Drafting Commercial Agreements

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Description
As usual since the publication of the fourth edition of Drafting Commercial Agreements, commercial law has continued to develop through case law and as a result of new legislation both from the United Kingdom and the European Union. In particular there have been important developments in consumer protection under EU legislation due to be implemented in the United Kingdom in the near future. The commentary and precedents have thus been updated to take account of current legislation, case law practice. There are full particulars of new EU legislation, including the Directive on Consumer Rights (2011) (creating new regimes for distance and off-premises contracts and amendments to the Unfair Contract Terms and Guarantee Directives, and to the general law governing consumer contracts), the latest Block Exemption for Vertical Agreements (2010) (with its effect on agency and distribution agreements), the Directive on Late Payment for Commercial Transactions (2011). There is also an analysis of the Commission's latest proposals (in 2013) for a Directive on civil damages for infringements if the EU antitrust rules (together with recommendations that Member States institute collective redress procedures for such infringements), and for changes to the Technology Transfer Block Exemption (2004) the current version of which will expire in 2014.
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Contents
Part I : Supply of Goods and Services
1.    Basic principles
2.    Standard conditions for the supply of goods to business customers
3.    Standard conditions for the  supply of services
4.    Standard conditions for the  supply of a system
5.    Standard conditions for the  supply of of goods and services to consumers
Part II : Agency and Distribution
6.    Basic principles
7.    Standard agency  agreements
8.    Standard distribution agreements
Part III : Mergers and Acquisitions
9.    Basic principles
10.  Share acquisitions
11.   Asset acquisitions
Part IV : Other Commercial Agreements
12.  Joint ventures
13.  Confidentiality agreements
14.  Employment contracts
15.  Teaming agreements
16.  Securities for debts
17.  Dispute resolution and settlement agreements
18.  Technology licensing agreements
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