Your contracts are your business, in writing.
Every relationship you have, with customers, suppliers, partners and staff, ultimately comes down to a contract. Get the contract right and they protect your cash flow, your reputation and give you the room to run your business. Get them wrong and you could find out exactly what you agreed to at the worst possible moment, when something has gone wrong and the other side has a better position. If it doesn’t promote your interests, why are you signing it?
Commercial and contracts work covers the agreements that run your business day to day.
We help with:
- reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts;
- drafting your business terms and conditions;
- supplier, service, consultancy and reseller agreements;
- master services agreements and NDAs;
- agency, sale and distribution agreements; and
- franchise and licence agreements.
We would always recommend having your own contracts in place. But there will be times when the other side puts theirs in front of you, and before you sign or walk away you need to know things like whether the scope clear, what is your level of liability and what indemnities you are giving, who owns any intellectual property that gets created, what happens if payment is late, and how can each side get out of the contract. We answer all of that in plain English, and we tell you what to do about it.
Our commercial law services
Commercial legal support that fits the way your business operates.
Choose from fixed-fee projects, ongoing advice or a comprehensive legal health check.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Legal Health Check
Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
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