Трудности перевода специальной литературы по коммерции и праву с английского языка на русский. Сидорова В.В - 12 стр.

supplies of the necessary materials, and, then, he must sell the fin-
ished product to buyers at home and perhaps abroad. To do these
things, he will have to make a great many contracts, and, clearly, it
will be physically impossible for him to make all the contracts per-
sonally. He therefore employs other persons to make them act on his
behalf. These other persons are called agents. Then he may decide to
take in one or more partners, in which case each partner will be an
agent for the other in the running of the business of the firm.
Alternatively, he may decide to form a limited company by filing
certain documents at Companies House. A company registered under
the Companies Act, 1948, is a distinct legal person apart from its
members, and, being an artificial person, it can only do business
through agents.
      The agency relationshi p can be defined as the relationshi p
which arises whenever one person (the agent) acts on behalf of
another person (the princi pal) and has power to affect the princi-
pal's legal position with regard to a third party. In practice, the two
most important functions of an agent are: a) making contracts on his
princi pal's behalf and b) disposing of his property.
                          TYPES OF AGENTS
      Factors and brokers. A factor is “an agent entrusted with the posses-
sion of goods for the purpose of sale” and has implied authority to sell in
his own name. He may also warrant the goods if it is customary to
warrant the type of goods in question. A broker differs from a factor in
that he has no authority to sell in his own name, and, in addition, he is
generally not entrusted with possession of the princi pal's goods.
      Estate agents. An estate agent who is entrusted to find a purchaser
has no authority to sign a contract on behalf of the vendor, but, if he
is employed to sell property, he has such a right.
      Del credere agents. A del credere agent is usually a broker and, like
other brokers, he has implied authority to make contracts on his princi-
pal's behalf. The special feature of this type of agency is that the agent
agrees, in return for a commission, to guarantee payment of the price.
      The word “agent” is generally used to describe a person who acts on
behalf of another in his dealings with third parties. In commerce, howev-
er, the word is very often used in a different sense. For example, a “sole
agent” may be simply a person who is given sole selling rights by a particu-
lar manufacturer. When such a person contracts with third parties he does
so as principal. This distinction is fundamental and must be born in mind.

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