Business issues
Setting up contracts for businesses, partnerships, shareholders and directors. Resolving contract disputes over issues such as property rent, job termination, intellectual property.
From buying and selling property or businesses, securing intellectual property and complying with data protection and privacy laws, to advice on lending and securities.
If you do not comply with the new immigration laws, there are civil and criminal liabilities. It is crucial that you understand who can work in the UK.
We can guide you through the complex legislation, to make sure that if you employ migrant workers, you are doing this legally without exposing yourself to prosecution or civil liability.
Buying or selling an existing business, starting a new business, or business transfers and advice on TUPE.
Directors duties and responsibilities, shareholders agreements, shareholder disputes, insolvency advice.
Legal advice, defence and advocacy regarding business crime and regulatory enforcement, debt recovery, contract disputes, employment tribunal claims, intellectual property disputes, public inquiries, planning enforcement appeals, professional negligence claims or shareholder disputes.
Employers’ legal obligations, employment contracts and policies, employment tribunal claims, discrimination and family friendly rights, compromise agreements, redundancy. Dealing with sickness absence and ill-health terminations. TUPE responsibilities in business transfers. Also training managers and fixed price retainer advice.
Business finance, funding and investment; lending and securities; leasing or buying commercial property; Fraud or Revenue investigation; and insolvency advice.
Responsibilities of businesses and Local Government bodies for complying with data protection and privacy laws.
Buying and selling commercial property whether freehold, leasehold or auction sales; planning agreements, public inquiries and appeals; purchases and sales of development land, hotels and licensed premises.
Advice to public sector workers to set up a Social Enterprise. Advice to public sector bodies including planning inquiries and appeals, public procurement and data protection. Representation of public sector including planning enforcement and appeals.
Advice to businesses facing investigation or prosecution by regulatory enforcement authorities concerning consumer protection, fraud, fire safety, health and safety, planning, EU compliance, revenue, trading standards, animal welfare and road transport regulations. Advice on licensing.
Advertising and marketing regulations, e-commerce and public procurement.
Starting and operating a social enterprise; starting and operating a charity.
Business start up, buying or selling a business, or starting a social enterprise. Business and employment law that affect the ongoing operation of businesses, including data protection, employment contracts, policies and procedures.
Advice to keep transport operators on the road, including operator’s licences, planning and environmental services, insolvency and financial standing; representation for regulatory prosecutions including public inquiries and road traffic offences.