01 / The challenge
What was at stake.
The opportunity required the business to move quickly, but it was equally important that the commercial arrangement protected the value of the product, the business’s intellectual property and its existing customer relationships.
02 / How Maguire Legal helped
Advice shaped around the situation.
Maguire Legal met with and advised the business owners within 24 hours to understand the proposed commercial relationship and identify the key legal and commercial risks.
We then prepared a tailored supply and distribution agreement addressing the key aspects of the relationship, including:
- distribution and exclusivity arrangements;
- minimum purchasing commitments and pricing mechanisms;
- protection of existing customers and commercial relationships;
- branding and marketing requirements;
- confidentiality and intellectual property protection;
- restrictions on reverse engineering and unauthorised manufacture;
- product supply, quality and compliance obligations; and
- termination and post‑termination protections.
