Procurement contracting

In-depth knowledge and negotiating experience to support you when the stakes are high and every word matters

Commercial legal advice to powerfully advance your business

Crest offers high-range procurement contract advice.

Areas of law where Crest’s team has expert knowledge:

All notes below are indicative only and are not to be relied on as legal advice.

  • You may need a multi-year purchase agreement with rebate structures or other features. Crest can help you ensure (among other things) your pricing mechanism is balanced and adjusted to your risk profile, your ability to make claims under warranty is clear and transition in and out is provided for, as well as allocating risk for delivery and defects. This can also be structured across Countries.

  • You may want to accrue rebates or bonuses, discounts or other financial incentives within your procurement function. Crest’s team has deep experience in drafting and negotiating these and can help you to secure your objectives.

  • Crest’s team has unique experience in complex leasing arrangements and can assist you to negotiate and contract for various incentives structures, including highly technical financial clauses you may encounter.

  • Crest’s team has experience with stock underwrite and related negotiations with suppliers, typically coming to the fore at contract end, and can assist you to navigate these sorts of issues. Note Crest does not represent clients in Court.

  • A large part of strategic legal risk management is understanding your hand and your rights and obligations. Crest’s team is highly experienced in contract interpretation including in the case of complex contracts.

  • Crest’s team has broad and detailed experience in commercial law including procurement and is well placed to advise you, including on ‘out of the box’ challenges.

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