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Allocating and controlling risks in commercial contracts

Practical Law UK Practice Note w-014-5148 (Approx. 27 pages)

Allocating and controlling risks in commercial contracts

This note explains how clauses in a commercial contract may be used to allocate and control the parties' risk exposure; it discusses obvious clauses such as limitation of liability and indemnities, and less obvious clauses such as boilerplate provisions. This note also examines the contractual risks faced by parties in a subcontracting arrangement.

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