Commercial Contracts

Commercial contracts are at the heart of ‘doing business’. Our Commercial Contracts team consists of a number of recognised specialists in (international) contract law, who are able to act for companies and clients throughout the life cycle of a commercial contract: from the negotiation stage through to contract termination. The team has an in-depth knowledge and experience of drafting contracts and contract clauses and also of conducting proceedings about (international) contracts (both before the regular courts and in arbitration). We work for national and international companies, but also for renowned law firms that need extra expertise in the field of (international) contract law.

Contact

Annelies van der Ploeg

Attorney-at-Law Partner

Rieme-Jan Tjittes

Attorney-at-Law Partner

Examples of commercial contracts

Purchasing and sales contracts
Supply contracts (on-call, framework, preferred supplier and sourcing contracts)
Distribution, agency and franchise agreements
Licence agreements
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Collaboration agreements
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
General terms and conditions (B2B and B2C)
Contracts for services (independent contractor agreements and consultancy agreements)
Memorandum of understanding, letters of intent and term sheets

Examples of recent work

Proceedings about negotiations that have broken off, for a multinational, hotel company and a start-up
Preparing and reviewing NDAs for a big logistics company
Preparing general terms and conditions for a foundation
Advising on the termination of a licence agreement
Acting as an expert witness (which included cross-examination) about Dutch contract law in foreign proceedings and in international arbitration proceedings (ICC, LCIA)
Arbitration proceedings about a ‘supply agreement’ in the energy sector
Proceedings about the settlement of an escrow agreement for a franchiser
Preliminary relief proceedings about the liability of a telecoms company for the statements made by third parties on an internet forum
Advising on the performance of a purchase contract for a transport company
Assessing a letter of intent for a multinational
Preparing a sourcing contract (including a SLA) for a petrochemical company