Description
Book SynopsisDrafting International Contracts is an essential resource for anyone working in international business. The book is a straightforward, easy-to-use tool featuring all the latest trends and developments, including a summary of 25 years of meetings and discussions of the International Contracts Working Group, comprised of professional lawyers, corporate counsel, and academics. It offers a systematic analysis of the main clauses present in international contracts, providing abundant quotations of actual clauses, with critical assessments. The book fosters an understanding of how international contracts are drafted in actual practice. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Trade Review“This book is an excellent and valuable contribution to international contract practice. I have already been able to use it to my benefit, particularly the instructive and relevant discussion of the 'best efforts' contract clause as seen from various jurisdictions." – Professor Thomas W. Wälde, CEPMLP/University of Dundee & Essex Court Chambers, London
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Letters of Intent Chapter 2: Recitals in International Contracts Chapter 3: Interpretation Clauses Chapter 4: Best Efforts, Reasonable Care, Due Diligence and General Trade Standards in International Contracts Chapter 5: Confidentiality Clauses in International Contracts Chapter 6: Penalty Clauses Chapter 7: Limitation of Liability and Exemption Clauses Chapter 8: Force Majeure Clauses in International Contracts Chapter 9: Hardship Clauses Chapter 10: “English Clauses,” Most-Favored Customer Clauses and First-Refusal Clauses in International Contracts Chapter 11: Assignment Clauses Chapter 12: Termination Clauses Chapter 13: Post-Contractual Obligations in International Contracts
