Stop Worrying About What You Signed To Get The Work, I Help You Get It Right From The Start.

Contract review to make sure you're not left holding all the risk.

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10 Years experience in commercial disputes and contract management

I act for Perth businesses, suppliers and contractors like you.

You deal directly with me, you're not handed off to a junior.

Is this for you?

Nex Legal was built to help a specific type of business. If that's you, the work fits cleanly. If it isn't, the right move is a referral, not an engagement.

You want to know that the deal you think you're signing is what has been put in front of you.

You have 100 pages of 'legal stuff' in front of you and need to know what you're signing and what's worth pushing back on.

You've been handed a one-sided agreement and you're under deadline.

What I check on every contract.

These are the parts contracts where the most risk hides. Get these right and it can save you headaches down the road if something goes sideways.

Indemnities and liability caps

What's actually capped, what isn't, and where the carve-outs hide. Most caps have so many exclusions they barely cap anything.

Termination for convenience

Payment on termination, demobilisation costs, work-in-progress. Half the time these clauses leave the supplier carrying costs they can't recover.

Insurance and warranties

Required cover, warranty periods, fitness-for-purpose obligations. Fitness-for-purpose is the clause that turns a good contract into a guarantee.

Intellectual Property

What you keep, what you license, what gets assigned. Clauses can quietly hand over the tools you brought to the job.

Payment terms and milestones

What triggers payment, set-off rights, retention treatment. The difference between net-30 and net-60 is six weeks of your cash sitting in someone else's account.

Performance obligations and KPIs

What you've actually committed to deliver, and what counts as breach. KPIs hidden in a schedule are still binding obligations on the front sheet.

Getting started

Three steps. Clear Proposal. Fixed fee from there.

Step 1

30-minute scoping call.

You walk me through the situation, what you're worried about, and what a good outcome looks like. I tell you whether I can help and how. No obligation, no charge.

Step 2

Get the Proposal

I present you a written proposal covering scope, deliverables, fixed fee, timing. No hourly rates, no surprises. You know the number before you commit.

Step 3

Hand it to me.

I do the work and deliver it in plain English. You sign, execute, and get back to running your business

Frequently Asked Questions

Here's what we usually get asked

What industries do you work with?

Most!

The framework and contract principles apply whether you're a contractor, a supplier, a tenant, a service provider, or a B2B vendor. My sharpest edge is in resources and construction, but most of my work sits outside those.

If you're in a consumer dispute or a residential matter, I'm not the right fit.

What happens on the scoping call?

This is a 30-minute initial call to understand how we can best help you. After you book, we'll send you a short intake form to collect some information so we can make the most of our time together.

On the call, we'll get to know your business and understand what you're dealing with. You won't receive legal advice on this call, it's about fit, understanding how we can help, and making sure we're heading in the right direction. If we're a good fit, we'll follow up with a clear quote so you know exactly what it will cost before you commit to anything.

How much does it cost?

Every matter is fixed fee, quoted within 12 hours of our scoping call. The price depends on the contract length, complexity, and what you actually need from me. If it's not worth doing or the spend isn't justified, I'll tell you.

No open billing. No surprises.

Why use Nex Legal instead of any other commercial lawyer in Perth?

Most commercial lawyers have only ever seen contracts from the outside - as documents to read after something's gone wrong.

I spent five years inside BHP's procurement function, managing the teams that drafted and negotiated the kinds of contracts you're being asked to sign. I know how large organisations build their terms and what those terms are built to do. That context changes the advice. A risk that looks standard to a generalist might be a known catch for a company in your position. You get both the legal reading and the operational intelligence.

We're a small business. Can you help us?

Yes. A $200K subcontract can carry the same risk as a $20M services agreement. Smaller businesses often have less margin for error when contract terms go wrong. Our fixed-fee model means you'll always know what you're paying before we start.

I need help fast. Can you move quickly?

Yes. That's most of my calls. Book the call, walk me through the situation, and we'll work out the fastest path.

Being a sole principal without a full firm behind me means I can move faster, not slower - there's no queue, no handoffs, no waiting for a partner to sign off.

MEET THE FOUNDER & Principal

Hey, I'm Brent

I started as a commercial lawyer. Disputes, drafting, negotiations, and watching what happens when contracts fail and businesses are left working out their position after the fact.

Then I spent 5 years inside global procurement at BHP, leading global multi-million dollar contracts and developing procurement teams. Here I was managing the teams that wrote and administered the kinds of contracts you're now being handed. I know how large organisations build their terms, what those terms are designed to do, and where they expect the smaller party to trip up.

Nex Legal exists to fix that. Most businesses never get access to that combination, usually it's a lawyer who's read the contract, or a procurement lead who's run the other side. Rarely both.

Five years at BHP. Led global procurement teams. Managed contracts attached to hundreds of millions in spend. Sat in the room where the terms you're being asked to sign were written, negotiated, and enforced.

Five years as a commercial lawyer before that. Watched contract disputes destroy relationships and burn cash that should have stayed in the business, while helping clients grow their businesses across other matters.

Founded Nex Legal so business owners can stop reading contracts a midnight.

Bachelor of Laws (Class I Honours) & MBA (with Distinction)

Member of the Law Society of WA

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.