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NDAs after the Victims and Courts Act 2026: voiding clauses that restrict disclosures of criminal conduct or responses, interaction with the iniquity rule, and drafting steps for commercial agreements
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Execution—overview
Executing contractual documents
Lawyers handle a wide range of transactions, and each will, in some manner, involve written agreements that must be signed by the parties. Accordingly, it is essential that lawyers identify when a deed is required and properly understand the differences between executing deeds and simple contracts. This subtopic explains the law, guidance and practice concerning simple contracts and deeds, addressing in particular:
- the essential elements needed to form a contract
- what simple contracts are and how they are executed
- what constitutes a deed and the specific transactions that demand a deed rather than a simple contract
- the formal requirements for creating valid deeds
- guidance on executing deeds and simple contracts in counterpart
- how to circulate pre-signed counterpart signature pages and conduct virtual closings
It clarifies when each form should be used and how execution should proceed in practice.
This subtopic presents execution material based on the law of England and Wales. For execution content for Scottish practitioners, see: Execution-Scotland-overview. The Practice Note: Executing documents-deeds and simple contracts summarises the law and practice relating to simple contracts and deeds, and considers the key distinctions and the execution formalities for each. It brings together key points for day-to-day transactional work and practice...
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