LexNovaLegal Associates
Contract Drafting & Review in Chennai
Agreements drafted to be performed, and reviewed for the risk that actually matters.
A contract earns its keep in two moments: when performance goes wrong, and when someone wants out. We draft and review agreements with those two moments in mind — payment security, termination, liability, indemnity, dispute forum and governing law — rather than producing length for its own sake.
We work across vendor and customer contracts, distribution and agency arrangements, services and SaaS terms, employment and consultancy documents, licensing and shareholder agreements. Our office is at No. 1 Karaneeswarar Koil Street, Saidapet, Chennai 600015, and we act for clients across Tamil Nadu and, on Indian-law matters, for clients based outside India.
What this covers
Agreements drafted to be performed, and reviewed for the risk that actually matters.
Drafting
Bespoke agreements and reusable templates matched to how the business actually contracts.
Review and mark-up
Risk-ranked review of counterparty drafts with recommended positions and fallbacks.
Negotiation
Direct negotiation with the counterparty or their counsel to close the document.
Contract systems
Template suites, signing authority matrices and renewal tracking.
Dispute-facing clauses
Arbitration, jurisdiction, limitation of liability, indemnity and force majeure.
Cross-border terms
Governing law, enforcement, currency and tax-adjacent clauses in international contracts.
Who we act for
- Businesses signing vendor, customer or distribution contracts
- Startups issuing standard terms for the first time
- Employers formalising employment and consultancy documentation
- Licensors and franchisors
- Parties negotiating shareholder or joint venture terms
How the engagement runs
Every matter is scoped and priced in writing before work begins.
1. Commercial brief
What is being bought or sold, on what payment terms, and what must not go wrong.
2. Draft or review
A first draft, or a mark-up of the counterparty's paper with a risk summary in plain terms.
3. Discussion
A short call to agree which points to press and which to concede.
4. Negotiation
Exchange of drafts until an execution version is agreed.
5. Execution and record
Signing, stamping where required, and a note of renewal and notice dates.
What to bring to the first consultation
Not every item is needed on day one — bring what you have, and we will tell you what else to obtain.
- The draft contract or term sheet, if one exists
- Prior agreements with the same counterparty
- The commercial terms already agreed — price, timelines, deliverables
- Any regulatory or licensing requirement applying to the transaction
- Signing authority within your organisation
Frequently asked questions
- Do contracts in India need to be stamped?
- Stamp duty applies to most instruments and is determined by state law — in Tamil Nadu, by the Indian Stamp Act as applicable in the state. An unstamped or under-stamped document can face admissibility problems in evidence, so we advise on duty at the drafting stage.
- Is an email exchange a binding contract?
- It can be, where offer, acceptance, consideration and intention are present. That is precisely why negotiation correspondence should be marked as subject to contract until terms are settled.
- Should the contract choose arbitration or the courts?
- Arbitration typically offers confidentiality and control over the timetable; court proceedings can be preferable for straightforward recovery. We recommend based on value, counterparty and enforcement route.
- Can you prepare templates our team can reuse?
- Yes. We prepare template suites with drafting notes and a guide on which clauses may be varied without legal input.
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Discuss your matter with LexNova Legal Associates
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