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London · UK · Cross-border matters
Legal and regulatory support for trading and fintech businesses.
Practical commercial support for physical trading, financial markets, payments and regulated growth.
Defined projects · Ongoing support · Team training
COMMERCIAL LEGAL DESK 01 / 05
01Contract
02Counterparty
03Regulation
04Delivery
Commercial context comes first
20 yearslegal and commercial experience*
Cross-sectortrading · finance · fintech
Flexibleproject or ongoing support
*Confirm the final biography and experience wording before publication.
Services
Specialist support where contracts and regulation meet business.
Choose the area that best matches your current need. Scope, deliverables and fees are agreed before work begins.
01 / MARKETS
Trading & Financial Markets
Physical commodities, energy supply, derivatives documentation, payment and credit support.
Explore the service ↗ 02 / REGULATIONFintech, Payments & Regulatory
Commercial agreements and practical support for payment, e-money and fintech businesses.
Explore the service ↗ 03 / TRANSACTIONSM&A & Corporate Transactions
Due-diligence support, transaction coordination and regulatory issue-spotting.
Explore the service ↗ 04 / GOVERNANCECorporate Services
Company formation, company secretarial administration and governance support.
Explore the service ↗ 05 / PEOPLEProfessional Training
Practical workshops for legal, compliance, finance and trading teams.
Explore the service ↗A practical way to work
Clear advice.
Defined scope.
Commercial focus.
Agree the work
Confirm scope, deliverables, timing, fees and any specialist support required before instruction.
Move the matter forward
Receive practical analysis, documents or next steps shaped around the commercial decision.
01 · Trading & Financial Markets
Support for the contracts behind trade.
Practical legal support for physical commodities, energy trading and financial markets documentation.
Physical trade contracts
Sale, purchase, supply and offtake terms; delivery, title, risk, pricing, quality and quantity provisions.
Payment and credit
Payment mechanisms, letters of credit, guarantees, credit support, default and termination provisions.
Derivatives documentation
Commercial support with ISDA-related documentation, confirmations, collateral arrangements and hedging terms, within agreed scope.
Sanctions, delivery and claims
Contractual clauses, due-diligence workflows, shipping-related issues, demurrage and claims support. Specialist advice may be needed.
02 · Fintech, Payments & Regulatory
Practical support for regulated growth.
Commercial contracts and structured regulatory project support for fintech, payment and e-money businesses.
Regulatory readiness
Structure a review of business-model questions, permission assumptions, governance documents and readiness actions.
Application project support
Document coordination, issue tracking and drafting support for an agreed project. No guarantee of authorisation or regulatory outcome.
Payments contracts
Commercial agreements with banks, processors, payment partners, suppliers, technology providers and business customers.
Outsourcing and governance
Contract and governance support for third-party arrangements, internal approvals, compliance documents and team training.
03 · M&A & Corporate Transactions
Transaction support with commercial context.
Defined diligence, coordination and post-completion support for deals in trading, financial markets, fintech and payments.
Transaction readiness
Review key contracts, governance records and regulatory materials; organise information and identify preparation actions.
Due-diligence support
Review agreed commercial, contractual and regulatory materials and prepare a prioritised issues list.
Deal coordination
Track information requests, issues, conditions and relevant advisers throughout the transaction.
Post-completion actions
Organise governance updates, contract remediation, compliance actions and integration tasks.
Transaction work is scoped case by case. Specialist, authorised or jurisdiction-specific counsel may be required.
04 · Corporate Services
Company support from formation onwards.
Company formation and company secretarial administration for founders, directors and international businesses establishing in the UK.
UK company formation
Support with incorporation information, filing coordination and initial company records.
Company secretarial support
Maintain agreed statutory records and support routine corporate administration.
Filing coordination
Calendar and coordinate agreed Companies House filings and company changes.
Governance calendar
Set reminders for routine governance and filing obligations, with clear responsibility owners.
Corporate administration does not include tax, audit or accounting advice. Filing responsibilities and third-party charges should be confirmed in the service agreement.
05 · Professional Training
Practical learning for high-stakes work.
Bespoke workshops for legal, compliance, finance, product and trading teams.
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About Pravo
Commercial judgement, grounded in legal detail.
Pravo is a London-based business focused on legal and regulatory support for trading, financial markets, fintech and payments matters, alongside corporate services and professional training.
The founder’s stated background includes around 20 years of legal and commercial experience across relevant sectors. Confirm the final biography, qualifications and experience wording before publication.
Start with a conversation
Have a commercial or regulatory matter to discuss?
Share the type of matter, relevant jurisdiction and timing. We will respond to discuss fit, scope and next steps.
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