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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Litigation Already Underway
When it comes to the Y2K problem, nothing is absolutely certain and many things are very uncertain. But judging from the growing intensity of demand letters and court filings, it is fair to predict that Y2K-related litigation will be a real world ...
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Loan v. Lease and Forum Selection Clause
L. C. Williams Oil Co. v. NAFCO Capital Corp., 1998 WL 404194 (N. C. App. 7/21/98). LOAN v. LEASE AND FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE. Finding that the purported lease was, in fact, a loan (there was a $1.00 purchase option), the court held that a North ...
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Look Before You Lease: Upgrade Rights
A reader has asked us to go over upgrade rights, one of the most difficult provisions for lessees to negotiate. For years, lessees of various types of equipment, especially computer and other high technology equipment, have requested that each of ...
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Loss and Damage Considerations on Intermodal Shipments Between Canada and the United States
The deregulation of various modes of freight transport in the United States and increased intermodalism can make handling of loss and damage claims complicated. Often times several modes of transport are employed to transport a shipment ...
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Making a Case for ProLaw in the Public Defender’s Arena: Tennessee Public Defenders Conference Case Study
When the Tennessee Public Defender's Conference was given the thumbs up to purchase new case management software, they were delighted. The prospect of new software meant to them what it means to most of us-a chance to process more work, more ...
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Making Financing Easier (Maybe)
Last year, California's residential developers secured some modest relief from the State's notoriously strict regulatory climate – or so they thought. Assembly Bill 728 ("AB 728"), which became effective January 1, 2004, aimed to encourage more ...
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Managing U.S.-Canada Cross-Border Litigation
All project planning involves the setting of defined goals, their scheduling and control. The difficulty with litigation, unlike any other commercial project, is the existence of an opponent who is seeking to defeat your plans at every step. As ...
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Marketing and Sale of Consumer Products and Services in Shanghai to Be Impacted by the New Municipal Rules on Consumer Protection
On October 28, 2002, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress amended the "Shanghai Municipal Rules on the Protection of Consumer Interest" (the "Rules"). The Rules will enter into effect on January 1, 2003. The implementation of the Rules will have a ...
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Maryland Law on “Implied Exclusives” is Unclear
The Maryland federal and state courts have considered, on several occasions, whether there is an "implied covenant of exclusivity" in commercial leases. The issue in these cases is whether a landlord is precluded from leasing space to a new tenant ...
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Maximizing Profitability in International Trade
(Appeared in the November/December 1997 TMA Journal) All Rights Reserved Contrary to popular belief in the trade community, there are many different techniques that importers and exporters can use to reduce the costs they incur in international ...
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