Commercial contracts
The agreements your revenue depends on, reviewed for the clauses that would matter if something went wrong, and negotiated with the other side when they need to change.
Leads this area
Eleanor Velden
Managing partner, commercial.
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How fees work here
Prices exclude VAT at 20%. You get the fee in writing before any work starts.
Fixed. A written list of the clauses that matter and why.
Fixed, quoted after the first call.
Fixed by stage, quoted before heads of terms are signed.
A recent matter
A retailer’s supply terms, made signable in 11 weeks.
- InstructedThe retailer's draft agreement arrives.
- Review sentTwelve clauses marked, four worth negotiating.
- Terms proposedOur mark-up goes to the retailer's lawyers.
- Terms agreedLiability, payment and cancellation settled.
- SignedA three-year agreement, signed by both sides.
Signed, with liability capped and payment due in 45 days, not 90.
The limitation of liability clause, payment terms, termination rights and who owns what is created under the contract. These decide what the contract can cost you.
Yes. Large companies change their standard terms more often than most suppliers expect, when the request is specific and the reason is stated.
Many disputes we see start between two founders who never agreed what happens if one leaves. A short agreement written early is cheaper than an argument later.
