Commercial contracts

Contract for the manufacture and supply of nut products

Our client sources nuts and seeds from around the world and is one of the leading UK-based nuts and seeds processors.

Thomson Snell & Passmore completes sale of a mobile telephone retail franchise

Thomson Snell & Passmore has recently advised a seller on the sale of his mobile phone retail business.

Advice on Intellectual Property licensing issues related to insolvency

Advice on Intellectual Property licensing issues related to insolvency

Advising a US based client on R&D agreements

Our US-based client has substantial farming operations in California, Texas and Florida. Our client had identified an opportunity to work with a UK grower to produce celery in both the UK and Spain.

Advice on various licence agreements to protect intellectual property

Our client works with many plant breeders to maximise the commercial exploitation of their plant variety rights, exploring opportunities with, and granting sub-licences to, many overseas fruit and vegetable growers.

Drafting terms and conditions to limit liability for a flying school

Our client operates a flying school and we were engaged to prepare the terms and conditions that would apply to hands-on flying lessons and, for experienced flyers, the hire of rotary-wing aircraft.

Advising a leading regional care home on new terms and conditions of residence

Our client owns and operates 15 care homes throughout Kent and the South East and required us to prepare new terms and conditions of residence for its 3000 care home residents.

Preparation of standard terms and conditions

We acted for an events management company and prepared their standard terms and conditions.

Drafting a consultancy agreement for software development

Our client is a direct marketing and digital agency that specialises in e-bulletins.

Enforcing the retention of title provisions

Our client supplies and installs air and water valves. Our client had existing terms and conditions but had encountered difficulties with enforcing the retention of title provisions.

Advising on website terms and conditions of supply

Our client sells plant-based products online to both consumers and other businesses.

Contract drafting to protect clients interests and control of fees

Our client had been commissioned by a well-known high street bank to develop software to manage the bank’s employee pension benefits and, following the development, to maintain and support that software.

Advising on change of use for commercial properties

Our client owned commercial units which, during the economic downturn, had remained unlet for a significant period of time. Therefore, our client looked at new ways in which the commercial properties might be used to generate income and offering warehouse space for self-storage to other businesses was an attractive solution.

Advising our client on a research and development agreement for commercial exploitation

Our client supplies plant-based products and, working in collaboration with a research group at a University, our client was looking to develop new products for commercial exploitation.

Contract catastrophes: 5 common dangers in contracts and how to avoid them

Contracts form the basic features of any business and play a significant part in how you carry out your business. It is also a very common area for mistakes with even the simplest agreements proving challenging. The following reveals the most common errors and the best way to avoid them.

Motorline acquires again to strengthen Nissan market in the South of England

The Motorline group has recently completed another acquisition to add to its series of business purchases over the last few years.

Cot mattress maker Kit for Kids in Sevenoaks raises £3.7m from investors

A cot mattress manufacturer has secured £3.7 million from investors to meet growing demand in the UK and abroad.

Electronic signatures – the final flourish of the fountain pen?

The question that is increasingly being asked in a digital age where documents are emailed between parties is whether electronic signatures can be used or do we still need that pen to provide a “wet ink” signature on a paper copy of the document?

Giving away shares in the family company

Giving away shares in the family company

Brexit: what are the implications?

When the news broke about Brexit on 24th June 2016, our expert lawyers each wrote a round up of the implications that could potentially you and your business.

Family Investment Companies – an alternative to trusts

A Family Investment Company can be very beneficial for inheritance tax planning, asset protection and wealth accumulation.  Nicola Plant, Partner in our Tax Planning team, gives an outline of the Family Investment Company and its uses.

Brexit - there is a great deal to think about

Senior Partner, James Partridge speaks to the Times of Tunbridge Wells and describes the impact that the Leave vote will have on businesses and looks at five key areas including commercial contracts, dispute resolution, employment, commercial property and data protection.  

Brexit - what are the implications?

Following the much awaited UK referendum outcome, we have been thinking about what a Leave vote could mean and, set out below, are articles with our first thoughts.

Brexit - Impact on Commercial Contracts

The much awaited UK referendum outcome has been announced and the UK will leave the EU.  But what are the implications for new and existing commercial contracts?

Contractual Variation

Globe Motors, Inc and others - v - TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Limited and another [2016] EWCA Civ 396

Protecting your business

Many business owners, when thinking about protecting their business, insure against common business risks such as property damage, theft, third party liability and business interruption.  A few also look at keyman insurance to cover the risk of the owner becoming incapacitated because of some physical or mental condition or unplanned absence abroad but very few create a lasting power of attorney which will give an individual the authority to run the business in such situations.

Are you a heat supplier?

If you are a building owner or landlord of a commercial or residential multi let building you may be affected by the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014.

Dispute with a manufacturer

MexxaMixx is a Kent-based business which manufactures and sells a range of Mexican style cooking sauces.

Getting the products into a major supermarket

MexxaMixx is a Kent-based business which manufactures and sells a range of Mexican style cooking sauces. Its operations recently expanded and it was ready to sell its products in a leading supermarket’s stores across the UK. Thomas, one of the directors, approached us, for advice on the supply contract which had been prepared by the supermarket.