| 1 | Consumer contracts: international overview Overview of the key legal and commercial considerations when drafting a consumer contract. Country specific information (updated periodically) for France, Germany, Italy, UK and US. | Practice note: overview | 03-Apr-2013 |
| 2 | Guarantees and indemnities This practice note examines legal and drafting issues relating to guarantees and indemnities where the obligations of a third party are guaranteed and/or indemnified. This practice note considers the legal distinctions between primary obligations (indemnities, performance guarantees, performance bonds) and secondary obligations (guarantees). It provides an overview of relevant contractual issues relating to guarantees and indemnities (the statute of frauds, capacity) as well as legal issues (undue influence, duress, role of directors). It also provides links to our more detailed content on performance bonds, payment guarantees, comfort letters and our standard form guarantees and indemnities. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | International transactions: a Russian and English law ... A practice note summarising why English law is often used in Russian transactions. It contains links to a series of resources comparing the English and Russian law positions on common provisions in international agreements. | Practice note: overview | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 4 | Jurisdiction: an overview This note considers the jurisdictional issues which arise when litigation has a foreign element. It sets out the rules which determine whether the English court will have jurisdiction, both under the common law and the European regime, in particular under the Brussels Regulation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Conditions precedent: a Russian and English law comparison A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on conditions precedent. This is part of a set of resources comparing English and Russian law positions on commonly used terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 6 | Covenants (including negative covenants and veto rights): a ... A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on covenants. This is part of a set of resources comparing the English and Russian law provisions on commonly used terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 7 | Damages for breach of contract: a Russian and English law ... A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on damages for breach of contract. This is part of a set of resources comparing the English and Russian law positions on commonly used terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 8 | Penalties: a Russian and English law comparison A table comparing and summarising the English and Russian legal positions on penalities. This is part of a set of resources comparing Russian and English law positions on commonly fused terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 9 | Purchase price (including deferred consideration and earn ... A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on mechanisms to determine the purchase price in contracts. This is part of a set of resources comparing English and Russian law positions on commonly used terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 10 | Put and call options: a Russian and English law comparison A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on put and call options. This is part of a set of resources comparing English and Russian law positions on commonly used terms in international transactions. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 11 | Representations, warranties and indemnities: a Russian and ... A table comparing and summarising the Russian and English legal positions on representations, warranties and indemnities. This is part of a series of resources comparing English and Russian law positions on commonly used terms in international agreements. | Practice notes | 19-Jan-2011 |
| 12 | Rome I and Rome II: a summary This note considers: The Rome I Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations. The Rome II Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations. It summarises the background to both Regulations, their legislative history and key objectives (including the instruments which preceded their introduction, namely the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations and the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Seeking a reference to the ECJ This note explains what the Court of Justice of the European Union (formerly known as the European Court of Justice (ECJ)) is, why a reference would be made to it and who can make a reference. The note gives examples of questions which might be referred to the ECJ and sets out a brief summary of the procedure to be followed and the effect of a ruling by the ECJ on the question referred. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Trusts in commercial transactions The trust is widely admired and recognised in many jurisdictions around the world. Although primarily used by individuals, they also have a wide variety of applications in a commercial context. This practice note provides an introduction to trusts and trustees and considers some commercial applications of trusts. | Practice notes | Maintained |