Commercial Arrangements
Commercial Contracts
The world of business revolves around contracts. Buying or selling goods or services - we can help ensure that your deal is just right. Whether you want a standard form contract to use week in week out, or need to get a once in a lifetime transaction shipshape, we'll offer sensible, commercial and robust advice from start to finish. You can count on us for support, whether in the background or on the front line of negotiations.
For existing contracts, we can advise on what they actually mean to you and how to keep them running smoothly. If things are going wrong, we can explain your options and get you back on track (or out of the contract altogether!).
Terms & Conditions of Business
If you're in business, you're likely to need a good set of standard terms and conditions for what you sell and buy. We can help with terms and conditions that can be as simple or complex as you need. We also specialise in writing in plain English so the small print can actually be understood! If you're faced with someone else's standard terms and conditions, we can also help you work out what they mean for you.
Outsourcing
Increasingly, large companies are getting services, such as catering and cleaning, from specialist providers rather than doing them in-house. This allows them to concentrate on their core business and get on with what they do best. It also means they benefit from choosing from the best service providers out there.
We help all kinds of clients in this area and have been advising some of the largest companies who were outsourcing before there was even a name for it. We can assist in the whole outsourcing process whether you are looking for or providing the service.
Competition
If you're a significant player in the marketplace, and even if you're not, what you do may have competition law implications. Competition law has a UK and an EU wide focus. We will keep you on the right side of the regulators and help you avoid anything from a slap on the wrist to headlines and huge fines. And if your competitors are putting the squeeze on you, we can tell you if they are breaking the law.
Distributorships, Agency & Franchising
Contracts between suppliers and distributors or agents have to be watertight. Getting it wrong can have huge implications. This is a complicated area involving considerations of competition law and concepts such as territories and exemptions. Fear not, we can cut through all this and make sure that the arrangements you have are sound.
On franchising, Julian Voge has been affiliated to the British Franchise Association since 1987. Whether you want to take on a franchise or expand your own business through a chain of franchises, we have the expertise to make it happen.
