Commercial Law

A variety of legal issues can affect businesses. HJ Legal can provide advice on commercial legal matters ranging from avoiding legal pitfalls when selling online, protecting your intellectual property, marketing your products, forming alliances, data protection, entering into contracts with your customers, protecting your business to dealing with the legal issues involved in managing your supply chain.

Here is an example of a recent project which involved various aspects of commercial law.

Case Study

HJ Legal’s client operates a loyalty card scheme as part of its strategy to promote its products. The client decided to refresh the image of the loyalty card scheme. The scheme was rebranded and re-launched.


HJ Legal worked with the client and its creative agency throughout the rebranding and creative process and advised on:
• marketing material (direct mailing and point of sale material)
• the loyalty card scheme
• scheme terms and conditions,
• website terms of use and privacy statement
• data protection.

For further details of HJ Legal's work and experience, visit the Experience page.

Contracts

Business conducted on the basis of a handshake or a verbal agreement can lead to disputes and misunderstandings. HJ Legal can help you put in place written agreements which protect your business and cover a range of business transactions including: 

• Contracts for supply of goods/services
• Consultancy agreements
• Website terms and conditions
• Alliance agreements
• Partnership agreements
• Licence agreements
• Distributorship agreements

Current standard contracts can also be reviewed and updated.

In addition, support can be provided in contract negotiations with clients and suppliers.

Assistance can also be provided in relation to agreements for specific business sectors such as environmental consulting, oil and gas, engineering services.