Contract Lawyers

Our contract lawyers provide businesses with the documentation they need to work well, grow and succeed. Drawing on a wealth of in-house expertise and significant experience, our team produces effective solutions based on commercial realities and in-depth knowledge of our clients’ businesses.

Once the documentation is drafted, our contract lawyers advise clients on issues of compliance, breaches, claims and remedies, ensuring that they know their options and where they stand at all times.

Our Services

From day-to-day documents to major deals, our contract lawyers can assist with a variety of issues, including:

Setting up businesses
Internal company documentation
Terms of use, data protection and privacy policies
Mergers and acquisitions
Employment
Financing
Outsourcing and business processes
Deals and projects
Procurement
Contract disputes, breaches and remedies
Specialist areas including intellectual property and technology

Starting Up

We provide start-ups and new businesses with everything they need to move forwards. From articles of association to shareholder agreements, directors' remuneration contracts to data protection and privacy policies, each document produced by our contract solicitors is individually drafted for the client´s business and goals.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Whether buying, selling or merging with a business, our clients can count on our contract lawyers to offer them expert advice and documentation.

Day-to-Day Documents

Employment contracts, terms and conditions, distributing agreements, every business needs good, effective legal documentation to help it work and trade on a day-to-day basis, all of which our contract lawyers can deliver.

Outsourcing

Businesses often save resources by outsourcing, whether it’s hiring someone to deal with their infrastructure needs or their business processes. Our contract lawyers frequently assist clients in facilitating these deals, including the tender process.

Deals and Projects

From franchising agreements to joint ventures and special projects to spin-offs, whatever the deal, our contract solicitors act as experts in the client’s corner, looking out for their commercial needs.

Finance

Our contract lawyers produce a range of financing documentation, helping our clients with everything from financing for technology companies and investing in companies to banking guarantees.

Intellectual Property Management

One of a business’s greatest assets is usually its intellectual property and our contract solicitors provide our clients with the tools to protect and monetise it, for example with software and database licensing agreements as well as licensing and protection of business names, logos, trademarks and brand names.

Disputes and Remedies

Entering into an agreement is only the first step. Our contract solicitors, supported by our London litigation team, provide ongoing help and guidance on implementing the contract and identifying and managing disputes as well as identifying claims and entering into legal enforcement proceedings.

MORE INFORMATION
For legal advice on business and commercial contracts, contact us online, email us at solicitors@gillhams.com or call us on 020 7353 2732.