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Commercial & Corporate.
Cutting-edge expertise that distils simplicity from complexity in clients' business transactions.
— Overview
Cutting-edge expertise at our chambers helps us distil simplicity from complexity in business transactions of our clients. From start-ups and re-organisations through complex cross-border deals, the firm's lawyers bring practical skills and legal disciplines to documenting commercial relationships of all kinds.
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Advice and documents
Our lawyers have broad experience in documenting commercial relationships. They use the practical skills and legal disciplines required to negotiate, draft, and explain the documents which commercial clients routinely need. Typical work of this kind includes:
01Agency, distribution & supply agreementsDrafting and negotiating the agreements that underpin distribution networks and supply chains.
02Partnership termsPartnership constitutions, profit-share arrangements, admissions, and retirements.
03Conditions of tradingStandard and bespoke terms of business, sale of goods, and service-level frameworks.
04Computer & IT contractsSoftware licences, SaaS terms, development agreements, and IT outsourcing contracts.
05Sponsorship & franchising agreementsBrand sponsorship, franchise system documents, and royalty arrangements.
06Technology-sharing arrangementsJoint development, technology transfer, and know-how licensing.
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Corporate transactions
Solicitors here advise commercial concerns of all sizes on their corporate or partnership structure, on start-ups and re-organisations, on acquisitions, disposals, and closure. The firm handles:
01Company law & director complianceConstitutions, board procedures, statutory compliance, and director duties.
02Shareholder arrangementsShareholders' agreements, governance frameworks, and minority-protection mechanics.
03New ventures & joint venturesStructuring, JV agreements, governance, and exit mechanics.
04Buy-ins & buy-outsMBOs, MBIs, LBOs, and the associated financing arrangements.
05Share & asset salesBuy-side and sell-side advisory on share and asset transactions.
06Finance documentsLending, security packages, syndicated facilities, and restructurings.
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Discipline
Commercial & Corporate Law
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