Business Law
Our business law team provides a comprehensive legal service to clients requiring specialist advice on company and commercial matters. Our strong client base of local, national and international businesses ranges from sole traders, partnerships and family run companies to those with multi-million pound turnover.
What we do?
We cover many areas in business law. To find out more about our range of business services please click on the links below:
Setting up and running a business
- Articles of association and shareholder agreements
- Company formation and administration
- Partnership and LLP agreements
- Share options
Buying and selling a business
- Company and group reorganisations
- Company share buybacks
- Succession planning for business
- Management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Business restructuring
- Business finance and loan agreements
- Investment agreements and joint ventures
Commercial contracts
- Supply of goods and services
- Confidentiality agreements
- Consultancy agreements
- Agency and distribution agreements
- Terms and conditions of business
- Franchising
- Outsourcing
- Manufacturing agreements
Intellectual property
Licences and assignments of:
- Copyright, patents, design rights, knowhow and trademarks
- R&D collaboration agreements (between commercial organisations and/or with universities)
- Software licences and escrow agreements
Trading online
- Terms and conditions for website use
- Privacy and cookie policies
- Website design, development and hosting agreements
- Linking agreements
- Terms and conditions for sale of goods online
International trade
- Advising overseas companies on the legal aspects of their business interests in the UK
- Exporting
Charities, schools and other not-for-profit organisations
- Formation
- Governance
- School academy conversions
Compliance
Advising on legislative developments including:
- Anti-bribery
- Data protection
- Information technology
Why choose us?
All of our clients, irrespective of size, benefit from the same outstanding level of service and care and attention to detail that underpins our team’s reputation and ensures that we are regularly recommended by other professionals and clients alike.
Meet the Team
Ann Fisher
Legal Director & Business Law Team Manager
Natasha Worrall
Associate Solicitor, Commercial Property Team
Julie Brock
Business Law Paralegal
