Contracts for the Supply of Services The supply of services is the dominant feature of the modern economy. Contracts for services are central in a wide range of sectors including services, financial services, professional services, engineering services, healthcare, construction services, entertainments and leisure. The law on the supply of services is less developed and less […]
Service Providers to Furnish Information There is a number of provisions designed to encourage a high quality of services and to provide information and transparency in relation to service providers and services. They provide for binding obligations for service providers and encourage voluntary measures. The Services Directive requires EU Member States to ensure that service […]
EU Treaty Rights to Establish and Provide Services A key right under European Union (EU) law is the right of a business established in one EU state to establish itself in another state. A business from outside the EU established in Ireland is entitled, on the basis of being established in Ireland, to also establish […]
Overview A practical issue which arises in exercising the right to establish in another member state is the recognition of qualifications. In 2005 the EU adopted a general Qualifications Directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. The Directive applies to regulated professional activities. The recognition of professional qualifications under EU law has been modernised […]
Terms of Contract A consultant/supplier may incorporate his standard terms of agreement. This may be a general services agreement. Specific contracts may govern individual jobs and orders under the scope of the general agreement. There may be a services schedule and a schedule of fees. It may be provided that when services are requested, the […]
Providing Services Cross Border and Establishing The Services Directive applies where a service provider proposes to provide services cross border from his own Member State or seeks to establish a business in another Member State. The Directive requires EU Members States to give effect to these rights. The Directive applies to rules and procedures which the […]
Overview The purchaser of a service may be in a position to negotiate the inclusion of terms and conditions in its interest. The following refers to clauses which are drafted largely from the perspective of the purchaser /client and in his interests. A services agreement commonly applies to a range of services applied under it. […]