Contract law

Tailor-made contracts

A contract is the foundation of every business relationship. Relying on ready-made templates from the internet may save time, but it risks costly disputes when it matters most. The same applies to contracts created with ChatGPT or other LLMs.

We design tailor-made contracts that are precisely tailored to your company, your project and your needs. Whether it's a service contract, purchase agreement or cooperation agreement – we ensure clear wording, precise provisions and legally compliant design. Our contracts are not legal works of art for the filing cabinet, but practical tools that give you planning security and clearly defined scope for action.

General terms and conditions

As long as everything goes well, hardly anyone reads them, but in disputes they can provide crucial protection: general terms and conditions and contract forms form the backbone of business relationships that are not only entered into on a one-off basis, but are concluded in a similar form with a larger number of contractual partners. They regulate, for example, warranty and liability claims, limitation and expiry periods, choice of law and place of jurisdiction in a forward-looking and uniform manner.

We draw up legally compliant, comprehensible terms and conditions tailored to your company, which are not made up of random text modules, but reflect your individual business practices. Whether in trade, services, e-commerce or international business transactions: terms and conditions can minimise the risks that are inevitably associated with a business relationship and significantly improve your position in the event of legal disputes.

Have you signed terms and conditions and now regret it? It is not uncommon for terms and conditions to contain clauses that are contestable or completely invalid. This can be the case, in particular, if there is a business-to-consumer transaction and provisions of the general terms and conditions violate consumer protection regulations. If you have unfortunately signed general terms and conditions that are disadvantageous to you, we will work with you to determine whether and, if so, which parts of the general terms and conditions could be dangerous for you and which ones you can relax about.

Representation in contractual disputes

Although contracts are intended to provide clarity, their provisions sometimes become a matter of dispute in practice. Different interpretations of existing standards, gaps in the contract text or unlawful agreements can give rise to disputes in which sound legal advice is crucial.

We represent you in all phases of a contractual dispute: from out-of-court negotiations to reach amicable solutions, to the judicial clarification of disputes, to the enforcement of the claims awarded to you by way of compulsory enforcement. Whether it's a matter of contract withdrawal, warranty or damages: we analyse the legal situation, assess risks and develop a strategy for how your claims can be enforced most effectively.

Reasons for Schmelz lawfirm

In most cases, average cases do not require dozens of pages of legal subtleties following Anglo-American practice, which are primarily beneficial to the budget of the person drawing them up. Conversely, naive trust in a private or business partner can come back to haunt you later, and forward-looking contractual protection can be essential.

We value a healthy middle ground: clear, practical and pragmatic solutions. We work quickly and effectively and are at the cutting edge of technology, delivering fast results at fair prices. Contract law is an interdisciplinary field: it can focus on family law, inheritance law, corporate law or real estate law.

We have lawyers with specialist knowledge in a wide range of legal areas, both in the context of contract drafting and disputes that are brought before the courts. We also support parties in the negotiation of difficult contracts or solutions to problems arising from existing contracts.

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