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Commercial Contracts

Creating commercial contracts to optimise business opportunities and mitigate risk

Commercial contracts are fundamental to unlocking commercial opportunities, establishing clear expectations, minimising risk and limiting the potential for disputes.

We understand the importance of adapting contracts to specific industries, our clients’ current requirements and an evolving business and regulatory landscape. From liability clauses and managing payment terms to performance standards, our team understands all the essential aspects of effective commercial contracts and risk management.

We build long-term partnerships with clients to maintain a strong understanding of their business, their industry and best practices in the market. With a range of advisory and transactional experts, we can help you structure, develop, deliver, manage, review, revise and maintain contractual relationships to optimise business operations and minimise risk.

By combining comprehensive legal and technical knowledge with deep industry expertise, we can support you in achieving your commercial objectives through enforceable flexible and creative contracts, allowing you to take opportunities and address the most complex scenarios and market challenges.

We advise a range of businesses, including some of the largest global corporations, across sectors such as construction, consumer products, energy, financial services and insurance, industrials, logistics, materials, mining, oil and gas, real estate, retail, shipping, technology, transport and utilities.
Matthew Gore
Matthew Gore
Partner
Catherine Emsellem Rope
Catherine Emsellem-Rope
Legal Director

Related experience

Ferry concession and operation agreements
Advising a national government on the development and maintenance of a strategically vital freight and passenger ferry service connecting their jurisdiction with various neighbouring jurisdictions, work over a number of years has included assisting them with the development and operation of a successful public tender process, advising on regulatory matters including with regard to competition, employment and other maritime regulations, drafting and negotiating the concession agreement and advising on a range of operational matters.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping
Catherine Emsellem-Rope Catherine Emsellem Rope William MacLachlan William MacLachlan
Supply chain contract drafting and update for international retailer
Advising a leading international clothing retailer on its contractual relationships with its international supply chain service providers, including preparing and updating template contracts for engaging with ocean carriers, freight managers, freight forwarders and road hauliers.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping Logistics
Matthew Gore Matthew Gore
Joint venture and concession agreement for global ports and terminals operator
Advising a global ports & terminals developer and operator on its strategic joint venture and 30-year concession agreement with a private port operator and end-to-end logistics provider for a strategically located port in Africa.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Joint Ventures Ports & Terminals
Alistair Mackie Alistair Mackie
Joint venture and concession agreement for global ports and terminals operator
Advising a global ports & terminals developer and operator on its strategic joint venture and 30-year concession agreement with a private port operator and end-to-end logistics provider for a strategically located port in Africa.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Joint Ventures Ports & Terminals
Alistair Mackie Alistair Mackie
Supply chain contracts for a multinational logistics company
Acting for a leading multinational logistics company drafting a range of bespoke contracts, including an integrated cold chain solution, an agreement for a new 3PL/4PL/ocean freight IT platform solution, and an Intra-Group Shipping Agreement for the client.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping Logistics
Matthew Wilmshurst Matthew Gore Matthew Gore
Restructuring amendments for housing and healthcare projects
Advising on amendment agreements to restructure financing arrangements with the Government of the Republic of Zambia, acting through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning for housing and hospital projects, supporting a revised funding profile and updated commercial terms.
Zambia
Export Finance
Paolo Pinna
Ferry concession and operation agreements
Advising a national government on the development and maintenance of a strategically vital freight and passenger ferry service connecting their jurisdiction with various neighbouring jurisdictions, work over a number of years has included assisting them with the development and operation of a successful public tender process, advising on regulatory matters including with regard to competition, employment and other maritime regulations, drafting and negotiating the concession agreement and advising on a range of operational matters.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping
Catherine Emsellem-Rope Catherine Emsellem Rope William MacLachlan William MacLachlan
Supply chain contract drafting and update for international retailer
Advising a leading international clothing retailer on its contractual relationships with its international supply chain service providers, including preparing and updating template contracts for engaging with ocean carriers, freight managers, freight forwarders and road hauliers.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping Logistics
Matthew Gore Matthew Gore
Restructuring of sovereign commercial loan portfolio for the Republic of Suriname
Advising on the restructuring of four commercial loan agreements between a lender and the Republic of Suriname, acting through the Minister of Finance, supporting revised terms to stabilise the borrower’s repayment profile.
Suriname
Export Finance
Paolo Pinna
Ferry concession and operation agreements
Advising a national government on the development and maintenance of a strategically vital freight and passenger ferry service connecting their jurisdiction with various neighbouring jurisdictions, work over a number of years has included assisting them with the development and operation of a successful public tender process, advising on regulatory matters including with regard to competition, employment and other maritime regulations, drafting and negotiating the concession agreement and advising on a range of operational matters.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping
Catherine Emsellem-Rope Catherine Emsellem Rope William MacLachlan William MacLachlan
Supply chain contract drafting and update for international retailer
Advising a leading international clothing retailer on its contractual relationships with its international supply chain service providers, including preparing and updating template contracts for engaging with ocean carriers, freight managers, freight forwarders and road hauliers.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Shipping Logistics
Matthew Gore Matthew Gore
Joint venture and project agreements for global marine contractor
Advising a leading global marine contractor on the negotiation of a joint venture agreement and a projects agreement for the supply and construction of a sub-sea HVDC interconnector cable.
United Kingdom
Construction
Catherine Emsellem-Rope Catherine Emsellem Rope Tom Hutchison
Joint venture and concession agreement for global ports and terminals operator
Advising a global ports & terminals developer and operator on its strategic joint venture and 30-year concession agreement with a private port operator and end-to-end logistics provider for a strategically located port in Africa.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Joint Ventures Ports & Terminals
Alistair Mackie Alistair Mackie

What the market says

Exceptional service far exceeding our expectations. It’s their experience and knowledge of the industry which sets them apart from other law firms.

Legal 500 London 2026 – Corporate and commercial: Commercial contracts