
Business Contracts
Stevensen Business Lawyers are contract law and commercial law specialists.
We can write easily-understandable business contracts and commercial agreements for you, free of legal jargon, which minimises your risk and maximises your protection. In doing so, we draw on our long experience in reviewing and updating contracts and agreements.
We help you identify your commercial goals, and then we draft appropriate business contracts or review any proposed agreements with your goals in mind.
Your business contracts need to fit your commercial needs and circumstances. Unlike some of our competitors, we don’t use a ‘one size fits all template. Our service will provide you with commercial agreements tailored to your business.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR BUSINESS CONTRACTS
When you appoint Stevensen Business Lawyers as your commercial lawyers, we can:
• Review business contracts you are considering signing and explain your rights and obligations before you commit yourself;
• Suggest amendments to protect your commercial interests;
• Negotiate on your behalf with solicitors for other parties to protect your interests;
• Advise you on the law applying to a proposed business contract or commercial agreement;
• Prepare terms and conditions for online businesses which cover all online transactions with customers;
• Advise you on steps to be taken if someone breaches a contract with you; and
• Advise you on your response to a claim that you have breached a contract.
Contact us to speak to a contract lawyer about your contract agreement requirements.
When you are growing your business by negotiating with more prominent players in your industry, we can also assist you by reviewing and negotiating updates to the complex agreements they often put forward.
Where you are putting in a tender for a big project, we can review the proforma supplier terms and conditions and work with you to prepare the ‘exceptions table’ for you to submit to the project manager with your tender submission.
TYPES OF COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
We advise on all types of business contracts and commercial agreements. These include:
- Share Sale Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements,
Shareholders’ Agreements, - Partnership Agreements, Discretionary Trusts, or Unit-holders’ Agreements,
- Contracts for Sale of Business,
- Franchise Agreements & other franchise documents,
- Supply of Services Agreements,
- Independent Contractors Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, Subcontract for Supply of Services,
- Terms and Conditions for online businesses & e-commerce websites,
- Distribution Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements,
- Retail Premises Leases & Commercial Premises Leases,
- Put and Call Option Agreements,
- Loan Agreements and Security Documents: mortgages and securities registrable under the Personal Property Securities Act,
- Copyright Licences, Copyright Assignment Agreements, IP Assignment Agreements, Advertising Agreements,
- Software Development Agreements,
- Sale of Goods Agreements, Hardware Supply Agreements, Equipment Leases,
- Confidentiality Agreements & Non-Disclosure Deeds (NDA),
- Employment Contracts.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
That depends on several things. The nature of the transaction, its complexity, and the quality of the document will affect the fixed price fee we would charge for the initial review and a letter confirming the results.
When you sign a document, you will usually be bound by all of its terms, even if you did not read or understand it.
It costs more to fix up a mistake than to get a lawyer to do it correctly in the first place.
We have seen “one size fits all” commercial agreements adapted without any input from a lawyer. The result can be dangerous. You risk entering into the wrong type of agreement (legal-wise and tax-wise), or one that might not suit your business goals at all. To avoid this, we encourage you to prepare a list of things you would like to see in your agreement, and then bring it to a reputable commercial lawyer. We can prepare a formal contract that protects you as well as being tailored to your particular requirements and industry.
We therefore strongly advise you against signing any contract before a lawyer has checked it. We regularly review contracts and agreements and can advise you on changes and updates to protect your legal position and advance your business goals. If you enter into the so-called “Standard Terms & Conditions” of your suppliers without reading the “fine print,” you could risk facing court action if things go wrong.
We can assist you through the entire process, from the very beginning, by tailoring contracts to suit the specifics of a business deal and manage the type of risks that could arise in your specific circumstances.