Contracts are far more than legal formalities; they are the bedrock upon which all successful business relationships are ...

The 20-month feud between the Western Hemisphere’s two most powerful oil companies over the biggest offshore discovery in a generation hinged on a single clause of a contract few people have ever seen ...

Deal parties may be surprised to learn that a term sheet signed as part of early negotiations can, in some circumstances, continue to be binding ...

LeBron James became the only player in the NBA with a no-trade clause on Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns bought out Bradley ...

The UK government is taking steps to rein in employers’ use of “gagging clauses” to cover up workplace harassment, in a set ...

An acceleration clause is included in certain loan agreements allowing the lender to end a contract and demand payment if the borrower violates terms of the agreement.

All non-disparagement agreements and noncompete clauses in severance contracts are now null and void. That’s according to last week’s ruling clarification from the National Labor Relations Board.

In the first in a series of blog posts on old contract chestnuts, I take a look at entire agreement clauses. If all your provision says is something like ‘this is the entire agreement, and ...

Another example where the entire agreement clause attains importance is when the parties have entered into multiple agreements, and there exists a contradiction between the terms of the prior and ...