Companies, contracts & transactions
Corporate and Commercial
Commercially grounded legal work for companies, founders, investors and operating businesses.
How we look at the matter
Put authority, economics and risk in the same document set.
Corporate work is strongest when the constitutional record, decision-making authority and commercial bargain agree with each other.
We help businesses organise governance, negotiate contracts and structure transactions so that responsibilities, approvals and exit points are understood before they become disputes.
Matter-specific legal work
Where the work may begin.
The scope is defined around the documents, decision and forum—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Company formation and governance
Structuring entities, constitutional documents, decision-making and ongoing corporate records.
Shareholder and founder arrangements
Defining ownership, control, reserved matters, transfer restrictions and exit mechanics.
Commercial contracts
Drafting and reviewing agreements around supply, services, distribution, technology and operations.
Joint ventures and transactions
Connecting term sheets, due diligence, approvals and definitive documents.
Corporate compliance
Helping teams maintain authority, filings and records around material decisions.
Restructuring and exits
Considering reorganisations, transfers, settlements and closure steps against commercial objectives.
A disciplined first pass
A disciplined path through corporate and commercial work.
- 01
Orient
Clarify the corporate and commercial issue, the parties, the deadline and the decision that must be made.
- 02
Review
Read the governing documents, official record and material communications as one chronology.
- 03
Assess
Identify legal, evidential, commercial and procedural risks before selecting a route.
- 04
Act
Confirm a proportionate written scope and take the agreed next step without promising an outcome.
Prepare the first conversation
Useful material to bring.
A complete file is not required to start. The material you do have can reveal what needs to be checked next.
- Constitutional and incorporation records
- Current ownership information
- Board and shareholder decisions
- Draft contracts or term sheets
- A summary of the commercial objective
Before you instruct the firm
Common starting questions.
01When should founders sign a shareholders’ agreement?
It is usually easier to agree governance, transfer, funding and exit rules before positions diverge or outside capital is introduced.
02Can a template contract be used unchanged?
A template is only a starting point. The actual transaction, liability, payment, data, termination and dispute terms must be aligned.
03What is checked in corporate due diligence?
The scope may include authority, ownership, contracts, disputes, assets, employment, intellectual property and compliance, depending on the transaction.
04Do all corporate changes require the same approvals?
No. The law, constitutional documents, existing agreements and nature of the decision determine the approvals and filings.