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We offer three ways of working together to suit your needs, and thanks to our clever use of technology and remote operating model, they all deliver partner-level expertise with significant savings on ‘city’ law firm prices.
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Harper James is a new breed of commercial law firm – a national law firm designed exclusively to champion ambitious and entrepreneurial businesses, enabling them to access expert legal advice at an affordable cost when they need it most. We work with start-ups through to established businesses that have been running for years or looking to scale, futurecorns and unicorns as well as those ready to sell and often build their next business.
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When standard terms and conditions on their own are not enough, you need to be confident that your supply of goods agreements are comprehensive, protect your business and comply with all relevant statutes and regulations. Your business relationships, and your business itself, may depend on it. Achieve peace of mind with our commercial solicitors’ knowledge, expertise and support.
In addition to drafting, negotiating and reviewing supply of goods agreements, our team can assist you across all areas of commercial law, including
Our team of commercial contract solicitors can support you with:
Advising on key terms and issues relating to the supply of goods, whether you are a supplier or a buyer.
Compliance with the abundance of legislation surrounding supply relationships.
Dispute resolution if matters take an unexpected turn with a supplier or customer.
Drafting supply of goods agreements between your business and a third party.
Harmonisation between your supply of goods agreements and your terms of business.
Interpretation of specific provisions within supply of goods agreements and what they mean for your business.
Legal updates and suggested amendments to your documentation as the law and market practice evolves, and explanation as to how these may affect your arrangements.
Market practice expertise to ensure that your arrangements remain competitive.
Negotiation of supply of goods agreements or by making variations to them.
Reviewing supply of goods agreements prepared by a third party and providing comprehensive summaries of your obligations and risk exposure.
Risk mitigation by careful and effective drafting and a full understanding of the terms, processes, and obligations.
Understanding the key legal issues involved with these arrangements, the options available to you in given situations and the subsequent consequences.
Varying or amending terms and provisions of supply of goods agreements.
You may be entering into a new business relationship, negotiating a one-off transaction, or securing a long-term arrangement with a third party where a supply of goods agreement is required to run in parallel with standard terms of business. Whatever the reason, and whether you are a supplier or a buyer, it’s crucial that the paperwork properly reflects the business arrangement agreed, mitigates any potential risk for your business, and reduces the risk of disagreement between the parties in the future.
Whether you regularly deal with supply arrangements, or are new to this type of arrangement, each supply of goods agreement needs to be drafted as a one-off arrangement and can throw up new and unexpected issues. Our solicitors experience and understanding of the legal framework and market practice make navigation of these issues much simpler.
Complex pieces of legislation such as the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) 1979, and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 exist which may impact on your supply arrangements, and failure to comply with these could have adverse consequences for your business relationships. Taking legal advice at an early stage will save time, anxiety and cost in the long-run and also ensure that your business has the protection it needs.
Be on the same page as your suppliers/customers by agreeing written terms to govern your relationship. Not only will this simplify your business relationships, but it will reduce the risk of disputes at a later date.
A comprehensive supply of goods agreement will include enforceable, compliant limitations of liability, security for payment and recourses for breach of contract, each of which protects your business and encourages open dialogue with your suppliers/customers.
Having legal support and expertise during the drafting process will ensure that your contracts are fully compliant with the various statutes and regulations which apply to the supply of goods.
Staying abreast of legal updates and current market practice allows your business to remain competitive and puts you ahead of the competition. Counterparties will value your professional approach and understanding of the market.
Contractual provisions setting out the duration of a supply relationship, termination rights, and protection against unforeseen circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, all help provide supply continuity – a crucial issue for any supplier or customer.
Supply of goods agreements enable standard terms of business to be varied and amended on an ad hoc basis for specific projects or customers, without needing to amend the standard terms themselves. Show your top customers their value to your business by offering them enhanced terms without the administrative burden and risk of having different standard terms of business in place.
Our clients cover a diverse range of sectors and range from start-ups to large multi-national companies. We have technical and commercial expertise across many industries and understand the specific issues faced by different organisations, whether they act in the role of supplier or buyer.
We understand that each business is unique and that the commercial challenges and risks it faces depends on its size, structure, industry, and objectives. Our commercial solicitors have the technical expertise as well as the commerciality and business acumen to understand your business and advise accordingly.
We can assist you at all stages of your business’ lifecycle, from start-up to established national company. Whether you require a specific supply of goods agreement or need wider support from our varied range of business legal services, we understand and can support you through the various issues that may arise. Plus, we have all worked at partner level in top 100 firms or in-house at major international businesses.
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Pricing and service plans
Our three transparent service plans are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
Flexible access to senior solicitors at highly competitive rates
An alternative to our subscription plans, offering access to full service legal expertise on a project-by-project basis.
Purpose built legal support for start-ups and smaller businesses
Monthly subscription plan for £219 per month, with £149 monthly credit and access to all legal services at 50% discount on our Standard Rates.
Comprehensive legal partnership for established businesses
Fully account managed and scalable annual subscription plan with support from a curated team of partners and senior solicitors, with up to 36% discount on our Standard Rates.
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Our commercial lawyers are based in or close to major cities across the UK, providing expert legal advice to clients both locally and nationally.
We mainly work remotely, so we can work with you wherever you are. But we can arrange face-to-face meeting at our offices or a location of your choosing.
To access legal support from just £149 per hour arrange your no-obligation initial consultation to discuss your business requirements.