Contract Drafting Essentials - Key Clauses & Best Practices

Introduction

Being able to draft enforceable and commercially viable business-to-business contracts is a key requirement for any commercial lawyer.

This session looks at some of the key issues that need to be addressed in contracts for the supply of goods and services. Throughout the session, delegates will be presented with a series of contract clauses together with suggested amendments from the competing perspectives of both supplier and customer.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Payment
• Defining the price
• Appropriate use of discounts
• Price increase mechanism
• Payment terms
• Remedies for late / non-payment
• Warranties
• Sale of goods contracts - key warranties and remedies
• Supply of services contracts - key warranties and remedies
• Additional warranties commonly inserted into commercial contracts
• Indemnities
• Limiting indemnities - scope
• One way or mutual?
• Who is indemnified?
• What exclusions can be inserted?
• What limit should be placed on the extent of an indemnity claim?
• Limiting indemnities - operation
• Notification of claim
• Mitigation of loss
• Conduct of claim and provision of assistance

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 26th May 2026

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