Commercial Law
At Stuarts Legal, commercial law is not an abstract contracts practice. It is about agreements and obligations that support industrial, infrastructure and EPC projects and operate in cross-border trade.
We help clients structure contractual relationships under Russian and English law so that they are both legally robust and commercially workable, with clear allocation of obligations, timing, liability, change procedures and position-protection mechanisms.
Matters we handle
- Supply contracts, construction contracts, engineering and survey contracts, services agreements and other commercial arrangements.
- Negotiation of key commercial terms and allocation of liability between the parties.
- Structuring obligations in project and production environments.
- Claims and pre-dispute work arising from contractual breaches.
- Preparation of legal positions for negotiations, performance and disputes.
What the client receives
- A clear structure of obligations and responsibility zones, with drafting that commercial teams can understand and use.
- Contract language that can be performed in practice and defended if challenged.
- Reduced ambiguity on timing, scope, quality and the consequences of breach.
- A legal position that supports the project’s business objective instead of obstructing it.
Real estate and development
- Advising on lease regulation and negotiation of lease terms for retail, office and warehouse assets.
- Preparing standard lease documentation and structuring lease transactions at different stages of project readiness.
- Contract support for development, urban planning and investment projects, as well as management of commercial real estate, hospitality assets and apartments.
- Structuring real estate transactions with tax, corporate and regulatory considerations in mind.
- Supporting asset deals and share deals involving real estate-owning entities.
- Conducting due diligence of real estate assets and their holding structures.
- Advising on joint ventures for development projects and real estate management.
