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Our Commercial team can help you navigate the full range of legal challenges associated with any type of transaction including manufacturing agreements.
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Whether you require advice on supply arrangements, services agreements, technology or telecommunications contracts, IP licensing, manufacturing agreements, consumer arrangements, software licensing, outsourcing or any other bespoke commercial arrangement, our specialists can guide you towards the best business outcome for you.
We are market-leading practitioners, and have shaped many of the landmark deals in the various sectors which we serve. This means that we do not simply counsel our clients on how to paper their transactions, but work with them from the start to come up with the structure which is most effective for them, and share with them our experience of the many other deals we have executed.
Our commercial lawyers also benefit from the support of colleagues expert in complementary legal areas. Tax lawyers ensure that contracts are tax-efficient and that any liability is properly allocated between the parties. Competition law specialists enable contracts to exploit rights or distribute products as effectively as possible, within the constraints of an ever-changing legal and regulatory framework.
We don't distinguish "legal points" and "commercial points". If an issue is relevant to the deal we are working on then we will understand it and help our clients to resolve it. We also understand that contracts are important for our clients, and time-pressured. Our clients don't need to explain to us that something is urgent or critical; we know already.
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See allTSC has published its report, which encourages firms and the FCA to work together to ensure that the UK capitalises on AI’s opportunities. However, the report also recommends that BoE and FCA conduct AI-specific stress-testing, and that FCA should publish practical guidance on AI for firms by the end of 2026. TSC also notes its concern that, despite being set up for more than a year, no organisations have yet been designated under the Critical Third Parties regime and urges the Government to designate AI and cloud providers deemed critical to the financial services sector in order to improve oversight and resilience.
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FCA, BoE and PRA have igned a MoU with the ESAs to enhance cooperation and oversight of critical third parties that fall under the UK’s critical third party regime. It establishes a framework for coordinating and sharing information on the oversight of parties under the UK regime and critical third party providers under DORA, including during incidents such as power outages or cyber-attacks.
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We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.
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