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In the evolving landscape of IT procurement, a significant shift has occurred with vendors being increasingly prescriptive and often insisting on their own 'standard terms' as the baseline for agreements. [...]

The maritime industry, a vital cog in the global trade engine, has long grappled with cumbersome paper-based processes, operational inefficiencies, and opaque documentation. Enter the game-changers: smart contracts and blockchain [...]

Signing an employment contract is one of the most important decisions that anybody will make in life, basically pointing to the beginning of a whole new professional chapter. However, in [...]

I am asked this question many a times during my workshops, courses, lectures, etc. More than anything else, I find contract drafting to be an experiential learning. This involves a [...]

The European Commission used to see long-term electricity contracts as a potential problem for the electricity sector, threatening to suffocate competition before it could fully emerge after liberalisation. It now [...]

The growing market for corporate power purchase agreements provides an array of new revenue contracting structures for operational assets With the closure of the early renewable support schemes (such as [...]

This report was co-produced with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FTI Consulting, [...]

INTRODUCTION This is the second part of our series on the subject of damages in construction and infrastructure disputes. The first part can be accessed, here. In the first part, [...]

The new unfair contract terms (UCT) regime took effect on 9 November 2023. A summary of this regime is set out in our article here. The new UCT regime applies [...]

Broad form indemnities are common in Texas construction contracts, even though indemnifying someone for their own negligence is a tough pill to swallow. In 2011, Texas passed a law limiting [...]

The recent decision of Gispac Pty Ltd v Michael Hill Jeweller (Australia) Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 18 in favour of a supplier has highlighted the importance of closely reviewing any [...]

Electronic contracts have become an integral element in fostering smooth transactions in the contemporary landscape of business transactions. The advancement of technology, coupled with the widespread accessibility of digital platforms, [...]

Momentum is growing for Australia to follow the US's and UK's lead in curtailing non-compete clauses. Non-compete clauses in employment contracts are facing growing global regulatory scrutiny, with law and [...]

In this article Sarah Garvey seeks to assess the potential opportunities and risks for finance parties on the UK's accession to Hague 2019 and whether finance parties are likely to [...]

Have you run out of flowers at your hotel or a particular food item on the shelf at your local shop? Are you missing an agricultural commodity that you need [...]

Lawson Lundell lawyer, Lisa Peters, KC, has released her annual Contract Law Update for 2023. Every year, Lisa undertakes a review of decisions from the previous 12 to 18 months, [...]

A solid employment contract serves as a fundamental document that outlines the terms and conditions of the employer-employee relationship. It plays a pivotal role in providing clarity, setting expectations, and [...]

Michael Rueda, US head of sports and entertainment, was interviewed by The Sporting News and featured in the recently published article 'How Shohei Ohtani's deferral-heavy $700 million contract could impact [...]

There are two Product Intervention Orders (Credit PI Orders) prohibiting the provision of short-term credit and continuing credit contracts that include fees charged to retail clients that breach the cost [...]

1. Continuing duty to advise or warn? How do you know? Whether, or not, a consultant has a continuing duty to advise or warn can be a challenging question to [...]