Commercial Contracts

When you run a business, entering commercial arrangements is something you will do every day. There will be sales agreed with customers, deals done with suppliers, joint initiatives with trade partners and new facilities negotiated with lenders. 

Document these arrangement is crucial and best done through a formal contract that sets out the agreed terms, addresses and legal requirements, allocates risk in the event of something goes wrong, provides a means of resolving disputes and, most importantly, ensures that the overall deal done works in your favour.

How we can help

At IMD Solicitors, our commercial lawyers produce business contracts for a range of clients operating across the UK, Europe and further afield, the majority of which are governed by UK or EU law but many of which also have a cross-border element.

We act for new business start-ups, family owned companies, SMEs, PLCs, multinationals and a number of financial institutions.

Our service encompasses contract negotiation, contract drafting and review, contract revision and variation and, where required, contract analysis and interpretation. 

In arrangements with an international dimension involving multiple lawyers working across several jurisdictions, we also offer a project management service.

We have an impressively quick turnaround rate and in most cases are able to act on a fixed fee basis to ensure costs remain predictable and there are no nasty surprises.

Contracts we deal with

We deal with a wide variety of contract types, including:

• sale of goods and supply of services contracts;
• standard and bespoke terms and conditions of sale;
• e-commerce agreements;
• lease and hire purchase agreements;
• joint venture, collaboration and partnership agreements;
• outsourcing arrangements;
• agency and distribution agreements;
• franchise agreements;
• service level agreements;
• loan, credit facility and guarantee agreements;
• data protection and GDPR agreements;
• non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, particularly in contracts involving the developments or exploitation of intellectual property;
• employment contracts, including directors service agreements; and
• company contracts, including shareholder and share purchase agreements.