All services

Legal services for businesses

Commercial litigation - Contract disputes, Trading disputes, including consumer issues, Insolvency disputes, Commercial agency disputes, Enforcement of restrictive covenants, Partnership and shareholder disputes, Breach of warranty claims, Intellectual property disputes, Building disputes, Directors disqualification disputes, Probate disputes

Commercial property - Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, Commercial leases, Secured lending, financing and refinancing, Development and development agreements, Options and infrastructure agreements, Planning, Collateral warranties, Covenants and easements, Charities and other not for profit organisations, Schools and colleges, Medical practices and nursing homes, Hotels, practices and other licensed premises, Acting for registered social landlords

Commercial - Agency, distribution and franchise, Terms and conditions, Commercial contracts, IT contracts, E-commerce, Shareholder and partnership agreements

Insolvency - Administrations, Administrative receiverships, LPA receiverships, Creditors’ voluntary, members’ voluntary and compulsory liquidations, Company voluntary arrangements, Bankruptcy, Individual voluntary arrangements, Company and partnership reconstructions, Claims against directors, Defending directors’ disqualification applications, Landlords’ rights on insolvency, Creditor support including attendance at creditors’ meetings, Retention of title and liens

Property litigation - Rent arrears, Rent reviews, Service charge disputes, Unreasonably withholding of consent to assignments, underlettings, change of use, alterations etc, Dilapidations and improvements, Forfeiture, Enforcing covenants, Distress and notices under section 6 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908, Insolvency related landlord and tenant matters, including section 17 notices and over riding leases, restitutionary claims, disclaimers etc, Renewal of business leases, both opposed and unopposed, including service of notices, counter notices, applications to court and conduct in the Landlord and Tenant 1954 litigation generally, Negligence of property professionals, Creditor support including attendance at creditors’ meetings

Social housing - Site acquisition, Funding arrangements and refinancing, Effecting bank security, Joint ventures, Disposals of development sites and commercial property, Development Agreements, Section 106 planning agreements, Infrastructure documentation rent to home buy, Plot disposals for rent, Right to buy and right to acquire, Shared ownership, Alternative dispute resolution and dispute avoidance, Assistance and representation in court, Legal audits, Construction Contracts and Warranties

Corporate finance - Business/share acquisitions and disposals, Management buy-outs, Shareholders and partnership agreements, General commercial agreements, Partnership/LLP advice, Partnerships, Agency, distribution and franchise, IT contracts, Joint ventures, E-commerce, Terms and conditions, Refinancing, Banking, Restructuring, Share option schemes

Employment law - TUPE and business sales, Compromise agreements, Commercial contract disputes, Employment tribunal cases, Employment agencies and agency workers, Restrictive covenants, Contracts and policies
Redundancy and reorganisation, Trade union recognition, Industrial action, Information and consultation of employees, Discrimination law, Outsourcing

Insolvency - Administrations, Administrative receiverships, LPA receiverships, Creditors’ voluntary, members’ voluntary and compulsory liquidations, Company voluntary arrangements, Bankruptcy, Individual voluntary arrangements, Company and partnership reconstructions, Claims against directors, Defending directors’ disqualification applications, Landlords’ rights on insolvency, Creditor support including attendance at creditors’ meetings, Retention of title and liens

Mediation - Building disputes, Contentious insolvency matters, Contractual disputes, Partnership disputes, Shareholder disputes, Trading disputes, including consumer issues, Commercial agency disputes, Intellectual property disputes, Contentious probate disputes, Enforcement of restrictive covenant disputes

Education - Advising governors of their duties and responsibilities, Disposals and acquisition of school property, Claims by parents and complaints raised by them, Advice on formulation of admission policies and the application of those policies, Advising on disciplinary issues and appeals against permanent exclusion and discrimination claims, Building Schools for the future projects and documentation, Staff, employment and HR issues

Charity - Declarations of trust, Charity company formation Declarations of trust, Registration with the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, Advice on the sales and acquisition of property including the taking and granting of leases, Advice re: the legal regulatory framework within which charities must operate. Advice on schemes and application of Cy pres for charitable funds and donations, Winding up of charities, Merger and acquisition of other charities, Advice in relation to trading

Family law - Matrimonial - Divorce and separation, Pre-marital and living together agreements, Separation agreements, Financial and property settlements, Child support and maintenance, Civil partnerships, Collaborative law, Legal aid, Domestic abuse and injunctions

Family law - Children - Residence and contact orders, Care proceedings, Adoption, Parental responsibility agreements and orders, Representation for parents, grandparents, children and other family members, Special Guardianship, Legal aid, Children

Residential conveyancing - Buying and selling, First time buyers, Buy-to-let, Re-mortgaging, Council house purchase, Freehold purchase, Rights of way and easements, Planning matters, Property litigation, Social housing

Clinical negligence - Birth injuries, Orthopaedic and trauma cases, Cancer cases, Negligent surgery, Gynaecology cases, Dental claims

Personal injury - Accidents at work, Road accidents, Accidents in public places, Industrial diseases, Asbestos claims, Criminal injury claims, Children’s injuries

Employment law - for the individual - Contracts of employment, Compromise agreements cases, Employment tribunal cases, Discrimination law, Restrictive covenants and confidentiality, Redundancy and reorganisation, Trade union recognition, Director's liabilities including corporate manslaughter, Information and consultation of employees

Wills, probate, tax & trusts - Drafting and updating wills, Disputing a will, Probate and the administration of estates, Tax planning, Trusts, Elderly client services, Collaborative law, Powers of attorney, Residential care

Property litigation - Rent arrears, Rent reviews, Service charge disputes, Unreasonably withholding of consent to assignments, underlettings, change of use, alterations etc., Dilapidations and improvements, Forfeiture, Enforcing covenants, Distress and notices under section 6 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908, Insolvency related landlord and tenant matters, including section 17 notices and over riding leases, restitutionary claims, disclaimers etc., Renewal of business leases, both opposed and unopposed, including service of notices, counter notices, applications to court and conduct in the Landlord and Tenant 1954 litigation generally, Negligence of property professionals, Creditor support including attendance at creditors’ meetings