Commercial Contracts overview

Our dedicated commercial contracts team provide pragmatic advice to many clients on operational and trading contracts.

The team work extensively with clients of all sizes, from entrepreneurs and SMEs to national and international listed companies in many different areas, from mainstream businesses in the manufacturing, supply and retail sectors to businesses operating in more specialist or niche sectors, such as aviation, property management and online sports betting sectors. The work undertaken by the team is varied and includes preparing, reporting and advising on agreements such as:

  • Complex framework purchasing agreements in both the private and public sector;
  • Logistics, agency, distribution and warehousing agreements;
  • Standard terms and conditions and agreements for the sale of goods and services (including international sales);
  • Cross border supply chain agreements;
  • Manufacturing agreements;
  • Property and asset management agreements for all types of property and assets;
  • Maintenance contracts;
  • Agreements for service outsourcing;
  • Bluetooth/proximity marketing agreements;
  • Sponsorship agreements; and
  • Ancillary revenue contracts and website referral agreements.

In addition, the team also frequently advises on:

  • The application of the Commercial Agents regulations;
  • Preparing rules for competitions, product promotions and prize draws; and
  • Data Protection Act compliance.

The team can also provide tailored practical seminars and training sessions aimed at clients' purchasing and sales departments.

Our latest alerts, briefings & reports
  • Defence procurement: a new directive tailored to the requirements of the European defence market  
On 20 August 2009, the Council of Ministers formally adopted the new Defence Procurement Directive 2009/81 (the "Directive"). Member States have two years to implement the Directive into national law after its publication in the Official Journal (OJ 2009 L216/76). Following implementation of the Directive, procurement in the defence industry will broadly split into three categories: "essential security test" Article 296 of the EC Treaty allows Member States to avoid EU procurement rules if they consider it necessary to protect their essential security interests concerned with the production of or trade in arms, munitions or war material. Non-military specific items (such as tyres for an armoured vehicle) will fall under the general procurement rules set down by Directive 2004/18/EC and implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5) 2006. Military and security specific items (such as ammunition) that are not exempted under the "essential security test" will be subject to the Directive. Highly sensitive military specific items will be exempted from the procurement rules under Article 296 of the EC Treaty. View full briefing
  • De-mystifying contracting with the Ministry of Defence   
Contracting with the MoD can often be seen as a confusing process. This briefing explores how MoD contracts, which have not been competitively tendered, limit contractors’ profits and losses. View full briefing
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