Start with parties and authority. Confirm the correct legal names, registration numbers, representatives, signing authority, and whether approvals or resolutions are required.
Then test the commercial bargain. The agreement should clearly record price, scope, deliverables, milestones, payment triggers, acceptance criteria, breach consequences, termination, and dispute process.
Look for risk-transfer clauses: indemnities, limitation of liability, exclusions, confidentiality, data processing, restraints, warranties, guarantees, cession, assignment, and jurisdiction. These clauses often carry the real commercial risk.
Check the mechanics. Notices, domicilium, electronic signature, renewal, variation, severability, counterparts, annexures, and precedence clauses should work together.
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