Commercial Contracts
The term commercial law describes a wide body of laws that govern business transactions. The primary authority that governs commercial transactions is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). By definition, commercial contracts represent a combination of commercial and legal factors. For businesses and organizations, the key requirement is to ensure that the legal arrangements allow the full commercial benefits to be realized. This is FindLaw’s collection of Commercial Contracts articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Commercial Contracts Articles
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Enforcement of Quality Standard/Rejection of Claim of Pretextual Termination
On July 28, 1998, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's grant of preliminary injunctive relief in favor of McDonald's Corporation and against a former McDonald's franchisee located in Jacksonville, Florida, whose franchise ...
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Evaluating Franchise Offerings and Counseling Prospective Franchisees
This article will examine some of the legal and business counseling issues presented when evaluating franchise offerings and counseling prospective franchisees. These articles are intended to provide an overview to the practitioner who does not ...
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Evaluating Franchise Opportunities: Management and Planning Series
While we consider the contents of this publication to be of general merit, its sponsorship by the U.S. Small Business Administration does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the views and opinions of the authors or the products and ...
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Evergreen Clauses: An Analysis of 3Com Corporation v.Banco de Brasil, S.A.
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that notice of nonrenewal of an "evergreen" letter of credit must be "clear and unequivocal". 3Com Corporation v. Banco de Brasil, S.A., (S.D.N.Y April 3 ...
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Exporting a Vehicle
The following sets forth procedures for the lawful exportation of used self-propelled vehicles, vessels and aircraft, and the penalties and liabilities incurred for failure to comply. The actual regulations governing this subject are found in 19 ...
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Fact Sheet: Guidelines for Preparing Encryption License Applications
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration Fact Sheet: For all license applications (i.e.technology transfers, hardware and/or software development, manufacturing arrangements, or resale/transfer of encryption items), the ...
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Fair Credit Reporting Act: Sexual Harassment Investigation.
The Federal Trade Commission (the "Commission") has taken the position that employers who utilize the services of outside consultants or companies to assist them in conducting a sexual or racial harassment investigation in the workplace must comply ...
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FAQ: International Payments
Which international payment methods are most commonly used by exporters and importers? From an exporter's perspective how do the most commonly used international payment methods rank in terms of the most secure to the least secure? From an importer ...
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FAQ: Miscellaneous Questions
What does N.E.S.O.I. mean? Who is an "intermediate consignee"? Who is the "ultimate consignee"? What is "maquiladora"? What is a NOM? What is a CE mark? What are the INCOTERMS? What is a distributor? What is a sales representative? What is the ...
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FAQ’s About the Progress of Your Lawsuit
Yes. Stephens & Stephens makes every effort to reach a fair settlement, preferably before filing suit. This allows our clients to get sooner and lessens the wear and tear on them, as well as avoiding the substantial expenses involved in a lawsuit ...
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