Commercial contracts

A well-drafted contract avoids the lawsuit. An improvised one guarantees it, usually when the client is no longer the person who signed.

Advice is given either as a one-off matter or on a continuing basis under a retainer. The scope and fee are agreed in writing before work starts.

What it includes

  • Supply, distribution, cooperation and service contracts
  • Agency contracts, with the goodwill indemnity of art. 28 of Law 12/1992 and its one-year limitation period (art. 31)
  • Standard terms and their incorporation (arts. 5, 7 and 8 of Law 7/1998)
  • Penalty clauses and judicial moderation (arts. 1152 and 1154 Civil Code)
  • Termination for breach (art. 1124 Civil Code) and payment security
  • Negotiation of contracts with larger suppliers and clients

See also the legal retainer for businesses and the legal retainer for freelancers.

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