Distribution Agreements · glossary

Commercial agent

Someone who finds customers and makes contracts in the maker’s name, for a commission. Irish law gives one who sells goods in Ireland compensation when the agency ends, whatever law the contract chooses. So Cressby made Tullavane a distributor instead. Chapter 1 · see Distributor, Goodwill

Explained in Chapter 1, Distributor or Agent: What a Distribution Agreement Is, of Distribution Agreements.

How it comes up, in Chapter 1
First, a commercial agent who sells goods in Ireland is normally owed compensation when the agency ends. That holds even if the agent also arranges rentals, and whatever law the contract chooses. The rule comes from the Irish Commercial Agents Regulations.
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