Contracts in English

The advantages at a glance

• General overview of the main contract types in common law
• Written in Plain English
• Clear guidelines for drafting
• Support in avoiding typical mistakes and using "false friends"
• Explanations of the main developments in case law authoritiesTemplates Contracts & Clauses

The new edition

• deals with the contractual impacts of Brexit, COVID, boycotts, sanctions, supply shortages, price fluctuations, inflation, war and the reorganisation of global supply chains
• contains new template boilerplates and contracts to promote flexibility and better management of risk exposure
• compares aspects of English law and German law in more depth
• has references in text to Legal English glossary with essential terminology
• updates key legislation and conventions in the field of contracts

The target group
The book is intended for lawyers, those legally-trained as well as for lay people who come into contact with and need to use contracts in a commercial setting. Because of the comparision of German and English legal terminology, it would also be very useful as a guide for specialist legal translators.