Commercial Consulting / Commercial Contract Review
Commercial contract review that protects margin, tightens risk, and stops unrewarded liability.
Solaris hardens contractual foundations so your terms match commercial reality, not wishful thinking.
Liability Control. PI Alignment. Payment Certainty.
A contract can be legally enforceable and still be commercially dangerous. If your terms are not aligned with your Professional Indemnity insurance, your cashflow requirements, delivery reality, or the UK Construction Act, you are carrying risk you are not being paid to carry. Solaris provides a commercial contract review that exposes the gap before it becomes expensive.
We bridge the gap between solicitor-standard and commercial-standard. If you want stronger payment rights, tighter liability control, and terms that your business can actually survive, this review gives you the blueprint.
Where contractual control also needs to be enforced through approvals, routing, dashboards, or workflow discipline, the adjacent route is Business Process Automation.
The gap: legal enforceability vs commercial safety
Most T&Cs are drafted for the courtroom, not the boardroom. They focus on what is legal, but ignore what is insurable, collectable, and commercially survivable. That is where unrewarded risk sits.
• Liability caps that exceed your PI insurance limits
• Payment terms that damage cashflow certainty
• Implicit fitness for purpose wording that creates strict liability
• Weak variation and scope mechanisms that lead to unpaid work
• Intellectual property exposure where you lose ownership of valuable work product
What Solaris actually does
T&C audit and commercial redesign
• Cross-check liability caps against PI policy limits
• Tighten payment mechanics, notices, and cash protections
• Secure intellectual property and data ownership
• Remove wording that creates commercial exposure without reward
Commercial mechanics that protect cash and margin
• Variation mechanisms that help you get paid for scope change
• Clear suspension and termination triggers for non-payment
• Standard of care wording that avoids uninsurable strict liability
Controls that hold after the review
• Bid-level risk review for higher-stakes contracts
• Commercial escalation support when disputes begin to form
• Where needed, a route into Business Process Automation so approvals, routing, and contract controls are enforced through systems, not memory
Disclaimer: Solaris provides commercial contract advisory based on operational experience. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. We recommend all terms are reviewed by your legal counsel before execution.
Proven commercial wins
Solaris focuses on commercial outcomes, not theoretical neatness. Past B2B outcomes include:
• Payment terms tightened: standard terms pushed from 60 to 90 days down to 30 days, materially improving cash timing
• Liability aligned: contractual exposure reduced so terms matched existing Professional Indemnity insurance limits
• IP protected: consultancy agreements reworked so ownership of intellectual property and technical data remained with the provider
Common objections
“We already have T&Cs from our solicitor.”
A solicitor helps make your terms legal. Solaris helps make them commercially survivable. We check whether they match your insurance, your cash needs, and your delivery reality.
“Our clients will not sign tougher terms.”
Clients sign fair terms every day. The job is not to be aggressive. It is to remove the risk gaps that leave you exposed, unpaid, or commercially weak.
Is this a good fit?
This service is designed for UK B2B firms that want fewer contractual surprises and stronger margin protection.
• Engineering, consultancy, or specialist service firms
• UK SMEs, typically £750k+ turnover
• You use standard T&Cs but have not reviewed them against your PI insurance recently
• You want better payment certainty and stronger contract control
Start a Commercial Contract Review enquiry
Submit your details below to request a commercial review of your B2B terms and conditions.
If the issue also needs workflow enforcement, approvals, or reporting behind the contract process, see Business Process Automation.
If the form does not load, email consult@sol-corp.com with a short outline of the contract issue.
Contract review FAQs
Are you a law firm?
No. Solaris provides commercial contract advisory based on operational experience at leadership level. We focus on the cash, risk, and delivery consequences of your terms.
Why is PI insurance alignment important?
If your terms create liability beyond your cover, the gap sits with you. The point is to make sure your contractual shield and insurance shield actually match.
Can you help us tighten payment and variation control?
Yes. Solaris reviews the payment mechanics, variation wording, and commercial triggers that determine whether you get paid properly and on time.
Can this connect to automation and reporting?
Yes. Where contract control also depends on approvals, routing, document handling, dashboards, or audit trails, Solaris can extend the system through Business Process Automation.