The Commercial Agents Regulations - Key Provisions & Caselaw

Introduction

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 supplement the common law rules on agency in the context of the supply of goods. The Regulations set out a series of additional rights and duties which are particularly beneficial to agents and place a series of more onerous duties on principals.

This webinar sets out a succinct summary of the key provisions together with an overview of recent caselaw as well as some practical suggestions.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Application of the Regulations post Brexit
• Meaning of ‘commercial agent’
• Meaning of ‘goods’ - opinion of the ECJ in Software Incubator v Computer Associates
• Key rights and duties of commercial agents
• Key obligations of principals
• Payment on termination - key considerations
• Calculation of compensation payments - guidance from recent caselaw
• Termination clauses

This webinar was recorded on 25th August 2022