Contracts set the terms of a relationship before anything goes wrong. Most disputes that end up in litigation or negotiation could have been resolved — or avoided — by a well-drafted agreement at the outset.
Most commercial contracts are not bad because the people who wrote them did not care. They are bad because they were written for a different relationship, or adapted from something else, or signed quickly because the deal was more important than the paperwork. That works until it does not.
The commercial contracts work I do covers the full range of business agreements — for organisations at any stage, across any sector.
What this covers:
- Commercial contracts — supply agreements, services contracts, terms of business, NDAs, distribution and agency arrangements, consultancy agreements. Reviewed, drafted, or negotiated.
- Reviewing contracts before you sign — the most cost-effective point to engage a lawyer. Know what you are agreeing to, what the risk allocation looks like, and what to push back on.
- Negotiating on your behalf — or advising you what to ask for and how to frame it.
- IP — ownership structures, licences, assignments. Who owns the output of a development project, a creative commission, or an AI-assisted process is not always straightforward. Getting it right at the contract stage is simpler than resolving it later.
- Terms of business — outward-facing terms for your customers and suppliers. Written for your business, not adapted from a template.
The output is practical: a contract that does what you need it to do, with a clear explanation of the decisions made and why. Not hedged opinions.
Fixed fees, agreed before the work starts.