A new customer placed an order with you worth nearly £5,000. Your company did the work as requested and had the goods ready on time. When he came to collect them he said he could only afford to pay
£3,000. What are your options?
Published 26.10.2005
You want to bring some fresh blood into the company, but you don’t want to pay a high priced lawyer to draw up a service contract. So you’ve decided to do it yourself. What are the vital points to
include in the agreement?
Published 25.03.2009
There is a whole host of information which must be included on any invoice that you raise. But what about the directors’ names - must they be added to the company’s invoices too?
Published 13.02.2015
The directors want to put a “no set-off” clause in the company’s commercial contracts, so that in the event of a dispute, third parties would still have to pay up. What’s the Court of Appeal’s
current thinking on this type of approach?
Published 31.05.2011
You are the director tasked with handling a new IT contract for the company. The supplier has given you their contract which says that you can’t rely on any pre-contract discussions. But what if
things go wrong, surely this can’t be right?
Published 31.03.2010
Your company is owed money by a customer who seems “reluctant” to pay. You’re the director responsible for sorting things out - so can you simply walk away from the contract?
Published 23.05.2007
You’ve just won a contract to supply goods or services to a customer outside the UK, but you’re worried about payment. As a director, how can you make sure you get paid, and on time?
Published 21.11.2007
You’ve been marketing your private property with a local firm of estate agents. A business acquaintance has now approached you directly with a full cash offer. If you accepted it, would you still be
liable for the agent’s commission?
Published 06.01.2012
A customer says that you overcharged them for goods sold last year and is now demanding a refund. What’s the legal position and does it differ if they’ve found the same goods cheaper elsewhere?
Published 03.06.2019