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Business relationships are made up of a whole range of different relationships between a business and its suppliers, customers, representatives, agents and distributors.

In addition, a business will sometimes enter into a joint venture with another company to bid for or carry out a project. You'll find here all kinds of business contracts designed to establish and manage these alliances.

We have put here a few of our most popular legal documents for running your business, such as employment contracts, partnership contracts and other general business contracts; but there are too many to list them all on this page so please browse the related categories by following the blue links below.

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A101 Agency Agreement (favouring the principal) £49.00 + VAT

This agent appointment is suitable for a principal, manufacturer or supplier, who wishes to appoint an agent on an exclusive basis in a defined territory for the sale of those goods. A fairly detailed agency agreement with 10 main clauses covering the agent's appointment, duration, minimum sales targets, principal's right to make direct sales in certain circumstances, general obligations of agent and principal, procedures for ordering products, intellectual property, termination, non-competition etc.  This apponitment of an agent is designed to be compatible with EU law and has recently been updated.


This version is written from the  point of view of the manufacturer or supplier - the principal.  For a bias in favour of an agent see document No.  140

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A106 Contract for Hire of Premises £37.00 + VAT

This template agreement for hiring premises is suitable for an event, a wedding, a seminar, reception or some other function.  It comprises a letter setting out specific terms plus standard terms & conditions which are incorporated into the hire contract.
The letter is designed for all the variable details of the event to be inserted - date of event, numbers of people, charges etc.  The standard terms and conditions cover such matters as booking information, facilities to be provided, catering, cancellation, rules of conduct and hirer's liability.

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A109 Loan Agreement Contract Template (to a limited company) £30.00 + VAT

Simple agreement for a loan to a limited company in connection with its business, repayable with interest over a fixed term.

A straightforward form of contract with 14 clauses covering amount of the loan and initial drawdown, interest, repayment and prepayment, warranties from the borrower, information to be provided to the lender during the loan, undertakings of the borrower and provisions in the event of borrower's default.

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A110 Services Agreement £45.00 + VAT

This contract for services is suitable for a company that appoints a third party to provide services. Written from the Company's point of view, the contract comprises Terms & Conditions, a one page Form of Agreement and Schedules which will set out the services to be provided, programme, fees etc. This agreement can be used for supply of a wide range of services – design, software support, general consultancy, engineering etc.  The fee alternatives payable to the service provider include a fixed price and daily/hourly rates.

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A111 Consultancy Agreement Template - Working In Another Country £36.00 + VAT

This consultancy contract template covers a somewhat unusual situation where a design consultant becomes resident in another country to assist a manufacturer to develop new products.  The consultant receives  a consultancy fee and commission on sales related to those products as well as housing and other benefits.  There are 11 main clauses dealing with the collaboration between the parties, contract duration, financial arrangements (including fees, housing etc and commission), management and decision making, accounts, other interests of the consultant, confidentiality, termination etc.

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A113 Consultant Standard Terms of Business Contract Template £35.00 + VAT

These Terms of Business are for use by a professional consultant setting out their standard terms and conditions in dealings with clients.

Designed as a template for use by a consultant when submitting a proposal to a client, these terms could be used by a wide range of consulting firms, from engineers to PR consultants.  They are reasonably balanced and contain 11 main clauses covering the scope of services, duration, fees and expenses (by reference to a separate quotation/contract), information and approval, standard of care, intellectual property, liability (with alternative clauses), termination etc.

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A115 Representation Agreement (Tendering Contract) £37.00 + VAT

Suitable where a company in one territory appoints a representative in another territory for the purpose of obtaining and forwarding tender invitations in return for a fee, with provisions for joint tendering.

Here the representative's activities are concentrated on providing the client with tender information and if matters work out, the representative might become the local agent or even partner of the client. 12 main clauses detail the duration, representative's duties, fees and expenses, tendering, confidentiality etc.

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A116 Loan Agreement Form Template (to an individual) £28.00 + VAT

Letter providing loan to an individual.
There are 10 paragraphs setting out the basic terms, including the loan amount, interest and payment/repayment provisions, plus a paragraph dealing with default.

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A117 Distributorship Agreement Template (favouring the Principal) £48.00 + VAT

This Distributorship Agreement (or Reseller Agreement) is for use where a manufacturer or supplier appoints an exclusive distributor for the sale of its products in a defined overseas territory.

It contains 7 pages with 9 main clauses dealing with the distributor's appointment, procedure for ordering products, price and payment, obligations of distributor, intellectual property and patents, confidentiality, termination etc.  Here the distributor buys on its own account for re-sale - unlike an agent who sells on the principal's behalf.  (For an agreement favouring the distributor, see our document A118)

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A120 Conditions of Sale £43.00 + VAT

Standard terms and conditions of sale which may be adopted by a company for the sale of its products.

This is a fairly comprehensive set of standard conditions with 16 main clauses covering price, delivery, payment, property and risk, storage and installation, guarantees, liability, force majeure etc... These conditions are drafted in favour of the seller and include some language suitable for cross-border sales.

The file contains a package of documents consisting of the Conditions of Sale and explanatory notes, together with a duplicate set of Conditions in a format suitable for provision to customers by inclusion in quotations, invoices or otherwise.

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A126 Licence for Manufacture & Sale £50.00 + VAT

Suitable where the inventor of a product licenses a company to manufacture and sell that product in return for a licence fee and royalties on sales.

The 15 clauses deal with the grant of a licence for manufacture and sale with a fairly long contract period envisaged. There are provisions dealing with the payment by the licensee of a licence fee as well as royalties with terms dealing with the calculation of royalties, payment, maintenance of records etc. The contract also deals with the provision of support by the licensor in the development phase and improvements which either party may make to the product. Other clauses detail territorial scope, confidentiality, patent infringement and termination.

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A129 Standard Terms & Conditions For Purchase of Goods & Equipment £47.00 + VAT

Suitable for use by a company when placing orders for goods and equipment.

The package includes a form of Purchase Order (incorporating the Terms and Conditions) and explanatory notes.

While reasonably balanced, these conditions are designed from the purchaser's perspective and are intended for general use by a company when placing orders for goods and equipment. There are 15 clauses covering such matters as acceptance of order, quality and description, inspection and testing, delivery, rejection, seller's warranties, payment, variations, installation, risk and ownership, and an indemnity clause. We anticipate that the terms and conditions, once finalised, would become a standard printed document for use by a purchasing department.

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A133 Bidding Agreement/Teaming Agreement £32.00 + VAT

This Bidding Agreement (Teaming Agreement in the USA) sets out the basis upon which two parties will co-operate together to bid for a contract. It deals with pre-contract negotiation, expenses of the parties and the contractual arrangements to be entered into if the bid is successful.

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A137 Purchase Order (including Terms & Conditions) £35.00 + VAT


With terms and conditions annexed; a short form for use by a business when ordering goods.

Our template purchase order is accompanied by a single page of terms and conditions designed for use by a buyer of goods. This is a simplified version of document A129 running to only 9 short clauses dealing with quality and description of goods, delivery, seller's warranty, payment, variations and title.




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A138 Long Term Supply Agreement £43.00 + VAT

For use where a supplier agrees to sell products or materials to a purchaser at pre-determined prices with minimum/maximum annual quantities, all sales being made against purchase orders.

This is a fairly balanced agreement between supplier and purchaser with 11 clauses over 7 pages with a number of schedules. The clauses cover duration, quality of products, quantities and ordering procedures, delivery, risk and ownership, price and payment, termination and force majeure.

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A142 Novation Agreement - Business £20.00 + VAT

This Novation Agreement is for use where a company (the Seller) is selling its business and as part of the sale is transferring its contracts with its customers to the Buyer.  Under this Agreement the contracts are assigned and the Buyer takes over the Seller's responsibilities for performing the contracts of the customers, and with the agreement of the customers.  In addition to the explanatory notes we include a suggested form of letter to be sent to customers explaining the reasons for the transaction and requesting them to sign the Novation Agreement.

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A145 Equipment Hire Agreement £40.00 + VAT

This agreement for the hire of equipment is suitable for use where one party, the owner, rents equipment to another party, the hirer.  The agreement is reasonably straightforward with ten clauses covering the obligations of both the owner and hirer, delivery, payment terms, termination etc.

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A177 Lease of Business Premises £49.00 + VAT

This form contains 15 clauses plus schedules dealing with the rights and obligations of the landlord and tenant. It also includes the documents and wording required under the latest regulations to exclude the security of tenure provisions of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954.

The form is designed for use in England & Wales.

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A179 Terms & Conditions for Sale of Goods Online (Ecommerce Ts & Cs) £47.00 + VAT

Ecommerce T's & C's - These Terms & Conditions are for use by traders selling goods on the internet. Designed for use in the UK, there are 16 easy-to-read clauses covering such matters as price and payment, ordering and delivery, cancellation rights, risk, ownership, seller’s warranty, liability, defects and customer default.

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A184 Manufacture & Supply Agreement £49.00 + VAT

This Manufacture & Supply Agreement is for use where a company in the business of selling goods appoints a manufacturer to produce certain products to meet the specification supplied by the company and on the basis of orders issued by the company to the manufacturer.  The Agreement contains 14 comprehensive clauses covering the manufacturer's obligations, ordering, delivery, warranties, pricing & payment, intellectual property, etc.

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A185 Non-Disclosure Agreement (letter form) £25.00 + VAT

This non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or confidentiality agreement  is designed for use when a person wishes to enter into discussions for a new project but, before doing so, he requires the other party to agree that all information that he provides will be kept confidential and returned if the project does not go ahead. The agreement is similar to Document A105 but in the form of a letter which has to be countersigned by the addressee before any confidential information is released. It can be used for a wide range of projects – from the  the manufacture of a new product to the sale of a business or the development of land.

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A188 Joint Venture Agreement £50.00 + VAT

This is a Joint Venture Agreement for two parties and it contemplates that they will collaborate with each other on a number of projects. It is assumed that both parties are limited companies. The agreement is comprehensive and contains 24 clauses dealing, among other things, with the management of the Joint Venture, decision making processes, funding and the liabilities and duties of the joint venture partners.

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A191 Payment Guarantee £25.00 + VAT

For use where the payment obligations of a company buying goods or services under a contract with a supplier are guaranteed by the buyer's parent company

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A192 Parent Company Guarantee £35.00 + VAT

For use where a company entering into a contract is required by its client to provide a guarantee of its performance from its parent company. This document, while fairly balanced, is drafted from the parent company's perspective and the wording makes it clear that the parent company's liability only arises if its subsidiary commits a breach of its contract and fails to rectify the breach.. Also, the liability of the parent is limited so that it will be no greater than that of the subsidiary under its contract with the client.

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A193 Deed of Adherence £15.00 + VAT

This Deed of Adherence is a short document designed for use where an individual becomes a shareholder in a company and is required to become a party to a shareholders' agreement that was entered into before he obtained his shares.

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A194 Data Provider Agreement £48.00 + VAT

This agreement, in letter form, is for use where a company commissions a supplier to provide data on a royalty basis for use on the company's website.  It could be used for a range of products – e.g. drawings, designs, documents or technical information which is offered for sale from the website.

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A195 Art Gallery - Artist Agreement £45.00 + VAT

This agreement is designed for use when the owner of an Art Gallery wants to exhibit works by an artist or sculptor for sale in the Gallery. There are 11 clauses dealing with the role of the Gallery, the supply of works by the artist, pricing of the works on sale, payment and commission etc.

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A196 Cleaning Contract Template £49.00 + VAT

This Cleaning Contract Template Agreement is designed for use by a business providing cleaning services. This package of documents includes Terms of Business, in A4 Format plus a reduced two page format, and a Form of Agreement.  There is also a schedule to be completed for each contract, setting out the charges, details of services, location of work etc.

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A197 Purchase Order (Goods) £9.00 + VAT

This is a one page document in Word format providing a standard form for a company to use when placing an order with a supplier

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A198 Purchase Order (Services) £9.00 + VAT

This is a one page document in Word format providing a standard form for a company to use when placing an order with a supplier

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A199 Acceptance of Order (Goods) £9.00 + VAT

Form for use by a Supplier to confirm an order for the sale of goods.  This document is a template in Word format and can be adapted by you for your company's purposes

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A200 Confirmation of Order (Services) £9.00 + VAT

For use by a Supplier to confirm an order for the supply of services.  This is a one page document in Word format providing a standard form for a supplier to use when confirming or acknowledging an order.

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A201 Purchase Order & Acceptance of Order Forms Collection £20.00 + VAT

This is a suite of four forms in Word format, consisting of a Purchase Order for Goods, a Purchase Order for Services, an Acceptance of Order (Goods) and Acceptance of Order (Services).

These forms can also be purchased separately– see Documents A197, A198, A999, A200

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A202 Terms of Business for Advertising Online £45.00 + VAT

These Terms of Business are for use where a publisher accepts orders from an advertiser wishing to advertise goods or services on the publisher's website.

This 7 page document sets out the publisher's general terms of business and together with individually agreed details of duration, number of advertisements, format and price is intended to form the legally binding contract between the parties. The Terms are written from the perspective of the publisher.

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A204 Display Advertising Contract Template £40.00 + VAT

This commercial display advertising contract is designed for use by the owner of a building or other structure who wishes to grant the right for advertisement billboards or hoardings to be affixed to it.  It sets out the licence fee, the duration of the licence and the arrangements for the licensee to get access to erect advertisements as well as other obligations and duties of the owner and the advertiser.

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A211SC Software Licence £50.00 + VAT

This software licence agreement is for use where software and documentation regarding the installation of the software are licensed by a supplier to a customer.  There are 20 clauses covering the grant of the licence on a non-exclusive basis, licence fees and payment, intellectual property rights, warranties and indemnities, limitation of liability of the supplier, etc.

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A213 Introduction & Commission Agreement £39.00 + VAT

This commission agreement is designed for use where one business agrees to introduce another business to its customers or clients in return for a commission fee.  There are 15 paragraphs that cover the basis for introductions, commission and payment terms, confidentiality, good faith, termination and other provisions.

This commission contract is suitable for a range of businesses – from  a wedding planner who introduces a florist to her clients to a carpenter who introduces a decorator to his clients - and vice versa in each case!

The agreement is prepared in user friendly way, in the form of a letter. 

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P101L Licence to Occupy Offices £40.00 + VAT

This document is designed to create a licence of business premises, i.e. a relatively flexible, short term agreement of less than six months where the licensee does not have a right of exclusive occupation and does not get the same protection as a tenant of business premises under English law.

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P102L Option for the Purchase of Freehold Property £40.00 + VAT

An agreement for the purchase of freehold property where the purchase price is fixed and where a written notice is required to be served on the seller within a specified period.

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P103L Surrender of Lease/Rental Agreement Cancellation £32.00 + VAT

This document is designed for use where a tenant surrenders his lease to his immediate landlord with the landlord's consent and in consideration of a sum of money paid to the landlord by the tenant.

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P105L Assignment of Lease/Transfer lease agreement to new tenant £32.00 + VAT

This agreement is for use where a tenant (the assignor) agrees to transfer the remainder of its lease to a third party (the assignee) in return for a fee.

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P107 Licence to Display Advertisements £40.00 + VAT

This agreement is designed for use by the owner of a building or other structure who wishes to grant the right for advertisement boards or hoardings to be affixed to it.  It sets out the licence fee, the duration of the licence and the arrangements for the licensee to get access to erect advertisements as well as other obligations and duties of the owner and the advertiser.

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P110L Heads of Terms for Commercial Letting £30.00 + VAT

This document is designed to provide an outline of the main commercial points relating to the letting of a commercial property before the formal lease is prepared.  There are 17 separate paragraphs to reflect the commercial deal between the landlord and the tenant.

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P116 Licence for Alteration to Premises under a Lease £29.00 + VAT

This licence is designed for use by a landlord and tenant under a Lease when the tenant wishes to make some additions or alterations to the building, usually of a structural nature.  The Lease may provide that the tenant requires the landlord's consent for the intended works or it may impose an absolute prohibition on any works being carried out.  This Licence deals with each situation.  Suitable for use in England & Wales.

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US101 Exclusive Distributor Agreement £50.00 + VAT

A comprehensive Exclusive Distributor Agreement for use between a manufacturer and a corporation or individual who is appointed as exclusive distributor for the sale of Manufacturer’s products in a defined territory. The 14 page agreement is designed for use in particular when U.S. law applies but its terms can be applicable elsewhere. The agreement, which is suitable for international or domestic use, contains 17 articles dealing with the duties of the parties, terms of sale of products, warranties, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, non-competition, indemnity, termination etc. The agreement comes with 8 pages of explanatory notes which can be viewed in our Info Centre.

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US102 Exclusive Sales Representative Agreement £50.00 + VAT

A comprehensive agreement for use between a manufacturer and a corporation or individual who is appointed as exclusive sales representative for the sale of a Manufacturer’s products in a defined territory. The 12 page agreement is designed for use in any state of the USA and it can also be used in an international context. The agreement contains 17 clauses dealing with the duties of the parties, terms of solicitation of sales, compensation, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, non-competition, indemnification, termination etc.

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US104 Nondisclosure Agreement £35.00 + VAT

This is a Confidentiality Agreement designed for use between two parties who are involved in discussions regarding a potential commercial relationship or who are involved in an existing commercial relationship, and who intend to exchange confidential information that they wish to protect against disclosure and/or unauthorized use. There are 7 main sections covering restrictions on disclosure of information, dissemination to employees and agents, obligations on termination as well as governing law, disputes and other more general provisions.
This form is intended for use in any state in the United States.

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US105 Services Agreement £45.00 + VAT

This Services Agreement is designed for use where a company wishes to obtain services from another company or individual.

There are 14 main sections which cover the consulting services to be provided, time commitment and duties of the consultant, reporting requirements, compensation, non-competition, ownership of inventions etc.

This form is intended for use in any state in the United States.

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Z143 Assignment & Subcontracting - Free Document £0.00 + VAT

Assignment and Subcontracting

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Z145 Checklist for a Joint Venture - Free Document £0.00 + VAT

Checklist for a Joint Venture

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