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Commercial contracts
When choosing a commercial contracts solicitor, businesses want more than technical legal advice — they need commercially focused support from advisers who truly understand how businesses operate.
Our specialist commercial lawyers combine in-depth legal knowledge with real-world business insight, gained from working in both private practice and industry. We advise corporates, SMEs, and entrepreneurs across a wide range of sectors on the commercial arrangements that underpin both day-to-day operations and long-term strategy.
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We deliver clear, tailored advice on commercial contracts that reflects your commercial objectives and risk appetite. Our lawyers are proactive, responsive, and committed to helping you navigate complex agreements with confidence at competitive rates.
Tailored advice for businesses of all sizes
Whether you’re a start-up, growing SME or large corporate, we provide flexible, commercially astute legal solutions that support your business at every stage. We can assist with a wide range of commercial matters, including:
- Drafting and negotiating terms and conditions
- Supply, distribution and agency agreements
- Manufacturing, outsourcing and logistics contracts
- Franchise, licensing and collaboration agreements
- IT and software agreements
- E-commerce and digital trading terms
- Confidentiality (NDAs) and heads of terms
- Commercial risk and contract reviews
Further information
Sale & supply
An essential for any business, we provide a range of help – from something as broad as how to trade within the law, to the more specific like drafting the Terms and Conditions of a purchase. We’re also able to provide in-house sales training to enable your team to make informed sales decisions and avoid the common pitfalls of purchasing and selling.
Routes to market
Whether your business is brand new or well-established, we’re here to provide expert advice on the legal considerations you may need, wherever you are in your development. From setting up a new franchise to terminating an agency agreement, we’re here to help you grow.
We think optimising your business isn’t just about us advising you what to do, but helping you to understand your legal obligations and dealing with these proactively. We’re able to assist you in understanding and interpreting consumer law and competition rules so that you’re equipped with the necessary knowledge to nurture your business.
Marketing & sponsorship
When looking into other ways to advertise, it’s crucial you understand the laws about sponsorship, product endorsement, sales promotions, and lotteries. We can advise on the requirements laid out in the CAP and BCAP Codes to make sure your advertising campaigns are both lawful and effective.
Data protection and FOI
We’re here to help you navigate data protection law and disclosure of information by UK public authorities under the Freedom of Information Act.
We’re also able to advise on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect your ideas in the early stages of commercial relationships as well as safeguards in contracts, all with the intention of ensuring your peace of mind and protecting your business.
Ann Critchell-Ward
Ann is an Intellectual Property and Commercial Law specialist with over 20 years’ experience.
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