Contact

The way to instruct me is to email geoffrey@caesar.co.uk. I will confirm the scope and a fixed price, and offer a free initial call if that would help. I then send an invoice, and the work starts once it is paid. Larger pieces of work can be split into milestone payments.

• Email. geoffrey@caesar.co.uk. The fastest route, and you can attach any relevant documents to it.
• Response time. Same or next working day, with a fixed price and a date.
• Correspondence address. Geoffrey Caesar, 66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA.
• Meetings. By appointment only, and usually by telephone. Where a face to face meeting would genuinely help, we arrange it at a location convenient for both of us.
• Cost of asking. Nothing. Scoping the work and quoting the fee is free, and so is a short initial call if it would help.

What to include

You do not need to prepare a brief. The useful things are:

• Any relevant documents
• What the deal or the situation is, in two or three lines
• Your deadline, if you have one
• Anything you are particularly worried about

What I cover

I draft, review, advise on and negotiate the documents a business runs on: commercial contracts, shareholders and founder agreements, employment documents, data protection, intellectual property and AI. Employment work is for employers. I do not hold client money.

Questions I am often asked

How quickly will you reply?

Same or next working day, with a fixed price and a delivery date.

Is the first conversation free?

Yes. Scoping the work and quoting the fee costs you nothing, and I will offer a short call at that stage if it would help.

How do I pay?

I send an invoice once scope and price are agreed. Work starts when it is paid. Larger pieces of work can be split into milestone payments.

Is what I send you confidential?

Yes. Anything you send me seeking advice is confidential, whether or not you go on to instruct me.

Why is there no contact form?

Because email is faster for both of us and you can attach any relevant documents to it.

About me

I am Geoffrey Caesar. I have worked on commercial contracts since 2001, first in industry and then in private practice, so I have sat on both sides of the table: as the in-house lawyer who has to live with the contract, and as the external adviser who drafts it.

• Solicitor of England and Wales, admitted 2008. SRA ID 483394.
• Practising as an SRA-regulated freelance solicitor under regulation 10.2(b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations. Practice SRA number 666497.
• Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities.
• Called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 2005.
• Working on commercial contracts since 2001, in-house and in private practice.
• Based in London, acting for businesses across England and Wales.
• Professional indemnity insurance in place with a limit of £1,000,000 for each claim, with defence costs in addition. Details on request.
• I do not hold client money.

Two things you should know about instructing a freelance solicitor rather than a law firm. My professional indemnity insurance is not on the SRA's minimum terms and conditions; alternative arrangements are in place instead, and I will give you the details on request. And you can still apply to the SRA Compensation Fund for losses caused by dishonesty or a failure to account for money. Everything else, including the Code of Conduct, the SRA Principles and the Legal Ombudsman, applies to me exactly as it applies to any other solicitor.

Last reviewed: September 2026. Email geoffrey@caesar.co.uk.