Commercial Advice/Business Legal Services:
Commercial Contracts
Commodities and International Trade,
and Shipping
Commercial Contracts
The RG team provide advice on:
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Commercial contracts
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Commercial Due Diligence
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Commission and introduction agreements
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Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
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Consultancy agreements
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Finance agreements
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Heads of terms
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International trade and other regulatory issues
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Option agreements
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Partnership and partnering agreements
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Risk assessments
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Sanctions and related issues
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Sports contracts and disputes
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Staffing issues
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Teaming agreements and submission editorial
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Terms of business, terms of trade, terms and conditions
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The RG team can assist with contract preparation, structuring, strategy and review, including drafting most types of contract; regulatory matters, duties of directors and corporate governance; employment contracts, including service agreements and restrictive covenants; funding agreements, distribution agreements, sale & purchase, licensing, agency and supply agreements; national and international joint ventures and shareholder agreements.
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The RG team have wide ranging experience of national and international deals and transactions involving local and cross-border parties, including the negotiation processes, the legal and practical issues that arise before completion and the contractual documentation typically involved in most commercial ventures.
Commodities and International Trade
The RG team provide advice on:
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Sale of Goods & Commodities
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OTC Trading and online trading platforms
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Carbon credits and Renewable issues
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Standard form contract terms and bespoke agreements
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SBLC and trade finance and related trading activity
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Disputes and Arbitration
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In the Commodities and International Trade markets the RG team has wide ranging experience in: Biofuels, Derivatives, Freight, OTC trades, Metals, Coal, Ore, Petcoke, Mining, Oil and Gas trading, Power and LNG, Sale of Goods, Storage, Trade and Commodity finance, international trade sanctions, as well as online trading platforms for commodities and financial markets.
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We advise on agreements and deals across most sectors, spot sales or long-term supply/off-take agreements, including those on standard or customary forms provided by the leading trade associations or incorporating Incoterms, as well as assisting with bespoke situations, agreements and financing issues.
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We represent traders in arbitrations and sit as arbitrator in a wide range of disputes, involving cargo quality, quantity and specification; rejection; liens and retention of title; delays and demurrage; safe ports; carriage contracts and bills of lading; LOIs; LCs, Guarantees; trade finance instruments, arrangements and issues.
Shipping
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Admiralty and Arrest
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Casualties and Limitation
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Cargo Claims, Defence and Recovery
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Charterparties and Bills of Lading
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Offshore Marine Services
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P&I, FD&D and Hull & Machinery
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Shipbuilding and Sale & Purchase
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Guarantees and Indemnities
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Disputes and Arbitration
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The RG team have both physically operated vessels and have regularly handled the full range of dry and wet disputes that involve the carriage of goods by sea, under most forms of Charterparty, Bill of Lading, contracts of affreightment and salvage/LOF agreements, concerning a broad range of shipped cargoes.
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We also have in-depth experience of, and expertise in, the specialist contracts (including the range of relevant BIMCO contracts), issues and disputes relevant to the marine offshore sector, which involve a broad range of vessels operating in across a spectrum of locations.