No matter where your business sits in its development cycle, your commercial arrangements are fundamental to the success of your business.
Your business is likely to have a range of relationships with other organisations and any resulting transactions with such organisations are very likely to form a contract whether or not it is in writing. Some of these relationships will be vital to your business. You will want to ensure that any contracts relating to such relationships are in writing and properly drafted. As the saying goes ‘a verbal agreement is not worth the paper it is written on’.
We can assist businesses by drafting clear and concise commercial contracts that provide certainty and comply with the law. We will give you practical advice and assess your commercial risks.
We have extensive experience across all forms of contracts and commercial agreements.
Our contractual solutions focus on what’s important in your commercial arrangements and to your business as a whole. This means we will focus on those risks and opportunities which go to the value of the deal and to your wider business.
We will provide you with high quality legal advice and commercial realism ensuring your commercial contracts meet your needs.
Our approach
Working with you, we will:
- quickly assess the commercial and legal risks involved
- focus on those risks and opportunities which represent value to your business
- document the arrangement in a way which not only ensures that your business interests are protected but also maximises the value in the deal
Our broad experience enables us to advise you on commercial contracts across many sectors and industries both within the UK and international.
We can advise you on the potential impact of Brexit on your commercial arrangements including strategies for managing risk and preserving value.
In addition, we can also advise you on the impact of COVID-19 on your key contracts. We would be happy to carry out an initial health check on your key contracts free of charge. As part of this, we will highlight those that should be prioritised for further review and planning. We will also suggest some practical steps that can be taken to minimise risk and improve the position of your business under those contracts. For further information, please read our article on the impact of COVID-19 on contracts.
Get in touch today. We look forward to working with you.
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Multi-national professional services and consultancy contracts with UK and global clients in diverse sectors such as oil & gas, insurance, retail, facilities management, government and private equity.
- Long term outsourcing arrangements for a major UK medical group on its technology, communications and business critical services. For further information on outsourcing deals, please see our case study of a deal we advised on.
- Joint venture partnerships and agreements for the provision of tax services and financial advice by a top four accountancy firm and a leading independent financial advisory group.
- Affinity marketing agreements with a number of providers in various sectors.
- Manufacturing and supply agreements for a major Japanese games supplier for the building of amusement machines for distribution and installation in the UK and Europe.
- Franchisees in relation to franchising arrangements for a national chain of retail opticians.
- Various other key contracts and terms and conditions across supply, services, facilities management, agency, distribution, research, data management and investment activities with the aim of promoting our clients’ interests and helping them build mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers, customers, and strategic partners.