GLEDHILL V BENTLEY DESIGNS (UK) LTD

[2010] EWHC B8 (Merc), Birmingham District Registry, Mercantile Court, His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC, 2 June 2010

Agency - Duty of good faith - Abusive comments by agent - Whether agency could be terminated

Abusive conduct on the part of an agent towards his principal, consisting of voice mails and correspondence disparaging the principal's character, followed by a failure to apologise, is a repudiation of the agency agreement and justifies termination by the principal.