Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Contracts

This book is the ‘one-stop-shop’ for practical contractual matters, making it essential reading for anyone involved in negotiating and drafting commercial contracts. Answering questions such as ‘How do I draft my contract clearly?’, ‘What will happen if my contract is interpreted by the English court?’ and ‘Why are liability clauses so full of legal jargon?’, the book includes: - A guide to the common legal issues in negotiating and drafting contracts- An explanation of the structure and content of a commercial contract- The meaning and use of commonly-used words, phrases and legal jargon- An explanation of key UK contracts legislation, including the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015- Steps to take, and what to check for in a contract to eliminate errors - Practical measures to protect documents from unwanted alteration, to remove metadata and sensitive information and to secure documents Fully updated to take account of important court decisions regarding the interpretation of contracts and changes in consumer legislation, the Fifth Edition also includes: - A new chapter on termination of contracts- New material on administering of existing contracts and modern methods of executing documents (eg DocuSign)- New and updated examples of contract drafting techniques- Additional definitions of legal terms used in contracts This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Company and Commercial Law online service.

This book provides a modern, fresh and practical approach to the skill of drafting. It explains how to draft legally effective commercial contracts, considers negotiating issues commonly encountered in commercial drafting, and explains how contracts are interpreted by the courts.It provides notes and commentary on a range of legal, practical and commercial issues which commonly arise when drafting commercial contracts and practical examples are given throughout, in order to illustrate clearly the points made.The book offers clause-by-clause guidance through a detailed commercial agreement, highlighting problem areas, explaining why the agreement is structured and drafted in a particular way, indicating where words have acquired meaning according to case law or legislation, suggesting best practice, commenting on possible solutions to practical problems and discussing 'boilerplate' terms and their usefulness.