Contracts & Law

Get to grips with contract law principles and how they apply in practice. We cover verbal agreements, breach situations, clauses, intellectual property and creating your own contracts.

A Legally Binding Contract That You Didn't Mean to Enter?

Verbal agreements can legally bind you to contracts without written signatures, especially in business energy deals where one call can lock you in.

A Sample Confidentiality Agreement

Use a confidentiality agreement to protect your ideas and inventions from being copied or misused without permission.

Breach of Contract

When one party fails to follow the terms of a contract, it's a breach that can result in legal claims for damages.

Confidentiality Agreements Explained

Confidentiality agreements legally bind you to keep sensitive information private, and breaking them can have serious consequences for your career and finances.

Contract Clauses Explained

Know what those small print terms in your contract actually mean and why they matter to you.

Contracts and Risk

When goods move between buyers and sellers, someone bears the risk if they're lost or damaged, here's how to decide who in your contract.

Contracts for Goods: Your Statutory Rights

When you buy goods as a consumer, the law gives you automatic rights that protect you from faulty or misdescribed products.

Copyright and the Law

How copyright law protects creators of original work and what materials are legally protected from unauthorised use.

Implied Terms in Contracts

When a contract doesn't spell everything out, courts can add implied terms to match what the parties actually agreed to.

Jurisdiction in Contracts

Jurisdiction clauses determine where disputes get resolved when contracts go wrong, and they matter more than you might think.

Legally Binding Contracts

Verbal and written contracts are equally binding in law when they include offer, acceptance, consideration and mutual intent.

Making Your Own Contracts

You can write your own contracts without legal training by following basic guidelines about offers, acceptance and clear terms.

Patents and the Law

Patents protect your invention and give you legal control over who can make, sell, or use it for up to 20 years.

Power of Attorney

Give someone legal power to make financial and healthcare decisions for you when you can't.

Remedies for Breach of Contract

When a contract gets broken, you can pursue damages or take other legal steps depending on how serious the breach is.

The Law and Verbal Agreements

Verbal agreements can be legally binding in court, but you'll need to prove the terms were clearly agreed upon.

The Law of Contracts

Contract law requires offers, acceptance, and mutual consideration to create an enforceable agreement that courts will uphold.

Trust and Contracts

Why contracts matter more than handshakes when trust isn't enough in business.

Unfairness in Contracts

Contract fairness rules differ between business and consumer agreements, with courts checking if terms are reasonable under UK law.

What Is a Constructive Trust?

A constructive trust lets someone claim property rights when they've been wrongfully deprived or unfairly disadvantaged by another person's actions.