Examines the standard commercial agency agreement where an agent is self-employed and paid a commission on sales he or she generates for the principal as it is those agents that fall within the Regulations. It addresses the drafting of such agreements as well as termination and compensation and includes examples of agency contracts and coverage of the majority of UK judgments.

The fifth edition has been updated to include:
Ramsay v Typhoo Tea 2016
Software Incubator 2016 and application of the agency regulations to agency contracts
Monk v Largo 2016 Invicta v International Brands 2013
Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd (2119 Court of Appeal) relating to secret commissions and fiduciary duties of agents.
W Nagel (a Firm) v Pluczenik Diamond Company NV 2018 Court of Appeal - about "commodity exchanges" and the agency regulations
Agro Foreign Trade & Agency Ltd v Petersime NV (2017 CJEU) Choice of law issues - Belgium and Turkey.
One Money Mail Ltd. v (1) Ria Financial Services (2) Sebastian Wasilewski (Court of Appeal) - 2015 post termination restrictions on agents
Brand Studio Ltd. v St. John Knits, Inc 2015 ( indemnity and compensation clauses)
Bailey v Angove's Pty Limited [2016] Authority of agents to recover debts (Supreme Court decision)

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Company and Commercial Law online service.

Susan Singleton, Solicitor, runs Singletons (singlelaw.com), one of the best known specialist leading commercial, competition and IP/IT solicitors firms in the UK. Singletons advises a wide range of clients on the agency regulations and has litigated many cases in this area. Susan speaks at about 20 conferences a year in the UK and abroad and has written over 30 law books. Her publishing arm, Singlelaw, publishes ten subscription legal newsletters, including IT Law Today, International Trade Finance, Pensions Today, Corporate Briefing and Finance & Credit Law. She is Vice Chairman of the Competition Law Association.