Corporate & Commercial Law
Contracts, commercial arrangements, regulatory compliance and corporate advisory, informed by two decades inside corporate legal departments.
Overview
Corporate work in this chamber draws on years spent as Legal Head and Vice President within multinational and international companies. That vantage point matters: an agreement is read not only for its legal effect but for how it will operate commercially, where the risk actually sits, and what a business will need from it when the relationship is under strain.
Matters ordinarily handled
- Drafting, vetting and negotiation of commercial agreements
- Shareholder agreements, joint ventures and business transfer arrangements
- Regulatory and statutory compliance advisory
- Contractual and commercial disputes
- Legal due diligence and written opinions
- Risk management and dispute-avoidance advisory for businesses
How a matter usually proceeds
- Understanding the commercial objective behind the transaction or dispute
- Review of the documents, obligations and regulatory position
- Advice on structure, risk allocation and the practical consequences of each option
- Drafting or negotiation support with the counterparty
- Execution, stamping and registration formalities
- Continuing advisory as the arrangement operates
This is the ordinary course. Any particular matter may take a different one.
Questions clients ask
Do you review agreements drafted by the other side?
Yes. Vetting an agreement before signature is among the most common instructions the chamber receives, and it is considerably less expensive than the dispute that follows a defective one.
What does corporate experience add to a litigation practice?
It changes what is asked of a matter. Having sat on the client side of legal decisions, the chamber weighs commercial consequence, timelines and cost alongside the strictly legal position.
Can a commercial dispute be resolved without going to court?
Frequently — through negotiation, mediation, or an arbitration clause already in the contract. The available routes are set out at the first consultation.