Contract drafting
You have agreed something commercially and now it needs to be written down properly. Drafting starts from your terms rather than from a template that has to be bent to fit.
From £750 · one agreement
When this is useful
Situations this service is for
- You have been working on a handshake and the relationship is now worth documenting.
- You are engaging consultants, contractors or agencies repeatedly and need a set of terms you can reuse.
- You are selling a service and want your own terms rather than signing everyone else's.
- A template you found online does not cover how your business actually works.
- A deal has been agreed in principle and both sides want it recorded before work starts.
What we do
The work itself
- Establish the commercial terms first: who does what, for how much, for how long and what happens if it stops.
- Draft an agreement that reflects those terms rather than a standard form with your name in it.
- Deal with payment, liability, intellectual property, confidentiality, termination and dispute resolution appropriately for the transaction.
- Keep the language as plain as the subject matter allows.
- Revise the draft within an agreed allowance and produce a final execution version.
Before you book
What to send us
- 01A description of the deal in your own words, including anything already agreed by email.
- 02Any heads of terms, quote or proposal.
- 03Any existing agreement you are replacing.
- 04The names and, where relevant, company numbers of the parties.
- 05When you need it by.
What happens
How the work runs
- 01
The brief
A conversation to establish the commercial terms. Most drafting problems are commercial questions that have not yet been decided.
- 02
Scope and fee
We confirm the scope, the revision allowance and the fixed fee in writing before drafting starts.
- 03
First draft
You receive a first draft with notes on the decisions we have taken and the points that still need your answer.
- 04
Revisions
Your comments are incorporated within the agreed revision allowance.
- 05
Execution version
A final version, formatted for signature, with a short note on how it should be signed.
What you receive
Deliverables
- A bespoke agreement drafted for the transaction.
- An agreed allowance of revisions.
- A final execution version with signing instructions.
Fee
From £750
This price assumes
- One agreement
- Two revision rounds
Included
- Commercial scoping conversation
- Bespoke first draft
- Two revision rounds
- Execution version with signing instructions
Not included
- Advice on off-payroll working or employment status determinations
- Tax advice
Prices are indicative minimums for matters within the assumptions shown. We review the document and confirm a fixed fee in writing before any work begins. No legal advice is given during the free initial assessment.
All fees and what changes themQuestions
Common questions
- Can you draft anything?
- No, and we will tell you when something falls outside what we do. Some agreements need a specialist in that field, and it is better to say so at the start than to produce a document that is merely adequate.
- How many rounds of amendments are included?
- The allowance is agreed with the fee before drafting starts, so there are no surprises. Additional rounds are quoted separately.
- Will the agreement be enforceable?
- It will be drafted to be, under the law of England & Wales. No solicitor can promise how a court would decide a particular dispute, and you should be sceptical of one who does.
- Can you draft in a way both sides will accept?
- We draft for you. A balanced agreement is often the quickest route to signature, and where that is your objective we will draft accordingly — but our duty is to you.
Related services
Send us the document and we will confirm whether we can assist.
You will get a straight answer on scope, fee and timing before any work begins.
Enquiries receive a response within one working day.