04 Practice Area
Corporate Advisory
Commercial agreements drafted to hold, and transactions closed without late surprises.
Commercial clients want two things from a law firm: agreements that survive contact with a dispute, and a transaction strategy that accounts for cost and time as seriously as it accounts for the merits. Both are matters of judgement rather than volume.
We draft and negotiate commercial contracts, licensing and distribution arrangements, and technology, media and telecommunications agreements; we advise on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and run the due diligence behind them. Where a matter turns contentious we act in arbitration and mediation, and in commercial litigation when a negotiated resolution is not available.
We are candid about proportion. Where the cost of pursuing a claim will exceed what it recovers, we will say so at the first meeting rather than the fifth.
Common questions
Questions we are asked
Is arbitration actually faster than going to court?
It can be, and it is usually more private and more predictable in its scheduling. But it is not automatically cheaper — arbitrator fees and venue costs are real. Whether it suits you depends on the clause you already signed and on the sum in dispute. We will assess both before recommending a route.
Can you review a contract before we sign it?
Yes, and it is by a wide margin the most cost-effective legal work you will ever commission. A morning spent on a draft agreement routinely prevents a dispute that would take two years to resolve.
Do you advise technology and media businesses?
We do. Platform and SaaS terms, content and licensing arrangements, data and privacy obligations, and telecom-sector agreements are a regular part of the practice — as are the commercial disputes that arise out of them.
Speak to us
Tell us what has happened.
The first conversation costs you nothing but the time it takes. Message the chambers on WhatsApp and we will tell you plainly whether you have a matter worth pursuing, and what it will realistically take.