Boilerplate clause

A boilerplate clause is a legal English term that is used in conjunction with contract law. When forming contracts, parties to the contract often use templates or forms with boilerplate clauses (boilerplate language, used as standard language). Such clauses refers to the standardized clauses in contracts, and they are to be found towards the end of the agreement.[1] Including boilerplate clauses is the process by which parties to the contract may better define their relationship and the will to provide certainty if terms in the contract are ever disputed. Boilerplate clauses are standard contractual terms that are routinely included in many contracts.[2] Some of the most common clause types are listed below:

  1. ^ Leszek Berezowski, Jak czytać i rozumieć angielskie umowy? Warsaw 2014, page 276.
  2. ^ International Commercial Agreements: An Edinburgh Law Guide: An Edinburgh Law Guide, Michala Meiselles Edinburgh University Press - page 336