Your Contracts Shouldn’t Need a Lawyer to Read Them
I draft, review and negotiate the contracts and company documents a business runs on, and I write them so the people who sign them can follow every clause.
I’m Jasjit Gill. I spent eight years in investment banking and ran a Hong Kong listed group in the early 1990s. I have advised businesses as a legal consultant on my own account since 1996.
14. Limitation of Liability
As usually drafted
- 14.1.Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event shall the Supplier be liable to the Customer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise howsoever arising, for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage of whatsoever nature, or for any loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of anticipated savings or loss of or damage to goodwill, in each case whether direct or indirect, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, even if the Supplier has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
- 14.2.Subject to Clause 14.1 and Clause 14.3, the Supplier’s total aggregate liability to the Customer in respect of any and all claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, howsoever arising, shall in no circumstances exceed an amount equal to the total Charges paid or payable by the Customer to the Supplier hereunder during the period of twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date on which the event giving rise to the first such claim occurred.
- 14.3.Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to limit or exclude the liability of either party for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability which cannot lawfully be limited or excluded.
In plain English
- 14.1.The Supplier is not liable for indirect, special or consequential loss, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, anticipated savings or goodwill, whether that loss is direct or indirect.
- 14.2.The Supplier’s total aggregate liability for all claims under or in connection with this Agreement is capped at the Charges paid or payable in the twelve (12) months before the event that gave rise to the first claim.
- 14.3.Clauses 14.1 and 14.2 apply however a claim arises, including in contract, negligence or misrepresentation. They do not limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else the law does not allow to be limited or excluded.
What I Work On
Most of my clients are founders, owners and finance leads who want a senior adviser on call without retaining a law firm.
Commercial Contracts
Supply, services, distribution, agency, licensing and software agreements. Drafted from scratch, reviewed against your position, or negotiated with the other side.
Companies and Shareholders
Shareholders’ agreements, articles, resolutions and share transfers: the documents that decide who controls a company and what happens when owners disagree.
Fundraising and Investment
Term sheets, subscription agreements, convertible loan notes and investor documents, read by someone who spent eight years on the banking side.
Acquisitions and Due Diligence
Share and asset purchases, joint ventures and disclosure. I led the due diligence team on a US$66 million oilfield acquisition.
Online Terms and Data
Website and app terms, privacy notices and data processing agreements that match how your product works.
FinTech
Platform terms, customer documents, partner agreements and data protection for financial software businesses. Read about FinTech work
£150 an hour
Every Fee is on This Website
Small pieces of work are charged by the hour. A defined document or review gets a fixed fee, agreed in writing before I start. If you need help every month, a plan lowers the hourly rate.
| Plan | Hours a month | Discount | Hourly rate | Monthly fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By the hour | As needed | None | £150 | Hours worked |
| About two hours a week | 8 | 10% | £135 | £1,080 a month |
| About half a day a week | 16 | 15% | £127.50 | £2,040 a month |
| About a day a week | 32 | 20% | £120 | £3,840 a month |
| About two days a week | 64 | 25% | £112.50 | £7,200 a month |
Fees are in pounds sterling, plus any tax that applies.
Four Decades on Both Sides of the Deal
I learned how businesses raise money, buy companies and fall out with each other from the inside, as a banker and then as a director, before I advised on the documents.
1982 to 1990
Investment Banking
Corporate finance at RHB Investment Bank: flotations, rights issues, underwriting, takeovers and restructurings for listed and pre-IPO companies.
1990 to 1995
Listed Company Director
Executive director and in-house lawyer of the Hong Kong listed group now called Kunlun Energy. Took it into oil and gas and helped bring in China National Petroleum Corporation as controlling shareholder in 1993.
1996 to date
Independent Legal Adviser
Drafting, review and advice for founders, owner-managed businesses and investors. 171 contracts completed on Upwork, with a 100% Job Success Score and Top Rated Plus status.
2026 to date
FinTech
Fractional Legal Director/Legal Advisor for a group that builds software and services for proprietary trading firms. I built its contract stack, customer documents and data protection framework.
How Work Gets Done
Tell Me What You Need
Send a message or book a free 15-minute call. If there’s a document, send that too.
Agree the Scope and Fee
I reply in writing with what I’ll do, what I won’t, the fee and when you’ll have it. Nothing starts until you agree.
I Do the Work Myself
The person you speak to is the person who drafts, from the first call to the final document.
You Get a Document You Can Use
Written in plain English, so your team can work with it without ringing me first.
What I Don’t Do
I don’t conduct litigation, appear in court or carry out other reserved legal activities, and I’m not a law firm. When a matter needs a regulated firm or a lawyer qualified in a particular country, I say so at the start and help you brief the right one. My regulatory position
Send Me the Problem
A few lines is enough. I’ll tell you whether I can help, how I’d approach it and what it would cost.