Top ten tips in drafting and negotiating an international... Avoiding retaliation claims. The language of the contract. Clear contract prose. Common law versus civil law. Jurisdictional issues. Terms of art. Personnel. In negotiations, expect the unexpected.
As soon as contracts are exchanged, the transaction becomes legally binding. Before the exchange, there's no legal obligation to complete and it's possible for either party to withdraw from the deal without legal penalty. Once you exchange, you've formally committed to transfer legal ownership of the property.