Drafting a liquidated damages clause
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Contract Law
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Contract formation
- Contract law: contract formation (1)
- Contract law: contract formation (2)
- Contract law: contract formation (3)
- Contract law: contract formation (4)
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Contract clauses
- Contract law: contract clauses (1)
- Contract law: contract clauses (2)
- Contract law: contract clauses (3)
- Contract law: contract clauses (4)
- Contract law: contract clauses (5)
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Phrasebank
- Contract law: word partnerships
- Introduction to contract law 1: vocabulary in use (1)
- Introduction to contract law 1: vocabulary in use (2)
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Listening: Beware of the boilerplate
- Contract law: boilerplate contracts (1)
- Contract law: boilerplate contracts (2)
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Defences to contract formation
- Contract law: defences to contract formation (1)
- Contract law: defences to contract formation (2)
- Contract law: defences to contract formation (3)
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Phrasebank
- Defences to contract formation: word partnerships (1)
- Defences to contract formation: word partnerships (2)
- Defences to contract formation: vocabulary in use
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Consideration
- Contract law: consideration (1)
- Contract law: consideration (2)
- Contract law: consideration (3)
- Contract law: consideration (4)
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Listening: A lawyer-client interview
- Contract law: ending a contract and avoiding performance (1)
- Contract law: ending a contract and avoiding performance (2)
- Contract law: basic terms
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Introduction to remedies
- An introduction to contractual remedies (1)
- An introduction to contractual remedies (2)
- An introduction to contractual remedies (3)
- An introduction to contractual remedies (4)
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Types of damages
- Types of damages (1)
- Types of damages (2)
- Synonyms in contract law: vocabulary check
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A liquidated damages clause
- A liquidated damages clause (1)
- A liquidated damages clause: synonyms
- A liquidated damages clause: vocabulary in use
- Drafting a liquidated damages clause
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Listening: Equity
- The different meanings of equity (1)
- The different meanings of equity (2)
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Equitable remedies
- Equitable remedies (1)
- Equitable remedies (2)
- Equitable remedies (3)
- Equitable remedies: opposites
- Equitable remedies: injunctions
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Bases for refusing equitable relief
- Reasons for refusing equitable relief (1)
- Reasons for refusing equitable relief (2)
- Reasons for refusing equitable relief (3)
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Limitation of liability
- A limitation of liability clause (1)
- A limitation of liability clause (2)
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Listening: Injunctive relief
- Injunctive relief (1)
- Injunctive relief (2)
- Injunctive relief (3)
- Injunctive relief (4)
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Covenants not to compete
- Covenants not to compete
- Covenants not to compete: vocabulary in use
- Covenants not to compete: vocabulary check
- Covenants not to compete: prepositions
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Enforceability
- Enforceability of non-competition agreements
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Enforceability: Employment contracts under English Law
- Employment contracts under English law (1)
- Employment contracts under English law (2)
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Trade secrets, confidential information and know-how
- Trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (1)
- Trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (2)
- Trade secrets, confidential information and know-how: vocabulary in use
- Trade secrets, confidential information and know-how: drafting
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Listening: A lawyer-client interview
- A lawyer-client interview (1）
- A lawyer-client interview (2)
- A lawyer-client interview (3)
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Guarantees and indemnities
- Guarantees and indemnities (1)
- Guarantees and indemnities (2)
- Guarantees and indemnities (3)
- Guarantees and indemnities (4)
- Guarantees and indemnities (5)
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Representations and warranties
- Representations and warranties (1)
- Representations and warranties (2)
- Representations and warranties (3)
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Terms in context: a sale and purchase agreement (SPA)
- A sale and purchase agreement (SPA): warranties (1)
- A sale and purchase agreement (SPA): warranties (2)
- A sale and purchase agreement (SPA): warranties (3)
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Listening: A discussion between a partner and a junior associate
- A discussion between a partner and a junior associate (1)
- A discussion between a partner and a junior associate (2)
- A discussion between a partner and a junior associate (3)
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Contracts and third parties
- Contracts and third parties (4)
- Contracts and third parties (1)
- Contracts and third parties (2)
- Contracts and third parties (3)
- Contracts and third parties (5)
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Drafting contracts
- Avoiding assignments (1)
- Avoiding assignments (2)
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Discharge from a duty to perform
- Novation (2)
- Discharge from a duty to perform (2)
- Discharge from a duty to perform (1)
- Novation (1)
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Listening: A discussion between two lawyers
- Assignment and third party rights: a discussion between two lawyers (1)
- Assignment and third party rights: a discussion between two lawyers (2)
- Assignment and third party rights: a discussion between two lawyers (3)
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Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent
- Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent (1)
- Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent (2)
- Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent (3)
- Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent (4)
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A sale and purchase agreement (SPA)
- Contract law: a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) (1)
- Contract law: a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) (2)
- Contract law: a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) (3)
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A sale and purchase agreement (SPA): Best efforts or reasonable endeavours?
- Best efforts or reasonable endeavours?
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Commonly confused contract terms
- Commonly confused contract terms (1)
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Commonly confused contract terms: Drafting supplements to legal documents
- Drafting supplements to legal documents (1)
- Drafting supplements to legal documents (2)
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The parol evidence rule
- The parol evidence rule (1)
- The parol evidence rule (2)
- The parol evidence rule (3)
- The parol evidence rule (4)
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The parol evidence rule: Phrasebank
- The parol evidence rule: odd one out
- The parol evidence rule: vocabulary in use
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Terms in context
- The entire agreement clause (1)
- The entire agreement clause (2)
- The entire agreement clause (3)
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Implied terms
- Implied terms (1)
- Implied terms (2)
- Implied terms (3)
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Non-performance: impossibility and frustration
- Contract law: impossibility and frustration (1)
- Contract law: impossibility and frustration (2)
- Contract law: impossibility and frustration (3)
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Non-performance - Substantial performance
- Contract law: substantial performance (1)
- Contract law: substantial performance (2)
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Performance: Extract from the US Uniform Commercial Code
- Contract performance: an extract from the US Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (1)
- Contract performance: an extract from the US Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (2)
- Contract performance: an extract from the US Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (3)
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Force majeure
- Contract law: force majeure (1)
- Contract law: force majeure (2)
- Contract law: force majeure (3)
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Listening: Selecting the best forum for your client
- Selecting the best forum for your client (1)
- Selecting the best forum for your client (2)
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Standard forms
- The language of standard form contracts (1)
- The language of standard form contracts (2)
- The language of standard form contracts (3)
- The language of standard form contracts (4)
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Invitations to treat
- Contract law: invitations to treat (1)
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A mandatory binding arbitration clause
- A binding arbitration clause (1)
- A binding arbitration clause (2)
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Battle of the forms
- Contract law: battle of the forms (1)
- Contract law: battle of the forms (2)
- Contract law: battle of the forms (3)
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Types of contracts
- Types of contract (1)
- Types of contract (2)
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Terminology for ending contracts
- Terminology for ending contracts (1)
- Terminology for ending contracts (2)
- Terminology for ending contracts (3)
- Terminology for ending contracts (4)
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Terms in context: termination
- A termination clause (1)
- A termination clause (2)
- A termination clause (3)
- A termination clause (4)
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Drafting termination letters
- Drafting termination letters (1)
- Drafting termination letters (2)
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Listening: A lawyer-client interview
- Remedies: a lawyer-client interview (1)
- Remedies: a lawyer-client interview (2)
- Remedies: extracts from a contract
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Governing law and principles
- Public procurement: governing law and principles (1)
- Public procurement: governing law and principles (2)
- Public procurement: governing law and principles (3)
- Public procurement: governing law and principles (4)
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The bidding process
- Public procurement: the bidding process
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Public procurement: An extract from an EU directive
- Public procurement: an extract from an EU directive (1)
- Public procurement: an extract from an EU directive (2)
- Public procurement: an extract from an EU directive (3)
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Listening: A discussion between two lawyers
- Listening: Public procurement (1)
- Listening: Public procurement (2)
- Public procurement: prepositions
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Rules for interpreting contracts
- Rules for interpreting contracts (1)
- Rules for interpreting contracts (2)
- Rules for interpreting contracts (3)
- Rules for interpreting contracts (4)
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Words to avoid when drafting contracts
- Words to avoid when drafting contracts
- Words that don’t belong in a contract
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Interpreting a severability clause
- Interpreting a severability clause (1)
- Interpreting a severability clause (2)
- Interpreting a severability clause (3)
- Interpreting a severability clause (4)
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Listening: A lawyer-client interview
- Contract interpretation: a lawyer-client interview (1)
- Contract interpretation: a lawyer-client interview (2)
- Contract interpretation: a lawyer-client interview (3)
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Definition of a licence
- Licence agreements
- Licence agreements: vocabulary check
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Types of licences
- Licence agreements: types of licences (1)
- Licence agreements: types of licences (2)
- Licence agreements: types of licences (3)
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Negotiating royalties
- Licence agreements: negotiating royalties (1)
- Licence agreements: negotiating royalties (2)
- Licence agreements: negotiating royalties (3)
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The language of licence agreements
- Excerpts from a licence agreement (1)
- Excerpts from a licence agreement (2)
- Excerpts from a licence agreement (3)
- Excerpts from a licence agreement (4)
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Final Examination
- Final Examination: Contract Law: vocabulary in use
- Final Examination: Contract Law: definitions
- Final Examination: Contract Law: true or false?
- Final Examination: Contract Law: key vocabulary