Contracts should reflect how the transaction will actually operate
A strong agreement is not simply comprehensive. It should identify the commercial bargain clearly, allocate responsibility, anticipate predictable failure points and provide workable mechanisms when circumstances change.
We approach drafting by first understanding the transaction, the client’s leverage, operational dependencies and areas where ambiguity could create financial or legal exposure.
Drafting, review and negotiation
Our commercial drafting practice covers shareholder, investment, acquisition, supply, services, construction, real estate, distribution, finance and other business agreements. We also review counterparty drafts and identify provisions that may materially affect liability, payment, control, exit or enforcement.
Negotiation support can range from targeted mark-ups of specific clauses to management of the legal workstream across a larger transaction.
Risk allocation, termination and remedies
Commercial disputes frequently arise because the agreement does not clearly address performance standards, payment triggers, delay, liability, termination or what happens after termination. Those provisions should be considered before signing, not only when the relationship breaks down.
We advise on limitation and indemnity provisions, termination rights, notice mechanics, payment protections, warranties, conditions precedent and other risk-allocation terms relevant to the transaction.
Governing law and dispute resolution
For cross-border and UAE contracts, governing law and dispute-resolution provisions should be coordinated with the likely location of the parties, assets and performance. We draft and review UAE court, DIFC, ADGM and arbitration provisions so that the dispute mechanism supports the wider transaction.