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The Impact of War on Commercial Contracts and the Global Supply Chain
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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Streamlining Your Commercial Contract Negotiations
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The Benefits of Commercial Item Contracting
California law has changed. The change now makes it easier for California litigants to sue their opponents for fraudulently breaching a contract. Lawyers who negotiate and draft agreements subject to California law should...more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has embarked on a significant legal reform with the introduction of its first Civil Transactions Law (the “Civil Code”), which took effect on December 16, 2023. Originally published in Law...more
This event is only open to in-house counsel. Join ACC Baltimore and Womble Bond Dickinson for a luncheon presentation focusing on commercial office lease provisions/clauses that require close attention to limit restrictions...more
David F. Johnson co-presented with Zachary S. Davis from Stoel Rives LLP, in Portland, Oregon, on “Limitation of Liability Clauses in Business Contracts: Limiting Potential Damages and Avoiding Pitfalls” on January 31, 2023,...more
A recent case (Last Bus Ltd (trading as Dublin Coach) v Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Ltd [2022]) has provided a useful reminder of the circumstances in which commercial parties may exclude statutory implied terms, as well as...more
This article discusses termination provisions parties should consider when they enter into a contract, the contract termination process, and when parties should consider post-termination obligations....more
As we have covered in prior articles of this series, with supply chain disruptions wreaking havoc on the ability of companies to get their goods and services to market, the terms of a company’s commercial contracts have never...more
That title is not a typo. But, you may ask, how can you check a contract if you do not have one? And, why? Ok, so the title is a little tricky. But consider the situation below. In the negotiation of a complex contract,...more
A sole and exclusive remedy clause allows parties to a contract to choose specific remedies and relief available under the terms of the agreement. Essentially, exclusive remedy provisions restrict a party's available remedies...more
Despite a global pandemic and a bingo-card full of natural disasters and calamities, the commercial real estate market has been extremely active over the past two years. While there are some signs that activity will be less...more
How often have you battled over best efforts vs. commercially reasonable efforts, used “work for hire” language thinking it would offer broad intellectual property protection or found yourself excluding “consequential...more
The National Bar Association Commercial Law Section (NBA-CLS) and Wiley Government Contracts attorneys Kendra Perkins Norwood and Ben Phillips are partnering to host a virtual program that will explore the ways doing business...more
Changes to complex commercial contracts are inevitable. These contracts, such as large outsourcing agreements, typically include a master services agreement (MSA) and a high number of exhibits and attachments describing the...more
Your company has navigated the first six months of COVID, but what is around the corner? In this program, our lawyers will provide some clarity around the various legal issues that are, or could be, affected as we move...more
During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more
Many companies and businesses have been challenged with the implications of the current Covid-19 crisis upon contractual obligations. During this big picture discussion, panelists will discuss best practices for the review of...more
Corporate attorney Carrie Stanton provides several suggestions on what companies can do to make contract negotiations more efficient while also addressing priorities and concerns. Topics include: • Contract templates •...more
Agenda: - Common issues in transactional contracts that open up opportunities for litigation - How aggressive companies are taking deal money back...more
Overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Singapore - Singapore was one of the first countries outside of China to encounter the virus. Whilst deal activity was down on the prior year, M&A transactions were...more
With the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, many of our clients are facing the mass cancellation of events and damaging service interruptions. This disruption can cripple one’s business, so clients are...more
How do you sign your emails? If your name and contact details are automatically generated at the bottom of an e-mail, do you consider you have signed the e-mail and should be contractually bound by the contents? This was the...more
In a long running group litigation between a number of Sub-Post Masters and Post Office Limited, Mr Justice Fraser, sitting in the English High Court, has given detailed consideration of the issue of relational contracts in...more
This presentation will cover what you need to know to avoid unnecessary legal risk and imbalanced risk allocation. A concise look at the latest trends, key provisions, and common tricks in commercial contracts, as well as a...more
In today’s competitive marketplace, most companies either cannot afford or do not wish to incur the time, expense and adverse business consequences of traditional litigation. Unfortunately, in every business relationship...more
In a dispute over the scope of an exemption clause in a construction contract, the Court of Appeal declined to apply the contra proferentem rule, emphasising its very limited role when interpreting a commercial contract...more