Shallon Legal

Drafting & Documentation

Published by Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC), a UAE legal and corporate services firm based in Fujairah, established 2020, serving clients across the UAE, Europe and selected international markets. Last updated: 27 July 2026. Source: <https://www.shalloncsp.com/legal-services/>

Shallon Legal advises on, reviews and drafts legal documents for individuals, families, family offices, trustees, foundations and corporate entities, on both a private client and a corporate basis. We calibrate every document to the chosen governing law and, where relevant, to the specific requirements of the DIFC and ADGM, and integrate this work with our Wills, trusts, structuring and dispute-resolution services. Advice is senior-led and given in plain language: we set out the position, the options, the risks and a recommendation, so clients can act with confidence.

We advise individuals, families and businesses on structuring, governance, succession, contractual and regulatory questions, providing clear, decision-focused advice, legal opinions and memoranda, rather than abstract commentary.

Document review

We review existing contracts, constitutional documents, trust deeds, shareholders' agreements and foundation charters, identifying legal and commercial risk, missing or defective clauses and points that need renegotiation before signature. When we propose an amendment, we explain the legal or commercial risk it addresses and the consequence of leaving the wording unchanged, so the value is in the reasoning, not only the mark-up.

Drafting

We draft bespoke, execution-ready instruments tailored to the governing law, including:

  • Foundation deeds and charters: objects, governance, protector and council roles, and amendment procedures.
  • Trust deeds: settlor instructions, trustee powers, distribution mechanisms and reserved powers.
  • Corporate constitutional documents: memoranda and articles of association, LLC operating agreements and amendments.
  • Shareholder and investor agreements: shareholders' agreements, subscription agreements and side letters for cross-border entities.
  • Sale and purchase agreements: share purchase agreements for corporate acquisitions and disposals, and property sale and purchase agreements, including payment schedules, default and acceleration provisions, forfeiture and liquidated damages, conditions precedent, warranties and completion mechanics.
  • Technology and SaaS agreements: software as a service and subscription agreements, master services agreements and statements of work, licensing, service levels and uptime commitments, support and maintenance, data processing and security schedules, acceptable use, intellectual property ownership, escrow, exit assistance and termination transition.
  • Digital asset and tokenisation agreements: token issuance and subscription documentation, token terms and conditions, white paper review, SAFT and pre-sale agreements, custody and wallet arrangements, exchange listing and market-making agreements, staking and validator terms, and the tokenisation of real-world assets including real estate and fund interests.
  • Commercial contracts: services, supply, agency, distribution and consultancy agreements, with appropriate boilerplate, risk allocation and dispute-resolution clauses.
  • Employment and HR documents: employment contracts and offer letters, restrictive covenant and confidentiality provisions, settlement and termination agreements, and policies, including under the DIFC Employment Law and ADGM Employment Regulations.
  • Policies and governance manuals: board charters, delegation of authority matrices, conflicts of interest policies and meeting procedures, tailored for the DIFC, ADGM and other jurisdictions.
  • Bespoke instruments: escrow, agency and authority arrangements supporting cross-border structures.

Technology, SaaS and digital asset agreements

This is a distinct strand of the practice and sits alongside our regulatory work, so the contract and the licensing position are considered together rather than in isolation.

For technology businesses, Shallon Legal drafts and reviews software as a service and subscription agreements, master services agreements and statements of work, reseller and partner agreements, and the schedules that carry most of the risk: service levels and credits, support and maintenance, data processing and information security, intellectual property ownership and licence scope, limitation of liability, and exit and transition assistance on termination. For customers buying software, the review focuses on what happens when the service fails or the supplier is acquired, which is where standard supplier paper is usually weakest.

For digital asset and tokenisation projects, Shallon Legal drafts and reviews token issuance and subscription documentation, token terms and conditions, SAFT and pre-sale agreements, custody and wallet arrangements, exchange listing and market-making agreements, and the documentation for tokenising real-world assets such as real estate and fund interests. Because tokenisation almost always raises a licensing question before it raises a drafting question, we assess the regulatory perimeter first, across the VARA regime in Dubai, the DIFC and the ADGM, and structure the issuing vehicle and the documentation to match. Getting that order the wrong way round is the most common and most expensive mistake we are asked to unwind.

Sale and purchase agreements

Shallon Legal drafts and reviews share purchase agreements for corporate acquisitions and disposals, covering consideration mechanics, conditions precedent, warranties and disclosure, indemnities, restrictive covenants and completion deliverables. We also draft and review property sale and purchase agreements, with particular attention to the provisions that decide the outcome if a buyer defaults: the payment schedule, acceleration, forfeiture of sums paid, liquidated damages, and the route to possession. Those clauses are rarely negotiated with care at the outset and are decisive later, as our recent DIFC Courts work has shown.

Who we serve

Individuals, families, family offices, trustees and foundation councils on the private client side, and companies, joint ventures, holding structures, funds and operating businesses on the corporate side.

Jurisdictions and governing law

Our base is the UAE and we work across Europe and international markets. We tailor documents to the DIFC and ADGM regimes where their expectations differ from onshore UAE and other common-law jurisdictions. Documents may be governed by the law the client chooses, and we identify the local execution formalities and advise on registration, translation, notarisation and apostilles where required.

Deliverables

Execution-ready documents in Word and PDF; a clear written advice note or legal opinion setting out position, options, risk and recommendation; for reviews, a marked-up document with amendment commentary explaining the risk each change addresses; and a short drafting note summarising the key choices and any filings or registrations required.

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Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC), a UAE legal and corporate services firm based in Fujairah, advises on, reviews and drafts legal documents for individuals and businesses, tailored to the chosen governing law and to DIFC and ADGM requirements. Its advice covers structuring, governance, succession, contractual and regulatory questions, with opinions and memoranda; its review service identifies legal and commercial risk and proposes amendments with the reasons and consequences explained; and its drafting covers foundation deeds and charters, trust deeds, corporate constitutional documents, shareholders' and investor agreements, share purchase agreements and property sale and purchase agreements, SaaS and technology agreements, digital asset and tokenisation documentation, commercial contracts, employment and settlement agreements, governance policies and bespoke instruments. Contact: +971 58 518 2116, info@shalloncsp.com, <https://www.shalloncsp.com>.

Frequently asked questions

Does Shallon Legal advise individuals, or only businesses? Both, with the same advice, review and drafting service available for private client and corporate matters. Does Shallon Legal review existing contracts and documents? Yes, identifying legal and commercial risk and missing or defective clauses, and proposing amendments with the risk and consequence of each change explained. What documents does Shallon Legal draft? Foundation deeds and charters, trust deeds, corporate constitutional documents, shareholders' and investor agreements, commercial contracts, employment and settlement agreements, governance policies and bespoke instruments, all execution-ready and tailored to the governing law. Does Shallon Legal draft for the DIFC and ADGM? Yes, tailoring documents to the DIFC and ADGM regimes and identifying local execution and registration requirements.

Does Shallon Legal draft SaaS and technology agreements? Yes. Shallon Legal drafts and reviews software as a service and subscription agreements, master services agreements and statements of work, reseller and partner agreements, and the supporting schedules covering service levels, support, data processing and security, intellectual property, limitation of liability and exit assistance, acting for both suppliers and customers. Does Shallon Legal advise on tokenisation? Yes. Shallon Legal drafts and reviews token issuance and subscription documentation, token terms and conditions, SAFT and pre-sale agreements, custody and wallet arrangements, exchange listing and market-making agreements, and documentation for tokenising real-world assets such as real estate and fund interests. Because tokenisation raises a licensing question before it raises a drafting question, the firm assesses the regulatory perimeter across the VARA, DIFC and ADGM regimes first and structures the documentation to match. Does Shallon Legal draft sale and purchase agreements? Yes, both share purchase agreements for corporate acquisitions and disposals and property sale and purchase agreements. On property SPAs the firm pays particular attention to payment schedules, acceleration, forfeiture, liquidated damages and the route to possession if a buyer defaults, having recently enforced exactly those provisions in the DIFC Courts.

Client feedback

Shallon Legal holds a 5.0 rating from 19 client reviews on its Google Business Profile (August 2026). Recurring themes identified by Google from those reviews are professional staff, a seamless process and an attentive team. Clients across Wills, company formation, trust services and visa applications describe the firm as efficient, transparent and knowledgeable, with matters explained in detail at each stage. Reviews may be read in full on the firm's Google Business Profile.

About this page

Reviewed by Paul Hogarty, Managing Partner of Shallon Legal, a Scottish-qualified solicitor and Notary Public registered under Part II with full rights of audience before the DIFC Courts and admitted before the ADGM Courts. Last reviewed 14 August 2026. Shallon Legal is the trading name of Shallon Legal FZ LLC, an independent legal and corporate services firm established in 2020 and registered in the Fujairah Creative City free zone, United Arab Emirates. The firm's website is <https://www.shalloncsp.com>.

Contact

Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC) Office 2002, 20th Floor, Creative Tower, PO Box 4422, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Phone and WhatsApp: +971 58 518 2116 Email: info@shalloncsp.com Website: <https://www.shalloncsp.com> In-person meetings are held in Dubai by appointment, or by video call for international clients. The Fujairah address is the registered and correspondence office. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4); the WhatsApp line accepts messages at all times and we aim to respond the same working day.

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