Contract review and analysis
Send us the contract before you sign it. You get a written report telling you exactly where you are exposed and what is worth pushing back on.
Contract analysis and fallibility report
LegalRoad analyses your contract and provides a fallibility report. We assess the terms and conditions to confirm that performance of the obligations works for you, and we consider your bargaining position to see where your interests could be strengthened.
In short, we scrutinise the agreement to clarify:
- Who is to do what?
- Where, how and when will the contract be performed?
- The timescales
- When and how is payment to be made?
- What safeguards exist if payment is late, or is not made at all?
- How will disputes be dealt with, so civil action is avoided?
- Are future obligations in line with the changing nature of the business?
- Have all the required standard clauses been included?
- Have all bespoke clauses based on the contract objectives been addressed?
- Are further clauses required to safeguard you under the agreement?
- Is the terminology valid, accurate and easy to understand?
- Is the contract fit for purpose, and in line with the law?
What you get back
- A written report in plain English, not a marked-up PDF you cannot interpret
- Every clause that exposes you, ranked by how much it actually matters
- The clauses that are missing altogether — usually the more expensive problem
- Specific redraft wording for the points worth renegotiating
- A clear view on whether the agreement is fit for purpose and compliant with the law
Contract risk assessment
Where you have a portfolio of agreements rather than a single contract, we audit them together: lease agreements, employment agreements, service agreements, outsourcing agreements, general terms and conditions, investment management agreements, IP agreements and NDAs. That tells you where the exposure is concentrated, rather than dealing with each contract only when it becomes a problem.
Redrafting your existing contract
Following our analysis, we help you redraft the existing agreement in line with our report recommendations — addressing the agreed changes and developing the contract towards your objectives. Where the document is beyond saving, our drafting service starts again from scratch.