Corporate & commercial

It is a relatively common occurrence for business owners to fall out. An unfortunate consequence of businesses being under increased pressure due to the economic slowdown is the increased likelihood […]

Whether you want to protect your ideas and keep a competitive edge, or you want to keep an acquisition or business sale a secret, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are a useful […]

Our corporate team advised the sellers of Cavendish Park Bricklayers Limited on a management buy-out by Cavendish Park Holdings Limited, worth £6.25m, late last month. Cavendish Park Bricklayers Limited is […]

When it comes to buying or selling all or part of a business, there can be many pitfalls on the road to closing a deal successfully. Corporate & commercial partner […]

When buying a business and assets, the default position is that everything is “sold-as-seen”. This means that, whilst a prudent buyer will want to exhaust the due diligence process in […]

When starting out, many businesses naturally want to keep costs to a minimum. This often results in them regarding a shareholders’ agreement as something optional or something to consider at […]

Despite the significant resources which a company will allocate to international brand protection, it is surprising how often trade mark protection programmes are launched without a clear strategy. An international […]

The key to navigating Brexit for any business is planning. Right now, despite the uncertainty around what Brexit may or may not look like, all businesses (whether they trade directly […]

The term ‘smart contract’ was created in 1996 by computer scientist and lawyer Nick Szabo during his research into digital currency. In a nutshell, they are contracts in which terms […]

In Lejonvarn v Burgess (2017), the Court of Appeal has confirmed that a person who provides professional services to friends might do so on a “professional basis” and thereby assume […]