Most contracts that end in dispute are not unlawful. They were written for the case where everything goes to plan. When delivery is late, the goods are not what was agreed, or payment stops, there turns out to be nothing in the document to work with.
What matters is not length but clarity: each side's obligations, the dates, how payment is made, and what follows from failure. A one-page agreement that covers those is worth more than ten pages copied from somewhere else.
We draft from scratch, review what a counterparty has sent, and tighten the standard forms a business uses every day.
Agreements we draft and review
- Sale and supply agreements, domestic and cross-border.
- Hire of work and service agreements.
- Leases and hire purchase, for property and for movables.
- Employment contracts, work rules and non-competition covenants.
- Loans, guarantees and mortgages.
- Joint ventures, distribution agreements and licences.
- Confidentiality agreements and memoranda of understanding.
What every contract should say
- Exactly who the parties are, and whether the signatory has authority to bind them.
- The scope of the work or goods, and the standard by which completion is measured.
- The delivery and payment dates, and what follows from delay.
- How notice is given between the parties, and to what address.
- The grounds for termination, and what must be returned or paid afterwards.
- How disputes are resolved and which court has jurisdiction.
This page is general information, not advice on your contract. Send the draft in use, or the one you have been sent, for review before signing.