International contract verification
We check contracts before they are signed for risk of disputes. We remove provisions that would force you to litigate before a foreign tribunal. We insert simple clauses that guarantee the resolution of conflict in Lublin. This is a preventive action that saves the budget from the costs of lawyers in the future.
How to secure exports without lawyers from Paris or Berlin
In 2023, we helped 43 local manufacturers of windows, furniture, and machine parts avoid costly processes abroad. Most commercial disputes start from one poorly formulated sentence in a contract that no one noticed over coffee. Our team, operating in Lublin for 7 years, analyzes documents in terms of real threats to your cash. We do not write 30-page opinions that no one reads. We provide a concrete list of corrections to be made before shipping the goods.
Discretion is our standard, so every analysis goes exclusively into the hands of the company owner. We check clauses regarding contractual penalties and complaint deadlines, because that is where traps most often hide. Often, foreign recipients write in penalties that exceed the value of the entire order by 23%. We catch such provisions in an average of 3.2 business days. Clear rules of the game are a foundation, which is why we simplify the language of documents to one that every foreman on the production hall will understand.
Most common errors in trade contracts from 2024
- Agreement to the court competent for the buyer's seat, which forces the hiring of an expensive law firm in Munich or Lyon.
- Lack of precise deadlines for reporting goods defects, which allows the client to complain about a product 6 months after delivery.
- Contractual penalties calculated for transport delays over which the manufacturer has no influence.
Court is a last resort, which is why we promote arbitration as a faster and cheaper path. Inserting the Lublin Union Arbitrage clause into your contract means that in the event of problems, you will meet with us at ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 22, and not before a foreign tribunal. The cost of such an audit usually pays off at the very first minor discrepancy that can be straightened out at the negotiation stage. It happens that we honestly advise against signing a contract if the legal risk is simply too large for a small plant.
We solve the problem, we don't look for the guilty. Our goal is to lead to a situation in which money arrives in your account within 14 days of issuing an invoice. We do not play with theoretical treatises about international law, but look at facts and numbers. This pragmatic approach has meant that currently 34 companies from the Lubelskie province send us every new contract for verification before signing.