If I prepare a written advice, I will give you a clear answer to the question asked. Similarly for agreements, they should be and will be readily understandable and usable, not mired in legalese. They will be as short and to the point as feasible. I use plain English.
I seek to understand your business, your strategy and your commercial drivers and ensure what I do is aligned with this. I seek to balance protecting your legal interests with a need to be pragmatic, recognising that entrepreneurial risk sometimes involves taking at least some degree of legal risk.
Have you ever engaged external lawyers who hold themselves out as experts and struggle to get a clear, straight answer from them. I have had that experience and know its frustration. I will not fence sit and will always express a view, usually on the spot and sometimes after appropriate thought and analysis.
