Contracts and negotiation
Customer terms, supplier agreements and service contracts written for real trading conditions.
Useful when a deal is nearly agreed but the wording still carries risk.
Learn moreRosie's Legis gives UK SMEs practical legal support when a contract needs fixing, a company is taking shape, or a business deal is on the table.
Clear advice. Sensible next steps.
Commercial decisions need legal detail that fits the way your business works.
Six useful starting points.
One joined-up view.
Customer terms, supplier agreements and service contracts written for real trading conditions.
Useful when a deal is nearly agreed but the wording still carries risk.
Learn moreAdvice on structure, ownership and the documents that give a new company a sound start.
Useful when founders need roles and expectations recorded early.
Learn moreOwnership rules, decision-making rights and exit provisions set out before pressure arrives.
Useful when two or more owners are building together.
Learn moreBoard processes, director duties and internal policies that support accountable decisions.
Useful when the business is adding directors or seeking investment.
Learn moreSupport with heads of terms, due diligence, sale agreements and completion planning.
Useful when an owner is preparing for a change in control.
Learn moreHelp protect names, designs, written work, software rights and confidential know-how.
Useful when your value sits in ideas, content or technology.
Learn moreWe review the commercial point first, then make the legal wording support it. That might mean a supplier agreement, customer terms, outsourcing arrangement or service level agreement.
A good contract explains what happens when plans change. It should also give you a workable route out.
A growing Croydon supplier had accepted broad liability wording in a customer contract. We helped narrow the exposure, clarify acceptance milestones and protect payment dates before signature.
Small wording changes can alter the commercial balance.
The right structure makes later decisions easier. We help founders set the rules while everyone still agrees.
We discuss trading plans, ownership, tax advice from your accountant and the level of administration each option brings.
Share allocations and a shareholders' agreement can cover voting, new investment, leavers and transfers.
Director duties, board decisions and reserved matters give the company a reliable way to act.
Agree what happens if an owner leaves, cannot work, wants to sell or disagrees with the others.
Buying or selling a business involves more than a price. We help you test the information, understand the liabilities and record what transfers at completion.
Your intellectual property needs the same care. Names, code, designs and confidential methods should have an owner and a plan.
We can help with heads of terms, confidentiality, due diligence questions, warranties, indemnities and the sale agreement. Keep the timetable realistic.
We advise on ownership wording, trade marks, copyright, design rights and confidentiality provisions for teams and suppliers.
Set expectations for service levels, data handling, subcontracting, business continuity and a managed handover when the relationship ends.
A retained arrangement gives your team a known place to turn when a question arrives. It can be shaped around the work you actually send us.
Start with a review of your usual contracts, upcoming decisions and compliance pressure points. We then agree the response style and scope that suit your business.
Still weighing up the next step? Start here, then send us the detail that is specific to your business.
It is usually sensible when a company has more than one owner. It can set voting rights, restrictions on share transfers, funding expectations and what happens if an owner leaves.
Timing depends on length, risk and negotiation history. We can assess the document, identify the urgent clauses and agree a realistic review timetable with you.
Yes. We can advise on the legal stages of a sale, including heads of terms, due diligence, warranties, indemnities and completion documents.
Yes. We discuss structure, ownership and governance documents, including shareholders' agreements and arrangements for future changes.
Discuss your legal matter with Rosie's Legis. We work from Shire Lane, London, Croydon, and meet clients remotely across the South East.
A useful conversation starts with the facts.