Elias Tabchouri on the contracts he refuses to draft

Elias Tabchouri, Principal Lawyer at Macquarie Law Group, on the commercial contracts he refuses to draft, the clients who do not understand why, and the Western Sydney small-business culture his practice serves.

Elias Tabchouri runs Macquarie Law Group, a commercial firm with a Western Sydney small-business book. He spoke to the bureau in June 2020 about the contracts that come across his desk and the ones he sends back.

"Half the work of a small commercial practice is telling clients what not to do."

Half the work of a small commercial practice is telling clients what not to do. The contract someone shows up with is usually the wrong contract. The job is to find the right one and explain why it matters.

Western Sydney small business does not run on goodwill. It runs on understanding. If you understand the family, the supplier relationships, the cousin who works at the council, you can draft the agreement. If you do not, you cannot.

On Record · Elias Tabchouri · 26 June 2020 · Archived by Bridge Street Bureau