Dear Design Doctor I have a company wanting to take my products to a meeting with a very large department store, and they have requested information from me as below: prices per unit when ordered in batches 25/50/100/200/500/1000? to provide lead times on above amount? can i give Exclusivity? Is this product covered by your [...] Read more »
The Design Doctor: How to make terms & conditions for my graphic design business?
Dear Design Doctor I am a graphic designer and I need to make my terms and conditions. Can I just use somebody else’s or do I need to have this written up by a solicitor? The Design Doctor for this topic is Patricia van den Akker, Director of The Design Trust: “Terms and conditions [...] Read more »
The Design Doctor: Help, I have a dispute with my art consultant
I have got a couple of problems with my Art Consultant. I am a designer maker and sell through an art consultant who sell art and applied arts for offices and interiors. It has been a really grey area and very confusing when interior designers and architects in a project are promoting or selling my [...] Read more »
Legal issues when choosing a new work space
What to find out from the leaseholder It is important to get as much information as possible from the leaseholder before you make a decision about your new workspace, and compare different potential spaces and their leases. You will need to know if you have to sign a lease (recommended!), how long it is valid [...] Read more »
The legal side of running a partnership
When you set up a partnership there are a couple of important legal considerations. Therefore it is essential that you get legal advice from a solicitor, who can help you with the following: Create a formal Partnership Agreement In legal terms called a ‘deed of partnership’, which will include: The purpose and objectives of the [...] Read more »
7 point check list to find a work space that works for you
Do you want to work from home, work ‘hot desking’, use a shared office space or studio, or work from client’s premises? Deciding where you want to work is a crucial decision, especially depending on affordability, availability, credibility, your specific requirements, as well as productivity and general well being you can gain from the environment [...] Read more »