18 Transfers, Changes and Problem Contracts; Chapter 19 Contract Disputes and Remedies; Chapter 20 Termination and Afterwards; Archaic Language and Suggested Alternatives; Example (Short-form) Product Sale Agreement; The Contract Planner/Rolling Memorandum; Sample Trademark Licence; Sample Technology Agreement Checklist; Chapter -bm1 Stop Press!;