Contracts and Commercial Relations
Long-running commercial contracts accumulate years of orders, invoicing, commissions, targets and price adjustments. When the relationship ends in a dispute, that history has to be reconstructed to determine what each party owes.
Context in which the problem arises
Commercial agency, distribution and dealership arrangements are governed by specific rules, such as Brazilian Law 4,886/1965 and the so-called Renato Ferrari Law, which shape the basis on which indemnities are calculated. In long-term contracts, changes in costs and conditions can also give rise to rebalancing claims.
When this analysis is needed
- Termination of an agency, distribution or dealership agreement.
- Claims for economic and financial rebalancing.
- Disputes over commissions, bonuses and discounts.
- Accounting disputes between commercial partners.
Questions typically analyzed
- Economic and financial imbalance of contracts
- Contractual disputes and controversies
- Commercial agency and Brazilian Law 4,886/1965
- Dealership agreements and the Renato Ferrari Law
- Rendering of accounts
- Review of revenue, expenses and contractual obligations
- Distribution, dealership and commercial agency agreements
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx reconstructs how the contract was performed based on purchase orders, invoices and account statements, applies the relevant contractual clauses and statutory calculation rules, and presents the resulting amounts by period and by type.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Expert opinion
- Contractual indemnity calculation
- Expert report
- Review of calculations
- Expert questions and technical submissions
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