Contracts and document drafting

This service is for individuals, founders, SMEs, executives, property clients, employers, employees, suppliers, customers, and counterparties who need a contract reviewed, drafted, redlined, or explained before signature or implementation.

1. Contract review before signature.
2. Contract drafting from a clear brief or term sheet.
3. Redlining, negotiation comments, and revision support.
4. Notices, undertakings, settlement documents, policies, and standard terms.
5. Plain-language explanation of an existing or proposed contract.

1. Document review against the stated commercial purpose.
2. Drafting or revision within the agreed scope.
3. Risk note on key clauses such as parties, authority, payment, performance, breach, termination, liability, jurisdiction, and signatures.
4. Practical implementation guidance such as signing protocol, notices, and record keeping.

1. Tax, accounting, regulatory, audit, exchange-control, sector-specific, or specialist advice unless separately briefed.
2. Negotiation conduct beyond the agreed scope.
3. Court representation or dispute conduct based on the contract.
4. Advice to the counterparty or conflicted parties.

1. The contract or draft to be reviewed or amended.
2. The transaction purpose, parties, authority, deadlines, and commercial constraints.
3. Any earlier drafts, comments, term sheets, or correspondence.
4. Operational details that the contract must reflect, such as delivery, scope, payment, and performance.
5. Risk concerns, must-have clauses, deal-breakers, and counterparty position.

1. Confirm the document, purpose, parties, and intended outcome.
2. Review or draft within scope, with risk notes and revision tracking.
3. Deliver marked-up draft, clean draft, or comments table.
4. Support a defined number of revision rounds.
5. Provide signing and implementation guidance.

Responsible attorney

Gerhard Human

Last reviewed

2026-05-22

Area of law

Contract law

1. A contract cannot fix a transaction the parties do not actually intend to perform.
2. Authority, signature, and approval requirements may not have been satisfied.
3. A counterparty may refuse changes, delay signature, or insist on different commercial terms.
4. The contract may interact with tax, regulatory, employment, or sector-specific rules requiring separate advice.
5. Templates without context can be unsafe; tailored review is usually required for non-routine matters.

No outcome is guaranteed. Advice depends on the documents, facts, timing, legal position, opponent conduct, and the scope accepted in writing.

This page is general legal information for South African context. It does not create an attorney-client relationship. Work begins after conflict checks, FICA where required, scope confirmation and written mandate acceptance.