Business & Commercial
We provide legal advice to business of all sizes from start up businesses, small and medium size business to large corporate enterprises. We support our business clients by providing clear and cost effective legal advice on a variety of business issues, including:
- Business structures such as partnerships, companies and limited liability partnerships.
- The buying and selling of businesses, including company sales and acquisitions and business asset sales and acquisitions.
- Terms and conditions of business, including standard sale and purchase conditions and standard conditions for the supply of services.
- Commercial contracts, including agency and distribution agreements and general commercial contracts.
- Computer contracts, including software licensing and maintenance agreements.
- Contractual risks, including advising on performance obligations and failure to perform under agreements and inherent risks imposed by contracts and interpretation of clauses and agreements.
- Contract administration and management, including advising on rights under existing contracts, rights to terminate and payment arrangements.
- Mergers and acquisitions.
- Company Law.
- Due diligence.
- Franchise agreements and structures.
A strong focus of our commercial advice is preventative work to protect our business clients from uncertainties which could lead to litigation. We have a high degree of expertise in a number of business areas, for example, franchising where we have assisted a number of clients in setting up successful franchise groups.
Our work takes into account the various business requirements of all of our clients from sole proprietors and start up businesses to large corporations and local authorities.
For further information, please contact any member of the Business Team at business@pb4law.com or on 01785 603060.
