The review thesis
Why the text alone is not enough
Even clear drafting may fail to protect a party if the agreement does not match the way goods, services, documents and payments will move in practice. Review therefore starts with the transaction and tests the clauses against it.
Contract anatomy
Five relationships the contract must align
Begin with the transaction the parties intend to perform; the clauses can then be tested against that commercial reality.
Parties
Identity, authority and commercial roles.
Performance
What must happen, when and to what standard.
Payment
Price, currency, banks and evidence.
Risk
Liability, disruption, sanctions and exit.
Disputes
Law, forum, proof and enforcement.