Contract Glossary
Non-Circumvention
Definition
A clause that prevents one party from bypassing the other to deal directly with their contacts, clients, or sources. It protects the party who makes introductions from being cut out of the deal.
In Practice
If you introduce a manufacturer to your client, a non-circumvention clause stops the client from going directly to the manufacturer on the next deal and cutting you out. These clauses are common in brokerage, distribution, and referral agreements. Without one, there's nothing stopping the parties you introduced from dealing directly.
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