Commercial contracts and obligations
Commercial sales, services, leases, agency and distribution agreements, business obligations, security, liability and negotiations.
GURI / Companies · Business · International law
We work exclusively with legal entities and businesses. We support commercial contracts, corporate documents, branches and cross-border business disputes. We identify the applicable law, risks and a practical route to protect the company’s interests.
01 / Scope of work
Our scope covers commercial and corporate matters, both domestic and international. The team and authority needed in a particular country are established after reviewing the company’s matter.
Commercial sales, services, leases, agency and distribution agreements, business obligations, security, liability and negotiations.
Formation and structural changes, corporate documents, directors’ authority, shareholder relations, equity transactions, restructuring and closure.
Company permits and licences, inspections, administrative procedures and challenges to decisions affecting the business.
Employer-side support: employee and executive contracts, workplace policies, remote work, overseas branch personnel, termination and business employment disputes.
Corporate powers of attorney and company documents, translation, notarisation, apostilles and consular legalisation where required for a business task.
Claims, negotiation, mediation, litigation, arbitration, recognition and enforcement. Participation in proceedings is arranged under local representation requirements.
Commercial real estate, company assets, leases and protection of business property interests in another country.
Tax and customs, foreign-exchange matters, competition, procurement, personal data, sanctions, sector regulation and intellectual property.
02 / Countries and requirements
We consider the client’s country, the company or branch location, contractual performance, the location of assets and the dispute-resolution route. A domestic template is reviewed against the rules of the relevant country.
You can enquire about any country. For advocacy, court representation, notarial work and other regulated activities, we establish the required local professional, authority and working arrangements in advance.
03 / Deliverables
You receive an issue map, risks and deadlines, an agreed document set and an action plan. Ongoing work assigns responsibility for preparation, counterpart communications, submissions and progress reporting.
04 / GURI
Clarify countries, parties, the current situation and your desired outcome.
Review the information, requirements and constraints, and identify missing inputs.
Agree the work, responsible professionals, fees, timing and milestones.
Deliver the work in stages, hand over the outputs and define the next steps.
05 / FAQ
We work exclusively with legal entities and businesses on commercial contracts, corporate matters and company disputes. Personal and household legal matters are outside this service.
Yes, on the company-employer’s side: engagement, contract terms, workplace policies, assignments, termination and business disputes. Employment matters are coordinated with tax and immigration requirements.
Yes, for company activities: licensing procedures, inspections and appeals. The available steps depend on the law, the company’s standing and authority granted.
Yes, for a company or business task. We first establish the receiving authority, language and accepted format to avoid unnecessary repeat notarisation or legalisation.
GURI / Start with your situation
State the company, country, business task and next deadline. Start with a short description without passport or banking details.
Our geographical scope is not limited to the examples listed. Scope, timing and local professional involvement are agreed for the specific matter.
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Start with the decision you need to make now. For “Business legal matter”, prepare four groups of information. Keep the current version of your materials and mark missing information as an open question rather than replacing it with an assumption.
| Information for the review | How to record the starting data |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | State the specific value, model or participants. |
| parties and authority | Attach a document, description or calculation if available. |
| documents and correspondence | Record the date and version of the information. |
| required decision | Identify constraints, discrepancies and missing evidence. |
The discussion should focus on a defined legal scope and a list of facts to verify. Clarify the subject, review depth, delivery format and actions requiring separate agreement. This checklist helps define the brief; the final scope is agreed when choosing the service and plan.
For “Business legal matter”, first reconcile jurisdiction, parties and authority, documents and correspondence, required decision. If materials describe different project versions, record the differences separately so the outcome relies on one agreed set of conditions.
Agree a defined legal scope and a list of facts to verify. Keep the basis for the decision and unresolved questions. Timing and deliverables apply to the agreed scope; a similar project example does not confirm the conditions of your own project.