Commercial Contracts for UK Companies: Formation to Exit

Marc Samuels is a barrister at The 36 Group. His practice focuses on commercial law and matrimonial finance, with an emphasis on complex litigation involving companies and partnerships as well as domestic and offshore trusts. Clients that Marc Samuels has worked with include some of the world’s largest corporations and financial institutions.

Chapter 1. Introduction
A. General
B. The Business Life-cycle
C. Update: Brexit; the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
Chapter 2. Forming and Interpreting Commercial Contracts
A. Formation of Contracts
B. Interpretation of Contracts
Chapter 3. The Business Vehicle
A. Introduction
B. Forms of Business Vehicle
C. The Models Compared
D. Why Might an Entrepreneur Want to Form a Company?
E. Incorporating a Limited Company
F. The Joint Venture Agreement / Shareholders Agreement
Precedent 1 Joint Venture/Shareholders Agreement
Chapter 4. The Business Name
A. Introduction
B. Status of the Entity
C. Prohibitions on the Company Name
D. Passing Off
E. Changing the Company Name
Precedent 2 Board Minutes (Change of Company Name)
Chapter 5. Manufacturing the Product
A. Introduction
B. The Manufacturing Agreement
Precedent 3 Manufacturing Agreement
Chapter 6. Finance
A. Introduction
B. The Loan Agreement
Precedent 4 Loan Agreement
Chapter 7. Marketing the Product
A. Introduction
B. The Influencer Agreement
Precedent 5 Influencer Agreement
Chapter 8. Selling the Product
A. Introduction
B. General Terms and Conditions (Supply of Goods)
Precedent 6 General Terms and Conditions
Chapter 9. E-Commerce
A. Introduction
B. Website Terms and Conditions
C. Cookie and Privacy Policies
Precedent 7 Website Terms and Conditions
Precedent 8 Cookie Policy
Precedent 9 Privacy Policy
Chapter 10: Selling the Company
A. Introduction
B. Heads of Terms (Entire Issued Shared Capital)
Precedent 10 Heads of Terms