Appointment negotiation
Commission structure, exclusivity, minimum performance and post-termination rights.
Commercial agents
Commercial Agent Solicitor for UK Agents
The Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 give UK agents statutory rights on termination that principals routinely underestimate — and that many agents never realise they have until it's too late to claim them.
Commercial Agent Solicitor for UK Agents.
UK-based commercial agents selling goods on behalf of principals, and principals structuring appointments to manage exposure.
The Commercial Agents Regulations import EU-derived rights that are alive and well in UK law post-Brexit.
Common matters on this page.
Termination and Regulation 17 claim
Compensation or indemnity claim built from the correct evidential base.
Principal-side structuring
Structuring routes-to-market to avoid or price in agent-regime exposure.
Legal risks & how we manage them
What can go wrong — and how we contain it.
Agent's Regulation 17 claim missed for time.
One-year notification window monitored.
Principal underestimating termination compensation.
Modelling exposure at appointment, not at exit.
Legislation that shapes this work.
- Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993
- Statutory rights on termination — the core issue.
FAQs
Questions we get asked.
- Do you act for both agents and principals?
- Yes, on separate matters — first-instructed rule applies.
- Can compensation be calculated in advance?
- Yes — indicative modelling based on commission history.
Topical cluster.
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