Corpus Legal
Contracts
The contract as an instrument for allocating risk, not as a closing formality.
Each business risk is identified and allocated deliberately between the parties, so that the relationship runs the way both of them planned it.
In short
- Applicable lawWhere it is collected
- ForumHow long it takes
- SecurityAt what cost
What it decides
In practice a case is won or lost in the drafting. The governing law clause, the forum and the security regime determine where, in how long and at what cost a breach is recovered, long before any dispute exists.
Scope
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- International contracting: governing law and forum
- Representations, warranties and indemnities
- Performance security and payment structures
- Review of standard-form and supplier contracts
- Contractual risk matrix by business line