Drafting Commercial Agreements covers every type of business agreement you are likely to encounter - from the Supply of Goods and Services, Agency and Distribution, to Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures - and provides a complete set of precedents for each. In one convenient volume the work gives you practical guidance for drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of business transactions and agreements. The book sets out the general principles to ensure that the legal and commercial issues are understood - so that your commercial transactions run smoothly and meet the needs of your clients or business. The book comes complete with a time-saving CD-ROM containing all of the precedents in each chapter. This allows you to quickly cut, paste and tailor the documents to meet your needs. All precedents are provided with an extensive, cross-referenced commentary, which clarifies the implications of the wording used in each of the agreements and offers drafting and negotiating advice to assist in their proper use. (including detailed commentary on the new EC Technology Transfer Block Exemption) with accompanying precedents *Coverage of new EC consumer protection legislation *Consumer protection provisions under the Enterprise Act 2002 *Implications of EC Vertical Restraints Block Exemption *Transfer of Undertakings *Joint ventures - updated commentary on EC merger control and the new merger control regime in the UK *Coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998 *Employment Law - analysis of Working Time Regulations *Analysis of Competition Act 1998 *Dispute Resolution *Coverage of key cases in areas such as TUPE, Confidentiality Agreements, Human Rights, Employment and Dispute Resolution