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Contract Review Readiness Checklist
What to have ready before you send a contract for legal review — so the review is faster, sharper and the fixed fee is easy to scope.
Who it's for: Business owners and managers about to sign or negotiate a commercial contract
Your progress
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Your answers stay on this device until you create a report or send them with an enquiry.
The commercial picture
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Write two lines on what the deal is meant to achieve for your business.
Note the contract value, length and whether it renews automatically.
Identify who drafted it — your template or the other side's paper.
Flag how much negotiating leverage you realistically have.
Your risk priorities
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List the three outcomes that would hurt most if things went wrong.
Note any terms already agreed verbally or by email.
Check whether your insurance covers the liabilities you'd be taking on.
Flag any IP, data or confidential information that changes hands.
Documents and timing
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Send the latest editable version, plus any schedules, statements of work and referenced policies.
Include any earlier version or related agreements with the same party.
State your signing deadline and any internal approval steps.
Say whether you want a mark-up, a risk summary, or both — this sets the fixed fee.
General information only, current as at 2026-10-01. It is not legal advice and does not take your circumstances into account. Nothing here creates a solicitor–client relationship.
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