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Commercial Contracts

Our commercial contracts team advises businesses across all sectors on the drafting, review, and contract negotiation of a full range of commercial agreements.

Well-structured commercial contracts are essential for creating certainty, reducing risk, and supporting long term commercial relationships. We assist with everything from routine day to day agreements through to complex multi-jurisdictional outsourcing and technology arrangements, ensuring that both drafting and contract negotiation are managed efficiently.

We regularly prepare and negotiate pre-contractual documents such as NDAs, MOUs, and letters of intent. These provide a clear structure for early discussions and protect confidential information before formal contract negotiation begins. Beyond this, we support clients with consultancy agreements, subcontractor arrangements, collaboration agreements, R&D contracts, and joint ventures, ensuring that responsibilities, deliverables, IP ownership, and commercial outcomes are clearly defined.

For technology focused businesses, our commercial contract lawyers have extensive experience in both drafting and contract negotiation for software licensing agreements, SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS arrangements, cloud services contracts, and systems integration projects. We also prepare online terms and conditions, distribution agreements, franchise agreements, manufacturing contracts, and other sector specific commercial agreements tailored to digital and physical business models.

Our lawyers are skilled contract negotiators and regularly represent clients in high value contract negotiation with multinational corporations, public sector bodies, and major suppliers. We focus on securing favourable terms while maintaining positive commercial relationships. We understand that successful contract negotiation requires an appreciation of operational, strategic, and commercial priorities as well as legal considerations.

We also assist clients with the sale of goods and supply of services, online and offline, and advise on software development agreements, IP licensing, and technical services contracts. Our advice combines legal expertise with practical insight into how businesses operate, allowing us to provide drafting and contract negotiation support that is commercially sensible and aligned with each client’s risk appetite.

Our aim is to ensure every commercial contract our clients rely on is clear, enforceable, and tailored to their objectives. By combining precise drafting with effective contract negotiation, we give businesses confidence and clarity in their commercial dealings.

Why choose Waterfront Law’s commercial contracts team?

  • Client-centric approach: We tailor our advice to your business’ unique needs and priorities.
  • Sector expertise: Our lawyers bring deep industry knowledge, particularly in technology, e-commerce, and regulated sectors.
  • Proven track record: We have successfully represented clients in negotiations with major corporations, public sector bodies, and across international jurisdictions.
  • Comprehensive support: From contract drafting to dispute resolution, data protection to corporate transactions, we offer end-to-end legal solutions.

For a confidential, no-obligation conversation about your legal needs, please contact our team, led by Andrew Gordon, via the form below.

Our commercial contracts team:

Recent Work

  • Waterfront had the privilege of providing SQLI with ongoing corporate and commercial contract advice throughout this past year. SQLI is a commerce and creative agency that helps brands shape their digital future by creating exceptional digital experiences for some of the world’s top brands.
  • Waterfront’s corporate team has advised ultimate one-stop garden planning toolkit provider, Shoot Limited on a funding round earlier this year. A large part of the investment is being used to accelerate Shoots technology development. The Waterfront team advising on the investment was led by Adam Bartels.
  • Waterfront have recently assisted C-Centric with a number of commercial projects. C-Centric are proven intelligent data experts with in-depth industry knowledge and the latest outbound campaign management technologies.
  • Waterfront has recently supported DuneFront with numerous commercial contract workstreams. DuneFront is trusted by prominent Operators and Service Companies globally to help maximize the reliability of their sand face completion operations.
  • Advising streaming company Lenses.io on its recent acquisition by Celonis.
  • Advising long-standing clients Cubica Technology and Q6 Holdings on their recent acquisition by Chemring Group.
  • Our corporate lawyers have assisted cyber security training platform Hack the Box on its Series A investment round.
  • Giving advice to Hotwire Public Relations Limited (part of the Enero Group) on its acquisition of McDonald Butler Associates.
  • Advising the shareholders of Anana Limited on its sale to Horizon Capital-backed Sabio Limited.
  • Waterfront has been an invaluable asset as we’ve navigated our corporate and commercial contracts. They were proactive, responsive, and understood our company’s needs. Marc Hilbourne, CFO at SQLI UK & MENA
  • We were very impressed by the speed with which the Waterfront team worked to get everything lined up for the funding round. We look forward to working with them again in the future for both our corporate and commercial needs. SHOOT
  • Our continuing experience with Waterfront on several new and revised commercial contracts has been very positive. They deliver work on budget and on time. The team is approachable, efficient and professional. C-Centric
  • While helping us work through our commercial contracts, Waterfront provided expert legal guidance throughout the entire process, ensuring every aspect was handled smoothly and efficiently. It was a pleasure collaborating with their team. DuneFront
  • We hugely appreciate all the work from Angus, Matthew and Charlotte, going above and beyond all expectations. Lenses.io
  • Waterfront were a great asset to us in managing the acquisition. They were able to offer all the necessary expertise to get this deal done in the tight timeframe, and they proved invaluable in assessing all the possible implications as the deal developed. Angus and Charlotte made teaming up with FLYR Labs as straightforward as it could possibly be. Faredirect
  • A massive thanks to the team at Waterfront whose huge efforts were absolutely instrumental in helping us get this deal done. Cubica
  • Having Waterfront alongside us, doing what was the most important deal of the founders’ lives, was so reassuring. Their superb attention to detail, hard work and ability to explain and anticipate potential issues, ensured that we achieved the outcome we were targeting. We would highly recommend them, particularly to any fast-growing tech or media business. React News
  • Waterfront Solicitors provided outstanding legal services to Hotwire and the Enero Group in our recent acquisition of McDonald Butler. Waterfront’s team was first class across multiple specialities, including M&A and employment, and played an instrumental role in us meeting a tough timeline and achieving an excellent outcome. The team was very accommodating, despite our conflicting time zones, and willingly put in the extra effort to liaise with a multitude of stakeholders, both internally and externally, during the transaction. Once again, the Waterfront team have proved their worth. Hotwire PR

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