Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom

Key definition

Distributor definition

What does Distributor mean? In legal practice, a distributor is a business that buys goods as principal from a manufacturer, exporter or supplier and resells them in its own name, within an agreed territory or channel under a distribution agreement. The distributor is an independent contractor, carrying inventory, credit and market risk and (subject to the prohibition on resale price maintenance) setting its own resale prices. This is a descriptive commercial term rather than a defined statutory concept; the relationship is governed primarily by contract and competition law. Across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, usage is broadly...

WEEE distributor obligations in England and Wales: take-back (DTS/in-store), very small WEEE, online marketplaces and 2025 amendments

Published by a LexisNexis Environment expert

Practice notes

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, SI 2013/3113

In England and Wales, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is controlled under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended), SI 2013/3113. Rooted in the principle of Producer responsibility, the framework places duties on producers to address the environmental impacts of their products, with a particular focus on end‑of‑life when items become waste. The Environment Act 2021 created powers to deliver extended producer responsibility, making producers financially accountable for the full lifecycle costs of collecting, managing and recycling their waste. Modulated fees are used to drive product designs that are more readily recyclable. EPR for packaging waste is already in place across England and Wales, while EPR for WEEE is currently being introduced. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc) Regulations 2025 have brought in significant changes to the 2013 regime that are pertinent to distributors...

To view the latest version of this document and thousands of others like it, sign-in with LexisNexis or register for a free trial.

Web page updated on 22/05/2026

Popular documents

Using the Judicial College Guidelines to assess general damages in personal injury claims

When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...

Tomlin orders in England and Wales: CPR guidance on drafting, confidentiality, approval, variation, enforcement, limitation, CCA issues, court-specific requirements, sample wording and precedents

This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...

Precedent: Deed of Surrender of Lease with Optional Premium, Settlement and Release, Landlord, Mortgagee and Guarantor Consents, Reimbursement and HM Land Registry Provisions (England and Wales)

Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...

Precedent Statutory Declaration: Standard Wording under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835

I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...