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Contract drafting and review
We work in Kyiv and across Ukraine, remotely and in English.
Contract review: what we check
A contract review shows where you risk money while the terms can still be changed. We read the contract from your side of the deal and check both legal and tax risks.
Scope and payment
What exactly you get, the price, currency, payment terms and what happens to an advance if the deal falls through.
Liability and penalties
Whether obligations are balanced and penalties are enforceable. By law, a late-payment penalty is capped at twice the National Bank of Ukraine discount rate.
Force majeure
How and when to notify the other party and what evidence to use. Ukrainian courts do not treat the war alone as a reason to excuse non-performance: you must show how it actually prevented you from performing.
Termination and disputes
How to exit the contract, which court or arbitration hears a dispute, and which law governs it.
Tax consequences
VAT, supporting documents, transfer pricing rules for related-party deals, and currency control for cross-border payments.
Bilingual versions
Whether the English and Ukrainian texts match, and which version prevails if they differ.
A common case: the contract is legally sound, but it does not say clearly what service was provided. During an audit, the State Tax Service may then question your expenses and input VAT. We catch this before signing, not after the audit report.
Contract drafting in Ukraine: what we prepare
We draft each contract around your deal instead of filling in a template.
Supply and sale
Delivery terms, acceptance of goods, transfer of risk and returns.
Services and works
Deliverables, acceptance, milestones, acts of acceptance and staged payments.
Lease
Premises, equipment or vehicles: rent, indexation, repairs and return of property.
Contractors and freelancers
Contracts with FOPs and freelancers that focus on results, not working hours, and transfer the rights to the work to you.
Public offer and website terms
For online stores, services and courses: terms of sale, payment, refunds and website rules.
Cross-border and bilingual contracts
Contracts with foreign partners in English or in two languages, with currency control and tax in mind.
Buying or leasing property with a full check of the object and the seller is a separate service: real estate transaction support.
Drafting from scratch or revising a draft
Draft from scratch when the deal is unusual or the contract will become your standard template. If the other side has sent a draft, or you have an old template, revising it is faster. We mark up the text in track changes and explain every edit.
We also take part in negotiations. We respond to the other side’s comments, argue for your edits and join meetings when needed. Before that, we sort the edits into must-haves and points you can give up to close the deal faster.
Send us your contract for review
After a first look, we quote the cost and timeline before any work starts.
How we work
You send the contract
Or describe the deal if there is no draft yet.
We assess the scope
You get the cost and timeline before work starts.
We review or draft
A lawyer works on the text, while accountants and the tax team check the tax side.
You get the result
A marked-up contract and a plain-English summary of risks, plus support until signing.
What affects the cost and timeline
The cost depends on the contract, so we quote it after a first look at the documents and before work starts.
Length and complexity
Number of pages, annexes and parties, unusual terms.
Type of work
Review, revision or a new contract from scratch.
Language and negotiations
English, Ukrainian or bilingual, and how many rounds of comments to expect.
Our professional liability is insured. We send our standard service agreement on request to hello@papercloud.com.ua. If you sign contracts every month, ongoing legal support for your business under a retainer may suit you better. Other areas are listed under legal services for business.
Frequently asked questions
Contract review and drafting, start with a request
Send the contract or describe the deal, and we will quote the cost and timeline before work starts.
