{"id":70798,"date":"2020-01-27T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=70798"},"modified":"2020-01-27T13:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:32:11","slug":"brexit-commercial-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/brexit-commercial-contracts\/70798\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit planning: Consider your commercial contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In the wake of the general election result, the UK looks firmly on course to leave the European Union. Karen Holden, an awarding-winning solicitor and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/acitylawfirm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A City Law Firm<\/a>, looks at the implications of Brexit on commercial contracts<\/h2>\n<p>In the run-up to the general election on 12 December, Conservative leader Boris Johnson promised, in his words, to \u201cget Brexit done\u201d \u2013 and he gained the trust of voters after he led the Conservatives to an historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/general-election-reaction\/69226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">general election<\/a> win. Remaining in the EU is not foreseeable currently and so businesses should start making Brexit plans to ensure they are prepared.<\/p>\n<p>The exact manner of the UK\u2019s exit from the EU is still unknown, whether that is with or without a deal. Either way, businesses will benefit from thinking ahead to the possible effects and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/brexit-uk-construction\/54827\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">implications of Brexit<\/a> on their commercial contracts and should consider the insertion of Brexit clauses in existing and future agreements.<\/p>\n<h3>Consider your commercial contracts<\/h3>\n<p>If you are a business owner, there are relevant concerns that you should have as a contracting party for both pre-existing contracts and contract arrangements that are upcoming. In order to safeguard your position, you should have regard of the following issues, particularly if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The contract has a cross UK-EU border element to it, for example for business-to-business supply of goods or services.<\/li>\n<li>If the contract term will end after the UK\u2019s expected departure from the EU of 31 January 2020 and, as such, that contract will be up for renegotiation.<\/li>\n<li>You have a commercial contract with a business in the EU that will be affected by Brexit and will need to have this reviewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any of the above applies, you should consider inserting a Brexit clause or contractual Brexit Addendum contract into your existing or future contracts as failing to do so could have serious implications.<\/p>\n<h3>What would a \u201cBrexit clause\u201d achieve?<\/h3>\n<p>A \u201cBrexit clause\u201d or a \u201cBrexit Addendum\u201d is a contractual clause or document that triggers some change in the parties\u2019 rights and obligations as a result of a defined event occurring, ie Brexit itself. This would state that, for example, Brexit would not act as a force majeure event and would not be able to end or frustrate a contract. The effect of such a clause or agreement is very similar to any other \u201cif\/then\u201d or force majeure clause that may attempt to govern what will happen should the legal and business environment change in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Although Brexit could affect almost every aspect of doing business, its actual impact is still unknown and uncertain for businesses. For some contracts, the most a Brexit clause may offer is a binding requirement that the parties will attempt to renegotiate relevant aspects of the contract and that business will continue as normal between the parties. For other contracts, where it may be possible to specify consequences of certain events, the risk remains that events may occur for which the parties have not made a provision.<\/p>\n<p>A Brexit clause is not a silver bullet that will solve all Brexit-related issues and problems, but it at the very least provides parties with certainty that the other party will not hold them to onerous terms without the possibility of negotiation.<\/p>\n<h3>Is doing nothing an option?<\/h3>\n<p>The risk to your business of not drafting to address Brexit is that a party could be obliged to continue to perform its obligations in full even if, as a result of Brexit-related events, doing so has become commercially unattractive or worse and the cost could be unaffordable. An affected party may be unable to renegotiate its contract and so may find itself in breach of contract and facing termination for default and an action for damages or litigation could commence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/brexit-commercial-contracts\/70798\/attachment\/karen-approved-23716\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-70804 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Commercial contracts, Brexit,\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Karen-Approved-23716.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Karen Holden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founder<\/p>\n<p>A City Law Firm<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0)207 426 0382<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@acitylawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enquiries@acitylawfirm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acitylawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.acitylawfirm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLFKaren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ACLFKaren<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the general election result, the UK looks firmly on course to leave the European Union. 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