Terms and conditions drafting

I draft customer and supplier terms and conditions for UK businesses for a fixed fee of £995, delivered in five working days. I am Geoffrey Caesar, a solicitor of England and Wales admitted in 2008, acting for businesses across England and Wales.

Most owner-managed businesses are trading on one of three things: terms copied from a competitor's website, a template bought some years ago for £40, or nothing at all. All three work perfectly well right up until the moment they do not.

Good terms do two jobs at once. They cap what can go wrong, and they get through the other side's procurement without a three week argument. Terms that fail the second test are not protecting you, because nobody ever signs them.

What it costs

Customer or supplier terms and conditions, £995. One set of terms, customer-facing or supplier-facing, drafted for your business. Five working days.

Review of your existing terms, £495. You already have terms and want to know how much of a problem they are. Returned marked up with my amendments and an explanation of the changes. Three working days.

If you need both customer and supplier terms, buy two. If your existing terms can be adapted rather than replaced, the review will tell you, and that is a cheaper job.

Email me at geoffrey@caesar.co.uk with what you need and any documents, and I will confirm the scope and the fee in writing, usually the same working day.

What you get

• A full set of bespoke terms drafted for your business, reflecting the legal requirements that apply to your business and sector
• A note in plain English explaining the terms I have drafted for you
• Liability, payment, termination and IP provisions that protect your position and are drafted to withstand scrutiny from the other side
• Guidance on how to incorporate the terms properly
• Your questions and comments answered by email or phone
• One round of amendments to finalise the terms ready for use

What is not included

• Negotiating your terms with individual customers (I am happy to quote for this as an additional service if required)
• Sector-specific regulatory compliance beyond the contract terms themselves
• Website privacy notice and cookie compliance, which I quote separately
• Terms governed by the law of another country
• Tax advice

How long it takes

Five working days from payment. The briefing call happens first and takes about thirty minutes.

How to instruct me

1. Email me. Send me what you need, with any documents, in whatever format you have them.
2. I confirm the scope and the fee. Usually the same working day, in writing. If a call would help before you decide, I will offer one at no charge. Once you confirm, I complete my checks and send my invoice.
3. I start work as soon as payment is received. I will be in touch if I need anything further, and I deliver on the stated turnaround, counted from the day I have everything I need.

Why instruct me directly

You deal with one senior lawyer from first email to final document. The work is done personally, the contact is direct, and the price is published before you ever get in touch.

• Senior attention as standard. I handle your matter throughout. Nothing is delegated to a trainee.
• In-house and private practice experience. I know what a clause does to a business six months later, not just what it says.
• Onboarding that takes one email. Email me, send the documents, get the work. There is no client portal to register with; the checks I need to run happen quickly in the background.
• Stated turnarounds, met. Most work is delivered in three to five working days, stated up front, and priority turnaround is there when the clock is against you.
• Fixed prices, published. You know the number before you commit. I publish them because cost uncertainty is the main reason businesses do not take advice they need.

Who this is for

• You are selling on someone else's paper and have no baseline of your own
• Your terms predate a material change in what you sell or how you deliver it
• You are about to start selling to larger customers who will read them
• You sell online and are not confident your terms are properly incorporated

Questions I am often asked

How much does it cost to have terms and conditions drafted?

£995 for a set of customer or supplier terms, delivered in five working days. Reviewing terms you already have is £495, returned as a mark-up.

Can I not just use a template?

You can, and for a very simple business it may be enough. The difficulty is that a template cannot know your delivery risk, your payment terms, what you are promising or where your money is tied up. The clauses that matter most are precisely the ones a template has to guess at.

My customers always insist on their own terms. Is this still worth it?

Even more so. If you always trade on their paper you have no idea what your aggregate exposure looks like. Having your own terms gives you a baseline, a negotiating position, and a way of knowing what you have given away when you accept theirs.

What is the difference between customer terms and supplier terms?

They are different documents doing opposite jobs. Customer terms limit what you promise and protect your payment. Supplier terms secure what you are buying and push risk back up the chain. They are priced separately.

How often do terms need updating?

Realistically every three to five years, or sooner if your business model changes or you start selling to a materially different type of customer.

Why does incorporation matter more than drafting?

Because excellent terms that were not properly brought to the customer's attention before the contract was made are worth very little. If your terms are a link in a footer that nobody clicked, you may not be trading on them at all. The covering note tells you exactly how to fix that in your ordering process.

What if questions come up afterwards?

They usually do. A customer queries a clause, a supplier asks for a change, or you want to know whether you can rely on the terms in a particular situation. If it is a point on the document I have just delivered, ask, and I will tell you whether it falls within the fee. For anything new, email me and I will tell you which fixed-fee service fits, or quote a fixed fee if none does.

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.
• 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.

Related services

• Contract review, £495, if the other side sent theirs
• Data protection agreements and privacy terms, £795

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