Gordon Sewell

Contract Law

What are "boilerplate" clauses?

Gordon Sewell, August 10 2026

We have a tendency to pay lip service to clauses in contracts that appear standard for which we routinely see, particularly those who regularly review, and negotiate or even draft contracts. The term boilerplate clause is used to describe a clause which is a clause that appears in the same form across every agreement, draft centrally and...

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