Business, Partnership and Company Matters
Whether you are planning to start up as a sole trader or a limited company it is very important that you obtain timely, professional advice...
Business, Partnership and Company Matters
The Company and Commercial department is led by Brian Donnan who has over 18 years of business expertise together with Alex Watson. The firm caters for a broad range of clients from sole traders and partnerships to large national franchises.
Whether you are planning to start up as a sole trader or a limited company it is very important that you obtain timely, professional advice as to what structure is best suited for you and your business. We can advise on the varied and sometimes complex matters which arise and work with your other professionals with a view to helping you to make the correct decisions at the earliest stages and avoiding potentially damaging pitfalls as well incorporate your business with Companies House. We also advise on amendments and implications of memoranda of association and articles of association; shareholders agreements and directors’ and trustees’ responsibilities. We can also help you draft and prepare the necessary documents and policies and policies for your business from terms and conditions to commercial contracts, all of which can be essential for your business.
We are experienced in advising clients in attempting to deal with or overcome the legal problems which from time to time arise in all business. Furthermore, we can help you make the right choices when business partnerships break down or the relationship between the partners becomes a problem. Remember, it is better to obtain professional advice and deal with the problem at an early stage when a solution will often be easier to find.
We provide legal advice on all of the following areas of company law:
- Company formation and business start-up
- The purchase and sale of businesses
- Directors responsibilities and requirements
- Agency and franchise agreements and structures
- Commercial contracts and commercial property
- Debt recovery
- Employment law
- Partnership advice and dissolution
- Advice for shareholders
- Charity formation
- Commercial disputes
