Commercial Agency Agreements: Law and Practice: Fourth Edition

ISBN-13: 9781780434834 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 396 str.

Susan Singleton

Opis

This book looks at the standard commercial agency agreement in the UK, where an agent is self-employed and paid a commission on sales that he or she generates for the principal, as it is those agents that fall within the UK's regulations. It addresses the drafting of such agreements, as well as termination and compensation, and it includes examples of agency contracts and coverage of the majority of UK judgments. The fourth edition has been updated to include: new commercial agency cases, which are analyzed, along with an explanation of the judgments * following the Jackson reforms and the new conditional fee and damages based agreements, there have been major changes to the litigation regime in 2013 which have a significant impact on agents' claims for compensation * the best practice and guidance in light of case decisions on agency law and EU competition law changes. Subject: Commercial Law]

Spis treści

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and definitions Chapter 2 Duties of the agent and principal – choosing and using an agent Chapter 3 Competition law and agency agreements Chapter 4 Commission and other payments Chapter 5 Monitoring and terminating an agency agreement Chapter 6 Compensation, indemnities and litigation Chapter 7 Valuations of Commercial Agents Chapter 8 Foreign agency arrangements Appendix 1 UK commercial agency laws and materials Appendix 3 Transcript of judgments Appendix 4 Sample agency agreements Index