Legal Consultancy
Assessment of your legal position, document review and written or in-person legal opinion.
Learn moreContract Drafting and Review
Most disputes we later see could have been prevented by three clauses: payment terms, termination and dispute resolution. We draft and review contracts with an eye on how they will read when a relationship goes wrong, not only when it is going well.
When this service applies
- You are entering a new commercial agreement.
- A counterparty has sent you their standard form to sign.
- Your existing template has produced problems in practice.
- You need a settlement agreement or acknowledgement of debt documented.
- You are agreeing a payment plan and need it recorded properly.
- You need an NDA before sharing commercial information.
What the service covers
- Drafting commercial contracts
- Reviewing contracts presented to you
- Amending and negotiating clauses
- Defining obligations and allocating risk
- Payment terms
- Termination provisions
- Confidentiality provisions
- Liability and indemnity provisions
- Dispute resolution clauses
- Service agreements
- Supply agreements
- Settlement agreements
- Acknowledgements of debt
- Payment plans and rescheduling
- Memoranda of understanding
- Non-disclosure agreements
How the service works
- 01
Briefing
We establish the commercial purpose and the risks that concern you.
- 02
Review or drafting
We mark up the document presented, or prepare a first draft.
- 03
Risk notes
We explain the clauses that carry the most exposure in plain language.
- 04
Revision
We revise following your comments.
- 05
Negotiation support
We support you in negotiating the contested clauses.
- 06
Final version
We issue the execution version with signing instructions.
Documents usually required
- Any draft already exchanged between the parties
- Previous contracts between the same parties
- Commercial terms already agreed
- Quotations, proposals or scope documents
- Trade licences of the parties
- Any correspondence recording what was agreed
Frequently asked questions
Can you review a contract already signed?
Yes. A review of a signed contract identifies your position and obligations under it, though amendments then require the other party's agreement.
Do you draft in Arabic and English?
Yes. Contracts can be prepared in either language or as a bilingual document.
Which version prevails in a bilingual contract?
That depends on the governing language clause, which is one of the provisions we address specifically when drafting.
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