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How to use this Checklist This Checklist outlines the principal clauses to cover when preparing a software development contract. For deeper commentary on matters mentioned here, consult Practice Note: System development and systems integration agreements and Precedent: Software development agreement. Targeted topics are also addressed in Practice Notes: Software development agreements—fees, expenses and disbursements and Software development—agile method. The Checklist may likewise support the preparation of a brief, non-binding heads of terms; for guidance, see Precedent: Heads of terms—commercial contracts. Use the third column to capture notes or remarks as you progress through the Checklist as it is worked through. Headings include Checklist, Further information and Notes (if any). Checklist Further information Notes (if any) Parties Confirm each party’s legal form and whether any third parties (for example, group affiliates) are intended to benefit under the proposed contract. See Precedent: Parties clause. Confirm whether any third party will underwrite performance or financial obligations. Commencement and duration ...

What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling has significant consequences for practitioners involved in international sales, commodity trading and arbitration. The Court of Appeal held that, when several arbitration clauses appear across different layers of contractual paperwork, the clause contained in the conditions particulières—in this instance, the broker’s pre-printed CAIP wording—takes priority over any arbitration clause found in incorporated industry-standard terms, as it serves as an express contrary agreement to those general conditions. The Paris Court of Appeal reiterates a fundamental principle of French international arbitration: the parties’ shared intention governs, identified through objective indicators of consent, including consistent acceptance and execution of broker-issued confirmations. On procedure, the decision shows that French courts apply a stringent review of jurisdiction under Article 1520(1) CPC, while consciously avoiding any reconsideration of the merits. It further clarifies that mere references to commonly used trade terms (such as Liprobel 7) do not, on their own, transform those terms into conditions particulières where the essential commercial terms and the arbitration agreement...

In this issue: UK antitrust UK private actions UK subsidy control UK mergers EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation EU Digital Markets Act Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Caselex UK antitrust CMA releases revised guidance on the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption The CMA has issued updated guidance on the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption (PTTSBE), capturing changes made by the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2025, following the CMA’s review and the Secretary of State’s acceptance of its recommendations. Background The PTTSBE removes certain integrated ticketing schemes from the scope of the Chapter I prohibition under the Competition Act 1998. Extended in 2016 for a further ten years, it was scheduled to end on 28 February 2026. In January 2025, the CMA proposed eliminating the sunset clause and broadening the meaning of ‘connecting service’ to cover trunk bus services. These proposals...

In this issue Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Sector- and industry-specific arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments LexTalk®Arbitration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Freezing order discharged due to failure to serve arbitration claim form At the return hearing for a without-notice worldwide freezing order (WWFO) in AAA v BBB (a company incorporated and registered in Curaçao) [2025] EWHC 1647 (Comm), High Court examined the effect of the service period for the arbitration claim form having expired before the WWFO was granted. The court concluded claimant had not taken all reasonable measures to serve the claim form within the one‑month deadline. As a result, the conditions for granting a retrospective extension of time for service were not satisfied. Accordingly, the WWFO was discharged by the court on the...

Civil justice reform: Consult our Practice Note, Civil justice reform in Scotland—virtual hearings and electronic submission of documents, for advice on the present rules and procedures of the Scottish civil courts regarding remote hearings and the digital signing, sending and lodging of documents. The Practice Note also addresses the approach to making and/or answering a judicial tender in proceedings involving a single pursuer and a single defender in Scotland today...

This practice note addresses the 2nd Edition of the Burgundy Book, released in 2013, with particular emphasis on its role as a target cost form. In line with all IChemE agreements, the Burgundy Book contains thorough requirements for testing at completion and for commissioning, making it especially well suited to process engineering sectors such as nuclear, water, petrochemicals, and food. The suite adopts an almost entirely uniform structure across clauses, presentation and schedules. Departure from the standard drafting occurs only where needed to set out the mechanism delivering the risk/reward regime—in this instance, remuneration on a target cost footing. See also Practice Notes: IChemE Conditions 5th Edition—‘Red Book’ and IChemE Conditions ‘Green Book’ 4th Edition. Nature of Target Cost Contracts Target cost denotes that the contractor receives payment of the ‘actual cost’ it incurs (as defined), akin to a reimbursable arrangement but constrained by an agreed target cost. Where the actual cost surpasses the target, any additional sum payable to the contractor is reduced—often to nil. If the...

Introduction This Practice Note forms part of our LLB Contract Law series, carefully tailored with law students in mind. It examines the doctrine governing the discharge of obligations, with particular attention to discharge by performance and by breach, setting these within the wider context of contractual termination. It considers the thresholds for valid performance, such as strict compliance, substantial performance, entire versus divisible obligations, and the importance of time clauses where relevant. It then assesses breach of contract in its forms (actual and anticipatory) and identifies when breach is grave enough to justify termination by the innocent party, with close treatment of conditions, warranties, and innominate terms. The Practice Note also tackles the doctrine of election, the perils of wrongful termination, and the effects of acceptance in sale of goods contracts. Throughout, it weaves in leading authorities and statutory rules to show how the law mediates certainty with fairness. By blending doctrinal exposition with judicial reasoning and critical perspective, the Practice Note aims to equip students with the analytical...

APPENDIX [ 1 ]—Conditions and further terms of the Offer Part A 1 Conditions The Offer is subject to the following conditions: 1.1 Acceptance condition receipt of valid acceptances (and such acceptances not being validly withdrawn in accordance with the rules and requirements of the Code and the terms of the Offer) by no later than 1.00 pm (London time) on the Unconditional Date (or at such other time(s) and/or date(s) as [ Offeror ] may, subject to the rules of the Code or with the consent of the Panel, determine) in respect of Shares which, together with all other Shares acquired by [ Offeror ] (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise), carry not less than [ 90 ] per cent. (or such lower percentage as [ Offeror ] may decide) of the nominal value of the Shares to which the Offer relates and of the voting rights attached to those Shares, provided that (a) this Condition shall not be met unless [ Offeror...

1 Definitions and interpretation These Conditions define key terms and set the rules for reading the Contract. Defined expressions include (among others) Acceptance Conditions, Adequate Procedures, Affiliate, Applicable Law, Associated With, BA 2010, Bribery Laws, Business Day, CFA 2017, Conditions, Confidential Information, Contract, Control, ECCTA 2023, Force Majeure, Foreign Tax Evasion Offence, Fraud Offence, Goods, Intellectual Property Rights, IPR Claim, Location, MSA 2015, MSA Offence, Order, Prevention Procedures, Price, Services, Specification, Supplier, Supplier Associated Person, Supplier Personnel, UK Tax Evasion Offence and VAT. References to the Contract include these Conditions, the Order and any schedules, appendices and annexes. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. “Party” means the Supplier or the Customer and includes successors and permitted assigns; “person” includes natural and corporate bodies; “company” covers any body corporate. Gender includes all genders; singular includes plural and vice versa. Terms such as “including” and similar are illustrative and not limiting. “Writing” or “written” covers legible, non‑transitory forms. ...

This Precedent has been archived and not maintained since the Takeover Code (Code)’s revision in July 2021. This precedent is no longer updated following the July 2021 revision of the Takeover Code (the Code). It related to circumstances in which an offeror disclosed the level of acceptances of an offer under Rule 17.1 of the Code where the offer had been extended. Before the July 2021 changes, the Code enabled an offeror to set successive closing dates to assess whether the acceptance condition had been met. If, on a closing date, that condition was not satisfied, the offeror could either allow the offer to lapse or continue it by specifying a new closing date. The Code has now removed the concept of closing dates; instead, all offer conditions must be satisfied by Day 60. Not for release, publication or distribution (in whole or in part, directly or indirectly) in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of...