Services for Importers

If you’re a UK importer (whether you operate as an agent or a distributor, or both) we can help you to maximise the long term value you derive from your relationships with overseas suppliers.

UK agency and distribution

We can help you :

• review existing agency and distribution contracts;
• negotiate new agency and distribution contracts and make sure they are put in place;
• resolve the many problems and disputes that can arise between you and your suppliers in the course of agency or distribution relationships.

Brand-development projects and joint ventures

We have been involved in many different kinds of deals between producers and importers for the supply of products under newly-created brands, often jointly owned, and between producers and UK retailers for buyers’ own brands or exclusive labels.  As well as advising on appropriate structures, we can assist with negotiating and drafting the necessary documentation.

Termination of relationships

We advise agents, distributors and joint venturers in connection with the possibility of termination and its implications, and can handle all aspects of the actual termination and its consequences, in particular….

Compensation claims

We handle claims for damages and/or compensation following the termination of contracts and relationships.  We specialise in claims under the Commercial Agents Regulations.  We have been helping agents to achieve successful outcomes in commercial agency cases since the UK Regulations were first introduced in 1994.