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

Things to Consider When Creating a Business Succession Plan

Article provided by Ciesla and Ciesla, PC. Please visit our Web site. Business succession planning refers to a comprehensive strategy for transitioning a business from the current CEO or managing partners to a successive generation. Family-owned ...
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Thinking Points for a Full Company Response to the Year 2000 Software Crisis

"The Year 2000 software crisis requires board-level and executive management education, awareness and leadership - starting now - if we as a society are to come to grips with this problem and if our companies are to avoid potentially crippling ...
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Thoughts on Negotiating

The purpose of this column is to provide non-attorneys with insights into the legal profession, with the hope that such knowledge will permit them to have a more effective and cost efficient relationship with their attorney.In this column, I want to ...
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Time for a Contract Tune-up

The years have passed and the grey hairs mount. You've been in business too many years to count and you've always done things the same way - and why not, it works!! But it is a new millenium and, like it or not, things have changed. It's time to ...
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Tips For The Franchisee In Pursuit Of The American Dream

For many, franchising is the fool-proof way of fulfilling the American Dream. For others, immediate business success is not guaranteed. Robert Zarco, a Miami franchise litigation attorney, sees the idea of investing in a successful franchise ...
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Top 10 Recommendations for Creating Enforceable Online Agreements

Because the law interpreting the enforceability of online agreements continues to evolve, companies that want to create binding agreements with their online customers still face significant challenges. While the enforceability of an online agreement ...
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Top Ten Tips for Franchise Renewal

Franchise renewal, if done properly, provides local franchising authorities unique opportunities to ensure that the cable system serving the community will help to meet the community's reasonable future telecommunication needs and interests. Here ...
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Trade Secret And Business Protection

As a result of technological advances and greater employee mobility, many employers are growing increasingly concerned over how to protect confidential and proprietary information, including the way they do business. Former employees, contractors ...
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Transfer Pricing Update Canada

During the past year, the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") has made transfer pricing a priority issue in its audits and has encouraged applications for bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements ("APAs"). The CRA also released a new transfer pricing ...
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Treasury Department Issues Guidance under IRC Section 409A in Notice 2005-1

On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act (the "Act"). The Act created Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") that provides material changes to the tax treatment of nonqualified ...
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