Contracts (commercial)

If you are planning on leasing a property, whether as landlord or tenant, you will need to involve a lawyer to make sure the commercial lease terms are suitable to your proposed use of the premises.

Your Credit Terms and Conditions set out how you will provide credit to your customers and your Credit Application Form is provided to your customers to allow you to assess whether you will provide credit to them and should set out all the information you need from them.

Debentures, secured and unsecured notes are types of investments that pay interest. Companies issue them as a way to raise funds from investors. In return for your money, the company promises to make regular interest payments, and return the money you lent them on a date in the future.

An employment contract is an agreement between an employer and employee that sets out terms and conditions of employment. A contract can be in writing or verbal.

The franchise agreement is the agreement that governs the relationship between the franchisor and franchisee. It is the legal document that grants the franchisee the right to operate the franchise business and sets out the rights and responsibilities of each party.

Guarantee is a legal term more comprehensive and of higher import than either warranty or "security". It most commonly designates a private transaction by means of which one person, to obtain some trust, confidence or credit for another, engages to be answerable for them. It may also designate a treaty through which claims, rights or possessions are secured.

Having clear terms and conditions of trade will ensure the smooth running of your business. Drafting meaningful Terms of Trade will minimise the possibility of disputes in future.