United Kingdom: Contracts and Commercial Law

The new MFA measure is being put in place to combat scammers who want to gain access to your SMS account. One example of how they do this is by sending phishing emails purporting to be the Home Office warning...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that business tenants holding leases with contractual renewal options can still benefit from statutory security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. This landmark decision clarifies that an option to renew does not constitute an agreement for a future tenancy that would exclude the lease from statutory protection, giving tenants the flexibility to choose between their contractual and statutory renewal rights.

The Commercial Court’s decision in Integra Petrochemicals Europe AG v BASF SE confirms that parties cannot use foreign proceedings or the New York Convention to mount a collateral attack on an English-seated...

The UK’s Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 (the Regulations) were made on 8 June 2026 and will introduce a new requirement to disclose certain contractual arrangements...

The thrill of an auction room is hard to deny. A gavel falls, a bid wins, and within moments you are the owner of a new property, or so it feels.

This podcast explores the legal framework of force majeure under English law, featuring insights from experts who recently published a comprehensive book on the subject. The discussion covers practical strategies for drafting effective force majeure clauses and navigating real-world scenarios where these provisions come into play.

The U.K. government introduced the Commercial Payments Bill to the House of Lords on May 19, 2026. It amends the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (interest) Act 1998 (LPA) so applies to contracts in scope of the LPA...

Domestic franchising, (i.e. national franchising within the UK) contributes £19.1 billion to the economy annually. There are now a record 1,009 franchise systems operating across the country, up 8% since 2018...

Economic duress arises where illegitimate pressure removes your ability to make a free commercial decision, but courts set a high threshold for proving this.