Contract Drafting
Drafting bespoke commercial agreements that reflect how the deal actually works and protect your position if things change.
Contracts Designed Around Your Business
Bespoke contract drafting starts with a proper understanding of the commercial arrangement, not a template. We work through how the parties intend to operate day to day, where the money flows, who is responsible if something goes wrong and how the relationship is expected to end.
Why Generic Templates May Expose Your Business
A template pulled from the internet or reused from an unrelated deal often misses the specific risks of your arrangement. Terms that look standard can leave gaps around payment, liability or termination that only surface once something has gone wrong.
Understanding the Commercial Relationship
We ask how the parties actually intend to work together, what each side is contributing and what matters most if the relationship changes. The contract is then built around those answers rather than a generic structure.
What Goes Into the Draft
Scope, Price and Timeframes
Scope of work, pricing, timeframes and responsibilities need to be described precisely enough to be enforced if a dispute arises, while still being written in language the people running the arrangement can actually use.
Risk, Liability and Payment
We include liability caps, indemnities and insurance requirements appropriate to the size and nature of the deal, alongside clear payment terms and performance standards, so risk is allocated sensibly rather than left to chance.
Ending the Arrangement
We draft termination and suspension rights, along with an appropriate dispute resolution clause, so both parties know how the relationship can end and how disagreements will be handled.
Our process
How a matter of this kind moves from first contact to outcome.
Instructions
We take instructions on the commercial arrangement and what the parties intend to achieve.
First Draft
We prepare a first principles draft in plain language reflecting the actual deal.
Internal Review
You review the draft and confirm it matches how the arrangement will operate in practice.
Negotiation
We negotiate any changes proposed by the other side and advise on which points matter.
Execution
We finalise the document and assist with signing and exchange of counterparts.
How Shah & Co Lawyers can assist
Each document is built to be read and relied on by the people actually running the deal, not just lawyers.
Bespoke Drafting
First principles drafting of agreements built around your commercial arrangement.
Risk Allocation
Liability caps, indemnities and insurance provisions suited to the deal.
Plain Language Drafting
Documents your operational team can actually read and apply.
Variation Mechanisms
Change control and pricing review provisions for ongoing arrangements.
Dispute Resolution Clauses
Escalation and, where suitable, arbitration provisions.
Template Development
Documents structured for reuse across similar future deals.
Frequently asked questions
General information only. Every matter turns on its own facts.
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