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As a commercial lawyer, you have to cover a lot of ground. Today, you might be drawing up agreements for suppliers. Tomorrow, you might be dealing with a query on intellectual property. When you’re wearing so many hats, sometimes the real challenge is simply knowing where to start.

Whatever the challenge, LexisPSL Commercial is the only place you need to look. You’ll find clear, concise practice notes that not only explain the legal principles, but include practical tips on how to apply them in real life – with direct links to the relevant legislation, case law, commentary, forms and precedents you’ll need. And because an increasing number of our forms and precedents are automated with LexisSmart, you can reduce the time it takes to draft contracts or generate documents.  Plus you’ll get regular news updates, to help you keep an eye on what’s happening in the law and the market.

So you can be confident you’re giving your clients accurate, up-to-date advice (even when you’re out of your comfort zone). And with less time spent drafting and researching, you’ll have more time to spend doing the work your clients really value. 

Experience LexisPSL Commercial through our 1-week trial.

Direct links to the relevant section of the underlying authority and commentary 

  • Buckley on the Companies Acts
  • Butterworths Company Law Handbook
  • Butterworths Corporate Law Service
  • Halsbury’s Laws (Corporate)
  • Mithani: Directors’ Disqualification
  • Tolley’s Company Law Service
  • Specialist case reports
  • Journals and bulletins
  • Legislation

Working in partnership with leading firms

We take direction from our Consulting Editorial Board to ensure we consistently deliver relevant practical guidance so that you have the confidence to make more informed decisions, based on sound, practical advice.

Meet the commercial team who have developed LexisPSL Commercial.

Choose from a comprehensive range of topics

Advertising and marketing

  • General advertising law and regulation
  • Sector advertising
  • Advertising and marketing contracts
  • Sponsorship and sporting events

Bribery and corruption

Business

  • Start-up
  • Forms of business vehicle
  • Finance
  • Sale and purchase of a business

Company administation

  • Formation
  • Members' meetings and resolution
  • Directors' duties

Competition

  • Anti-trust cartels
  • Application and enforcement of competition law
  • Regulation of mergers and joint ventures
  • State aid

Constitutional law and human rights

  • Constitutional and administrative law
  • Human rights and freedoms
  • Islamic law or Sharia

Consumer credit

  • Consumer credit law
  • Security
  • Licensing
  • Consumer credit/hire agreements
  • Enforcement, default and termination
  • Advertisements and quotations
  • Self regulation, codes of practice and guidance

Consumer protection

Contracts: Creating contracts

  • Pre-contractual relations
  • Structure and formation
  • Standard terms
  • Choice of law
  • Boilerplate
  • Commercial clauses
  • Execution formalities

Contracts: Managing contracts

  • Breach and remedies
  • Amendments and variation
  • Transferring benefits and/or obligations
  • Impossibility and mistake
  • Representations, warranties and indemnities
  • Construction and interpretation of terms

Contracts: Dispute resolution

Contracts: Terminating contracts

Data protection and privacy

  • Data protection
  • Freedom of information

Environment, health and safety

  • Environment
  • Freedom of information

Financial distress, bankruptcy and insolvency

  • Trading with a company in financial difficulty
  • Insolvent individuals
  • Corporate insolvency

Financing

  • Lending
  • Security
  • Quasi security

Franchising, agency and distribution

  • Franchising
  • Agency
  • Distribution

Intellectual and property rights

  • Copyright
  • Database right
  • Designs
  • Patents
  • Trade marks
  • Confidentiality
  • Know-how and other intangible assets
  • IP infringement
  • IP taxation

International trade

  • International transactions
  • Getting the Deal Through country guides
  • Getting the Deal Through handbooks
  • Doing business in guides

Information Technology

  • Software licenses and agreements
  • Internet and e-commerce

Joint ventures

  • Contractual joint ventures
  • Corporate joint ventures
  • Partnership joint ventures

Law firms and solicitors regulation

Partnerships 

  • General and limited partnerships
  • Limited Liability Partnerships

Procurement

Rent, lease and hire of equipment

Sale of goods

  • Nature of sale of goods
  • Implied terms in sale of goods contracts
  • Claims and remedies
  • Acceptance, delivery, quantity and title
  • International sale of goods
  • Product liability
  • Carriage of goods

Supply of services

  • Contracts for services
  • Consultancy agreements
  • Outsourcing
  • Taxation
  • Transfer of employment

Tax and insurance

  • Tax
  • Insurance

Tort

Weights and measures

Commercial glossary

Commercial weekly round-up

Professional development

Our webinars represent the most efficient way for you to develop your knowledge, delivering expert advice and guidance to you when and where you choose. A 12-month webinar subscription ensures you receive all the training and CPD points you need and because you choose the time and place, there’s virtually no impact on your working day and absolutely no travel costs.

Our conferences provide immediate and direct access to the thought leaders in your industry and a large number of your fellow professionals. Six to eight case studies provide an insight into how top experts are dealing with key points of law and need-to-know judicial rulings. Supporting workshops offer practical and specific guidance. Carrying up to 6.5 CPD points each, our one-day conferences are an opportunity to network, debate and discuss with the key personnel in your industry - away from the office and in a top-class environment.

Events cover the full spectrum of commercial law topics and are delivered by field experts such as:

  • Carol Shutkever from Herbert Smith
  • Chris Pearson, Norton Rose
  • David Leibowitz, Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency, Berwin Leighton Paisner
  • Gareth Miles, Partner, Slaughter and May
  • Gary Eaborn from Slaughter and May
  • James Palmer from Herbert Smith
  • Martin Moore QC, Erskine Chambers
  • Richard Carter, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Simon Witty of Freshfields
  • Stuart Willey, Financial Services Authority
  • Tony Pullinger, Takeover Panel

For more information, visit our conferences and events pages.

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