Advice on Terms & Conditions

At Veritas Legal we will examine your terms and conditions of trade for FREE and give you an honest appraisal of their effectiveness and the protection they afford you, having regard for your commercial activity. If you are in specialist area of trading, then your terms and conditions will invariably require a significant degree of legal expertise.

Whilst it is not practical or cost-effective to take legal advice before supplying each customer, it is advisable to take the advice of a solicitor when the terms of 'Standard Conditions of Sale' are being drafted.

If we believe that your terms and conditions need revamping or fall into a category that merits more examination, then we have negotiated a special rate with a very experienced commercial solicitor at a leading Nottingham law firm at just £395 plus VAT exclusively for Veritas Legal clients.

If you are uncertain about the effectiveness of your present terms and conditions, we have prepared a checklist which should assist you in identifying any areas that need to be included for most business types.

1. Definitions (e.g. "buyer", "seller")
2. Quality
3. Price
4. Quotations
5. Delivery/date/arrangements
6. Risk and property/retention of title
7. Terms of payment
8. Time limit for raising disputes
9. Right to interest and compensation for debt recovery costs
10. Loss or damage in transit
11. Acceptance of goods
12. Variations to contract
13. Patent rights/indemnity
14. Force Majeure
15. Jurisdiction/applicable law
16. Assignment and subletting of contract
17. Right to progress and inspect goods
18. Warranties and liability
19. Severability
20. Insolvency and bankruptcy

If you are in any doubt whatsoever, please send us a copy of your existing terms and conditions and we will gladly assist you further.