-
Make Your Retention of Title Clause Count
23 Jan 2013Retention of Title (RoT) clauses have for decades been a standard inclusion in well drafted terms and conditions for the supply of goods. In essence, under an effective RoT clause the purchaser of goods will not acquire ownership of them until they are paid for. If the purchaser defaults the unpaid supplier still owns the [...]
Named as a Regional heavyweight, North East law firm Hay & Kilner has once again received a myriad of recommendations in The Legal 500 and will continue investing in its future and developing its range of expertise in the coming months as it targets on-going expansion. Manned by what The Legal 500 calls ‘excellent’ and [...]
-
Online trading – get the detail right
01 Mar 2012Jonathan Waters, a partner in Hay & Kilner’s company commercial team, advises businesses on the importance of putting in place correctly drafted terms and conditions, particularly when trading online. This follows Tesco’s recent advertisement of the ‘£50 iPad’, which saw the new Apple product go on sale on the company’s website for only £49.99. News [...]
Tighter control needed on overseas contracts
01 Feb 2012Jonathan Waters, a partner in Hay & Kilner’s company commercial team, is advising businesses to take care when entering into agreements with overseas organisations. Whenever there is a foreign element to a business relationship, for example when exporting or importing goods or services, the contract or terms of business must be clear about which country’s [...]