Like your accountant, but for the legal stuff.

Most businesses have a great accountant and a panic-call lawyer. The accountant they ring before they make a decision. The lawyer they ring after something's gone wrong.

I'm the other version. The lawyer you ring first.

Clients I work with on retainer get ongoing access — questions, contracts as they land, deals before they're done, decisions that need legal input. Predictable monthly cost. Senior lawyer on every call. No clock-watching.

Most clients start with a one-off piece of work. The retainer comes later, when it's earned.

Contract Review

You've been handed a contract.

Hand it to me.

I read it the way the other side wrote it, knowing what's standard, what's been pushed, and what the drafter is hoping you don't notice. You get a plain-English breakdown of your obligations, your exposure, and the specific terms worth pushing back on.

Key things to watch out for:

  • Risk and liability allocation — indemnities, limitation of liability, insurance requirements

  • Payment terms — when, how, what triggers payment, what stops it

  • Termination — who can exit, on what notice, with what consequence

  • IP and confidentiality — what you keep, what you give away

  • Performance obligations — what you've actually committed to deliver, and on what terms

  • Specific recommendations on language to take back to the other side

Document Drafting

You need something drafted.

Hand it to me.

Whether it's a contract you're putting to a customer, a supplier, a partner, or a contractor, I draft documents that protect your position, hold up under pressure, and reflect the deal you actually struck.

Not a template. Not a 40-page document for a five-page deal.

Experienced preparing:

  • Services agreements and consulting agreements

  • Supply and purchase agreements

  • Distribution, reseller, and partner agreements

  • Shareholder agreements and partnership documents

  • Contractor and engagement letters

  • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements

  • Bespoke commercial agreements for one-off arrangements

  • Risk and liability allocation — indemnities, limitation of liability, insurance requirements

Something has happened

Something's come up on a deal.

Hand it to me.

The contract is signed but the relationship has shifted. A counterparty isn't performing. A payment is overdue. The scope has moved. The other side wants out, or wants to renegotiate, or has just gone quiet. I work out where you stand legally, what your options are, and what the next move looks like.

This typically looks like:

  • Reading the contract against what's actually happening

  • Advice on rights, options, and risk exposure

  • Drafting notices, demands, or formal correspondence

  • Negotiation support (direct or behind the scenes)

  • Strategy on whether to push, settle, or walk

Your business is changing

Something's come up on a deal.

Hand it to me.

The contract is signed but the relationship has shifted. A counterparty isn't performing. A payment is overdue. The scope has moved. The other side wants out, or wants to renegotiate, or has just gone quiet. I work out where you stand legally, what your options are, and what the next move looks like.

Experienced in:

  • Structuring advice — how to set up the deal, the entity, the relationship

  • Drafting the documents that lock it in

  • Pre-deal review of what's being proposed by the other side

  • Negotiation support through the closing processReading the contract against what's actually happening

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