Plain-English guides to the contracts people actually get sent, written for whichever side you’re on. 41 guides across 11 contract types, last updated 30 September 2026.
How solicitors charge for contract review, what affects the price, where AI review fits, and how to decide what level of review your contract needs.
Read the guide Start hereWhen a solicitor is the right choice, when an AI contract review is enough to start with, and the questions that help you decide.
Read the guideHow exit works in a UK joint venture: transfer restrictions, pre-emption, tag-along and drag-along rights, buy-sell clauses, valuation, restrictive covenants and winding up.
How to value and document non-cash contributions to a UK joint venture, including IP, customers, assets and staff, and how they translate into shares.
How decisions are made in a UK joint venture: structure, board control, reserved matters, deadlock, funding, information rights and restrictions on the partners.
How to negotiate a commercial contract: working out your leverage, deciding what matters most, making your requests and knowing when to walk away.
How automatic renewal clauses work in business and consumer contracts, what the law says about them, and how to avoid an unwanted renewal.
The clauses that most often make a commercial contract risky or one-sided, and what to ask for instead before you sign.
How post-term non-compete clauses in UK franchise agreements are judged under restraint of trade and competition law, and what to negotiate before you sign.
The fees in a UK franchise agreement explained: initial fee, management service fees, marketing levies, tied supplies, technology, renewal and transfer fees.
What to check in a UK franchise agreement before you sign: fees, renewal, territory, the operations manual, termination, exit and post-term restrictions.
How territory and field of use limits work in UK IP licences, how to define them so they hold up, and where UK competition law restricts them.
How royalties work in UK IP licences: percentage and fixed royalties, defining net sales, minimum royalties, reporting and audit rights, and what to negotiate.
Exclusive, sole and non-exclusive IP licences under English law: who else can use the IP, who can sue infringers, and what to ask for before you sign.
How interest works in UK loan agreements: simple and compound interest, fixed and variable rates, default interest and the penalty rule, fees, and when consumer credit rules apply.
Fixed and floating charges, debentures, legal mortgages and personal guarantees in UK business lending, how each works and why registration at Companies House matters.
Directors’ loans in UK companies: lending money to your company, borrowing from it, member approval under the Companies Act 2006, section 455 tax and benefit-in-kind rules.
Whether a court will uphold the liability cap or exclusion in your terms: incorporation, interpretation, the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
What your terms, privacy notice and supplier contracts need to say about personal data under UK GDPR, including processor terms and the 2025 Act changes.
What UK businesses selling to consumers need to know about the Consumer Rights Act 2015: statutory rights, the unfairness test, transparency and enforcement.
Warranties in supply agreements: what the supplier promises, how the terms implied by law can be cut down, and what to check on cover, notice and remedies.
How liability caps and loss exclusions work in business supply contracts, when the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 limits them, and how to negotiate a fair cap.
Late delivery under a supply contract: when time is of the essence, when you can terminate, how liquidated damages work and what to claim if the contract is silent.
The standard carve-outs in an NDA (public information, prior knowledge, third-party information and independent development), why they matter and how to draft them.
What happens under English law when someone breaks an NDA: injunctions, damages, an account of profits, and what makes enforcement hard in practice.
How to structure a mutual non-disclosure agreement that works for both parties: the definition, exclusions, duration, remedies and the drafting mistakes to avoid.
How deadlock clauses in UK shareholders’ agreements work: escalation, mediation, Russian roulette and Texas shoot-out clauses, put and call options, and winding up.
How shares in a UK private company are valued on a transfer or exit: the main methods, minority discounts, fair value versus market value, and leaver pricing.
How a shareholders’ agreement helps prevent and resolve founder disputes: leaver terms, reserved matters, drag and tag rights, deadlock and unfair prejudice.
How to negotiate payment, invoicing and late-payment terms in a UK consultancy contract, and which payment clauses to push back on before you sign.
How IR35 and the off-payroll working rules apply to UK consultants working through their own company, who decides status, and which contract terms matter.
Who owns the work in a UK consultancy agreement, why the default position surprises clients, what you can reuse afterwards and which IP terms are worth negotiating.
How remote and hybrid working clauses in UK employment contracts work, what a clear clause covers, and which wording to push back on before you sign.
What you can realistically negotiate in a UK employment contract, which points are worth your effort, and how to raise them without souring the offer.
For employers and anyone drafting covenants: how English law treats non-competes and other restrictions, how to draft them to hold up, and how enforcement works.
A practical checklist for reviewing a commercial contract yourself, before you decide whether you need professional help.
The legal, tax and practical differences between being employed and being engaged as a consultant in the UK, including how employment status and IR35 work.
For employees: how to read the non-compete, non-solicitation and non-dealing clauses in your own contract, and how to judge whether they would hold up.
What liability caps and exclusions actually mean, how to read them, and what to ask for when you negotiate one in a commercial contract.
When a solicitor is the right choice, when an AI contract review is enough to start with, and the questions that help you decide.
A plain English checklist covering scope, duration, exclusions and the clauses that catch most people out.
The clauses in a UK employment contract most likely to cause trouble later, from restrictive covenants and probation to deductions and IP.
How solicitors charge for contract review, what affects the price, where AI review fits, and how to decide what level of review your contract needs.
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