Advice for businesses

Businesses have to consider a range of legal issues such as relationships with customers, suppliers and staff.

We pride ourselves on valuing the rapport we have with businesses, aiming to establish a 'joined up' approach to your legal issues and the issues faced by your sector.

By understanding your objectives, we provide practical and legal advice tailored to suit your needs.

Approaching your business needs from start to finish

From discussing how your business in financed and run, through to any issues regarding liability and debt recovery or the sale and purchase of a business, we have a feel for the private sector and its needs. We also handle the sale or purchase of commercial property.

These are some of the business issues that we can help you with:

  • Choice of trading entity which determines how a business is financed and run
  • Advising on, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements/contracts/licenses of all types
  • Practical and commercial advice on standard terms and conditions to help clients achieve their objectives
  • Commercial disputes and litigation
  • Cost effective debt recovery
  • The sale or purchase of a business and its assets
  • Commercial property issues
  • Joint ventures
  • Enterprise Management Incentives
  • Shareholders’ issues
  • General legal consultancy
  • Trademarks
  • Intellectual property issues

For businesses, even the simplest matters can become a legal complexity if mishandled. Our impartial and professional advice will ensure that a legal nicety does not become a legal complexity.

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Business partnerships

This can be a very complicated issue, and is governed by some pieces of law dating over 100 years.

Given these complexities, your business may benefit from our legal assistance.

For advice on all aspects of business law, call on
0191 232 7469