Commercial

Our team regularly advises on a wide range of commercial arrangements, including:

• Agency agreements
• Conditions of sale and purchase for goods and services
• Confidentiality and exclusivity agreements
• Consumer contracts
• Contract reviews, risk analyses and audits identifying risk and minimising exposure
• Contractual joint ventures and collaborations including R&D agreements
• Contract variation agreements
• Digital and e-commerce trading terms
• Distribution and reseller agreements
• Employer/employee benefits services agreements
• Framework agreements
• Franchising agreements, agreements with rights holders and R&D collaborations
• Grant agreements
• Hire and leasing agreements (non-regulated)
• Hospitality agreements and catering contracts
• Introducer and commission agreements
• Logistics contracts
• Managed service contracts
• Manufacturing and supply agreements
• Merchandising contracts
• Outsourcing arrangements
• Procurement contracts
• Service provision contracts
• Sponsorship / naming rights agreements
• Transitional services agreements
• Warehousing agreements
• Website development contracts and use terms

Our solicitors have a depth of experience in advising on, drafting and negotiating contracts for our clients. Whether that means preparing precedent trading terms that put you on the front foot in any contract negotiations or business critical bespoke contracts for the goods, services and technologies you require, our commercial team provides cost effective solutions that you can depend on. Our contract agreements are written in plain English and are designed to achieve utmost clarity and certainty.

We act for national, multi-national and listed companies, owner managed businesses, partnerships, investors, management teams and small to medium sized enterprises. We can quickly and cost effectively coordinate international work via a network of international commercial law firms who can provide practical advice and assistance on the impacts of local law.

Many of our commercial solicitors also have a tech bias. We are acutely aware of the importance of technology to every business and we can provide the support and advice you need when investing in technology for the future. To gain further insight into our Technology and Innovation sector, please click here. 

• We are the retained commercial contract advisors to one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers. We work alongside the company’s Legal, Procurement and Tenders teams to provide ongoing support for a range of commercial contract matters, including legal risk reviews for new tender proposals, advice on major new customer contracts and overflow support for the Legal team to during peak periods. Because of our considerable sector experience and pragmatic approach, we can provide a fast, high-quality and cost-effective way for the client to manage a large volume of contract work without having to recruit additional in-house resource.  

• We advised a technology manufacturer on its supply contract with an aerospace manufacturer for onward supply to an allied air force. This advice required project management support as well collaboration with multiple client stakeholders and sub-suppliers.

• We advised on a range of Master Services Agreements (on both supplier and customer terms) for provision of cybersecurity and threat intelligence consultancy services, including threat intelligence assessments against industry protocols (e.g. TIBER, CBEST) and the subsequent red team exercises.

• We have advised on collaboration arrangements between further education organisations, technology PLCs and major corporates, local and central government, and specialist technology interest groups on the creation and management of a centre for technology.

• We advise a leading food & drink distributor on a range of complex commercial contracts, including numerous distribution agreements, food and drink manufacturing agreements and brand licensing deals. 

• We advise long term client SPAR (UK) Limited on a range of commercial and matters. This includes review and negotiations of complex supply agreements, and, recently, the appointment of Allwyn Entertainment Limited to manage SPAR’s National Lottery licence, enabling SPAR to sell tickets for National Lottery games throughout the UK. We have also advised on delivery services arrangements with Deliveroo and Just Eat as well as on a variety of competitions and promotional activity, including a high profile campaign with Youtube sensation MrBeast.

• We advised the British Marine Federation's London Luxury Afloat and Southampton International Boat Shows on a range of commercial matters, acting as an extension of our clients’ operations team. Our work included advising on a range of commercial matters including the drafting and negotiation of contracts with the suppliers, sponsors, brand ambassadors, social media influencers and Show exhibitors. 

• We support the in-house team of a market leader in network performance and cybersecurity - and the provider of a calm and constant source of protection and optimisation for mission critical platforms across the UK - with a range of supplier, partnership, reseller and customer contracts. Our recent work has included a contract with a world-leader in converged broadband and video and mobile communications services; a master services agreement with a world class sporting provider; the negotiation of a key reseller arrangement to sell subscription products and a partner agreement to allow the use of software with our client’s managed services.  We have also advised on issues arising from the complex flow-down of licence terms from suppliers to end users our client’s service. Our intellectual property team has also advised our client on intellectual property aspects of its re-branding, including domain name acquisition.

'The team are clearly highly knowledgeable and great at what they do. They seem to have genuine care for us as a client organisation, and are big supporters of initiatives aligned with our aims in the local area. Also, they see the bigger picture (and help us make the links) which has been very helpful when dealing with more complex matters.'

'All the people we engage with are professional and attentive undertaking the work in a timely manner. This is done with a light touch making it easy to deal with them. The associates/legal execs are particularly diligent and knowledgeable and it is impossible to tell the difference between their work and that of the more senior solicitors'

'Quality service well managed team with excellent communication and value for money'

'The team are personable, professional, responsive and very capable'

- Legal 500