Agency

Mercantile International Group plc v Chuan Soon Huat Industrial Group Ltd (Court of Appeal) (Lord Justice Waller, Lord Justice Rix and Mr Justice Wilson) 8 March 2002, [2002] EWCA Civ 288

Agency – Sole distribution agreement – Agent making mark-up on resales to customers – Agreement described as agency – Whether agreement an agency agreement for purposes of Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 – Whether mark up inconsistent with agency – Weight to be given to contractual description of relationship