Commercial Contracts & Agreements
The Paperwork Your Business Runs On — Drafted Properly, Once.
- Confidentiality agreements, contractor and consultancy agreements, terms of trade.
- Supply, services, distribution, agency, licence and referral agreements.
- Variations, assignments, novations and deeds of release.
- Prepared from your instructions — or reviewed before you sign someone else’s.
- Fixed fee per document, quoted upfront.
Why the document matters
A Contract Earns Its Fee on the Worst Day, Not the Best
While a commercial relationship is going well, nobody reads the agreement. It matters on the day the other side stops paying, walks off with your client list, delivers something different from what was promised, or simply says the deal was never what you thought it was.
That is the whole point of getting it drafted properly. A good commercial contract says clearly who does what, by when, for how much, what happens when something goes wrong, who wears the loss, and how either party gets out. A template pulled off the internet usually answers the first question and none of the rest.
We take full instructions once, prepare the document properly, and have a qualified solicitor review every one before it reaches you.
What we prepare
The Documents We Draft and Review
Each of these is available on a fixed fee. If what you need is not listed, ask — the list is what comes up most often, not a limit.
Confidentiality Agreements
One-way and mutual NDAs for sharing figures, customer data or ideas before a deal is done. Short, enforceable, and quick to turn around.
Heads of Agreement
Term sheets and memoranda of understanding that record what has been agreed in principle — and make clear which parts are binding and which are not.
Contractor & Consultancy
Independent contractor and consultancy agreements — scope, fees, IP ownership, confidentiality and termination, written so the arrangement is clear on both sides.
Terms & Conditions of Trade
Your standard trading terms, plus a credit application and a retention of title clause registered on the PPSR — so unpaid stock can actually be recovered.
Supply & Services Agreements
Supply contracts and master services agreements — deliverables, service levels, pricing and variation, liability, insurance and how the arrangement ends.
Distribution & Agency
Distribution, reseller and agency agreements — territory, exclusivity, minimum volumes, margins, brand use and what happens to the customers at the end.
Licence & IP
Licences to use a brand, system or software, and assignments transferring ownership of intellectual property — including from a contractor to your business.
Referral & Introducer
Referral and introducer agreements setting out what triggers a fee, how much, when it is paid, and how long the arrangement runs.
Variations & Novations
Deeds of variation, assignment and novation when the terms change or the contract needs to move to a different entity — done properly, not by email.
Settlement & Release
Deeds of settlement and release to close off a commercial disagreement cleanly, where the parties have already reached terms between themselves.
Website & Online Terms
Website terms of use, privacy policy and collection notice, and subscription or software terms for businesses selling online.
Contract Review
Not drafting, just checking. You have been sent an agreement and want to know what it commits you to before you sign it, in plain English.
Tell us the document and the deal, and we’ll come back with a fixed fee.
Request a QuoteWhy it matters
What a Weak Contract Costs
Nobody Owns the Work
Without an IP assignment, the designer, developer or contractor who built it usually still owns it — even though you paid for it.
Unpaid Stock You Can’t Recover
Terms of trade with no retention of title, or a retention clause never registered on the PPSR, leaves you an unsecured creditor when a customer folds.
Unlimited Liability
Standard agreements often cap the supplier’s liability and leave yours wide open. It is a single clause and it can be the difference between an inconvenience and a catastrophe.
No Way Out
An agreement with no termination right, or a long fixed term with automatic renewal, can lock a business into a supplier it has outgrown.
A Handshake Nobody Recorded
When the arrangement was agreed in a meeting and never written down, the version that wins is usually the one with something in writing behind it.
The Wrong Entity Signed
A contract signed by the wrong company, or by a person rather than a company, can put personal assets on the line or make the agreement hard to enforce.
These are one-clause problems with five-figure consequences.
Talk to Us FirstHow we work
From Instructions to Signed Agreement
Tell Us the Arrangement
What has been agreed, with whom, and what you need the document to do. A short call or email is enough to start.
Fixed Fee Confirmed
The document, the scope, what is and is not included, and the fee — in writing before we begin.
Full Instructions
We capture every commercial term once, properly, so you are not answering the same questions across a dozen emails.
Drafted & Reviewed
Prepared and checked by a qualified solicitor. You receive a clean draft and a short note on the clauses that matter most.
One Round of Amendments
Your changes and the other side’s reasonable comments worked through, inside the fixed fee.
Execution
Finalised for signing, with guidance on who signs for which entity and how — plus PPSR registration where the document needs it.
Why Businesses Use Corporate Legal
Reviewed by a Solicitor
Every document is read and checked by a qualified solicitor before it reaches you.
Fixed Fee Per Document
Agreed upfront and honoured through a normal round of amendments, so you can decide whether the document is worth it before you commit.
Days, Not Weeks
A straightforward document is usually back with you within a few business days.
Written to Be Read
Plain English, so the people who have to work to the agreement can actually follow it — which is most of what makes a contract work.
Property Work Under the Same Roof
When the arrangement touches premises, security over land or a lease, it is handled in the same firm rather than referred out.
We Tell You What Not to Do
If a document is not worth preparing, or the risk sits somewhere other than where you think it does, you will hear that too.
Get the agreement drafted once, properly.
Talk to Us TodayCommercial contracts rarely sit on their own. The same business is often setting up an entity, lending or borrowing money, buying or selling a business, or signing a lease. Corporate Legal handles all of it in one practice, which means the documents are consistent with each other rather than drafted in isolation.
Commercial Contract FAQs
Can’t I just use a template I found online?
How much does a commercial contract cost?
What if the other side wants changes?
Can you review a contract someone has sent me?
Do I need my terms of trade registered on the PPSR?
Who should sign — me or my company?
Do you draft employment contracts?
How long will it take?
Not sure which document your arrangement needs?
Ask Us DirectlyGet It in Writing, Properly
Most commercial disputes start with a document that was never drafted, or one that was drafted for somebody else. Corporate Legal prepares and reviews commercial agreements for NSW businesses at a fixed fee, in plain English, reviewed by a qualified solicitor — usually within days.
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