Commercial Contracts
Our commercial contract solicitors possess technical expertise and cross-sector specialisms, to provide our clients with bespoke commercial contracts combined with specialised legal advice. Opal Legal has been recognised as a Top 200 UK Law Firm.
Commercial Contract Solicitors
Our commercial contract solicitors possess a wealth of experience in dealing with national and international supply arrangements of goods and services. We act for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, customers and agents ranging from OMEs, SMEs to FTSE 100.
We provide clear, commercial and pragmatic advice and assistance. Our ethos is to work closely alongside our clients to identify creative solutions to their business needs and draft commercial contracts tailored to their unique requirements.
Commercial contracts are invariably complex and require cross-sector specialism and a firm that understands domestic and international trade, market conditions and other impacts on your business’ supply chain.
Our commercial contract solicitors invest time understanding our clients’ businesses and how they operate to identify potential risks and offer pragmatic solutions.
Our commercial contract lawyers ensure that contract terms are carefully drafted to cater for revenue, title, risk, liability and each party’s respective obligations, whilst also identifying that many of our clients’ requirements go beyond the terms of a written contract.
As part of a full-service commercial law firm, our commercial solicitors work closely with our Dispute Resolution, Employment, and Commercial Property departments to provide our clients with a seamless service.
Our collaborative approach ensures that matters such as data protection, competition law and employment law, are appropriately catered for.
Commercial Contracts for Suppliers
Whether you are supplying goods, services, or software, we support our clients throughout every stage of their operations. We can draft tailored contracts for each aspect of your supply chain arrangements, review and update existing terms and conditions, advise on internal contract management practices and order processes, and negotiate contracts on your behalf.
Supply contracts can be complex, and your business may invariably be dependent upon other third parties for their goods or services for your business to be able to deliver its goods or services under its agreements with your customers.
Managing this risk exposure for your business is essential and requires mirroring or “flowing-down” obligations and terms into your customer contracts. We look at the full picture (and often map this out) to identify potential risks.
The specific terms of your supply contracts will vary according to the nature of the relationship between you and your customers, including whether the goods or services are provided on a business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) basis and whether they are bespoke and tailored to your customer’s specific requirements and specifications.
Any business that supplies goods, services or digital content to consumers must consider that consumers are entitled to enhanced rights within the UK, and our Commercial Solicitors can provide practical guidance and support in this area of law.
For long-term supply arrangements, terms governing business continuity, index-linked product price reviews, and exclusivity of supply may also be required. We are adept at recognising domestic and international supply chain challenges and ensuring that our clients’ contracts are drafted to navigate these markets.
Commercial Contracts for Customers
Whether you are purchasing goods, services, or software, we support our clients throughout every stage of their purchasing requirements.
We understand our clients’ need as customers within a supply chain to operate on formal supply contracts to obtain price discounts and rebates, security of supply, preferential ordering and delivery timeframes, and potentially exclusivity of supply.
Our experience with intellectual property rights and development services means we can ensure that your supply contracts grant you the necessary and relevant rights to the products being developed for you.
A pro-customer supply contract will contain additional terms which benefit the customer, including:
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An obligation on a supplier to maintain minimum stock supplies to guarantee and quickly meet a customer’s order;
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An obligation on a supplier to maintain and provide evidence of industry accreditations or safety certifications of products;
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Attractive credit and payment terms;
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Warranties from manufacturers or suppliers as to the quality of the goods or services being provided;
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Intellectual property licences or an assignment of such rights;
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Restricted ability for suppliers to review or increase the price of the goods or services; and
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Generous (or no) limitations of the supplier’s liability for any loss or damage they cause in relation to supplying the goods or services.
Why Work With Our Commercial Team
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We have been ranked as a Top Tier law firm by the Legal 500 for the last seven years and recognised as a Top 200 Law Firm in 2022.
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You will have access to 10 commercial lawyers across the Opal Legal Commercial Group that can help with issues relating to commercial contracts, consultancy agreements, distribution arrangements and franchising.
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You will receive city-quality commercial legal advice and commercial services at regional prices.
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We provide a partner-led service to ensure you receive the best commercial legal advice and support.
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We have a large and proactive commercial team which can meet your deadlines.
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We understand that each matter is unique to your circumstances and that you need support from a commercial lawyer experienced in dealing with various clients and types of work.
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We are a full-service law firm operating from a one-site office, which means our teams communicate effectively and efficiently. Our commercial team often assists with commercial property and IT / Technology matters.
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Our commercial team use the latest technology to ensure that we are working as efficiently as possible, and that geographical distance does not prevent us from providing excellent legal advice and client service.
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Our commercial lawyers were the winners of ‘Corporate Commercial Team of the Year 2021’ at the Manchester Legal Awards.
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Look at the Opal Legal Promise for further benefits of working with us here.
Commercial Contract Experience
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COVID-19 Testing Providers. We act for various clients operating in life sciences, including those providing wellness and cancer testing kits and services, COVID 19 lateral flow tests and PCR tests and services. We have assisted with drafting the terms and conditions for the supply of goods (testing kits) and laboratory testing services, disclaimers, and provided ongoing advice on Government regulations and guidance issued by the Competition Markets Authority.
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International Manufacturing and Supply Agreement. We negotiated and drafted the terms of a manufacturing and supply of goods agreement between a large UK manufacturer and a well-known international mattress supplier.
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Managed IT Services Agreement. We have acted for several large regional providers of managed IT services, drafting B2B terms and conditions for supplying such services. The agreements we have prepared cater for the unique service levels arrangements and business continuity plans.
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Outsourced Supply Agreement. We acted for a large construction company with their outsourced supply agreement. As the customer, our client wanted to ensure that third parties it engaged with to provide goods and services to it were procured on a unified contractual basis. Further, we also prepared a simplified Services Contract for smaller procurements.
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Supply of goods. We prepared purchase terms for the supply and purchase of lateral flow test products and kits. The supply of the goods is the start of a larger supply chain and therefore our client needed to ensure that it’s orders for the supply of the goods were managed to alleviate risks further in the supply chain and that it could meet its delivery deadlines and product volumes ordered by its customers.
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Consultancy Services Agreement. We prepared a pro-customer consultancy services agreement governing the provision of regulatory compliance and consultancy services in the biocidal and pesticide sector.
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Software and Services. We have acted for a variety of clients procuring and implementing software and software services within their business including bespoke software development. For more information on our IT services see our pages here.
Our Costs
We will provide you with a flexible menu of fee options rooted in our promise of complete transparency over our charges. We assess the value of each project, task, or advice based on its commercial value to you and then provide you with fee options scoped against the type of service and advice you require.
Fee options can include, where appropriate, fixed fees, a retainer, hourly or day rates, or a blend of such options.
We provide you with regular cost updates and will not incur any additional charges without your agreement.
To find out more about the services we can provide, including our retainer service, please give us a call.
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