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. 

Our team’s recent experience includes:

• Supporting British Marine, the UK’s membership organisation for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry. British Marine are the organisers of the Southampton International Boat Show, the UK’s largest watersports festival and our advice has included reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts, hire and licence agreements, event sponsorship agreements and event ambassador agreements.
• Advising in the financial services sector on a joint venture, contracting for introducer services, the development of a digital platform and an app for customers to guide them through the home buying and mortgage processes.
• Advising food and drink distributor Euro Food Brands on a range of manufacturing, distribution, licensing and supply chain agreements for their brands, which include the likes of illy, Aunt Bessies, Ainsley Harriot, Hersheys and many more.
• Negotiating a contract for a private sector appointed preferred supplier, for the supply of test services to a health services consortium with a multi-million pound contract value over ten years. We also have project lead experience on a multi-million pound outsourcing project for a leading community healthcare trust, outsourcing central services of IT, finance, HR and property.
• Advising an international manufacturer of vehicles on global trading arrangements, including distribution, dealer and agency arrangements and on goods and services supply arrangements for businesses supporting the motor industry.

'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