Commercial agents – avoiding disputes
We have experience acting for Principals and Agents at various stages of proceedings across industries. Parties should obtain advice prior to entering into a relationship which may, or may not, amount...
View ArticleWhy small businesses need lawyers more than big businesses
Isn’t life just full of ironies …. it’s a fact that a very significant proportion of small businesses don’t regularly use solicitors, generally due to the cost and an approach based on perceiving other...
View ArticleBuying a business – practical considerations
Buying other businesses to grow your own is an attractive proposition in many ways and for many reasons, especially if the strategy includes buying competitors. However, any merger or acquisition is...
View ArticleGrowing your business – private investment advantages and pitfalls
For businesses requiring additional finance, venture capital (also known as private equity finance) may be an attractive option. It may be that you have sought but can’t obtain bank finance, perhaps...
View ArticleHow to avoid a breach of contract situation
It is important to have an agreement / contract in place to ensure all parties are aware of their obligations under the agreement but also to legislate for what happens if one party breaches the...
View ArticleGoing home empty-handed – The pitfalls of departing from LLP’s without an LLP...
It is a surprising legal lacuna that current legislation provides little guidance for a Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) member or partner wishing to leave their LLP when no LLP agreement is in...
View ArticleLegal advice on directors loans
Directors loans – are they legal? A directors loan is where a company director takes money out of the company which does not take the form of a salary or a dividend. Additionally, the money you have...
View ArticleShare Purchase Agreements
Share purchase agreements are often complex documents which can become lengthy and create significant delay, friction and cost if not dealt with by experienced, business minded and practical solicitors...
View ArticleWhen Reputation Just Isn’t Enough – Establishing Goodwill in Passing Off Claims
The tort of “passing off” has long been an essential dimension for people to protect their intellectual property (“IP”) rights. Unlike the registration requirements for trade marks and design rights to...
View ArticleAssignment of a contract
The concept of assignment applies to many types of contracts ranging from business contracts to property contracts and to personal legal issues such as life insurance policies also. Assignment is...
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Retaining title pending payment in sale of goods contracts
What is a retention of title clause? If you include a retention of title clause in your terms and conditions, you will retain ownership of any goods you sell until you receive payment. Without a...
View ArticleWhy small businesses need lawyers more than big businesses
Isn’t life just full of ironies …. it’s a fact that a very significant proportion of small businesses don’t regularly use solicitors, generally due to the cost and an approach based on perceiving other...
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Buying a business – practical considerations
Buying other businesses to grow your own is an attractive proposition in many ways and for many reasons, especially if the strategy includes buying competitors. However, any merger or acquisition is...
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Timing is everything with contract law
Well, not exactly – I am exaggerating of course. But, timing and issues of time are important in most contracts and an essential item to consider when drafting and negotiating. Time of the essence?...
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Is no contract better than one you don’t understand?
Odd, to say the least, you may be thinking, for a commercial lawyer like me, who partially makes her living drafting and negotiating contracts, to pen a post with this title? Well, here’s why this is...
View ArticleGrowing your business – private investment advantages and pitfalls
For businesses requiring additional finance, venture capital (also known as private equity finance) may be an attractive option. It may be that you have sought but can’t obtain bank finance, perhaps...
View ArticleHow to avoid a breach of contract situation
It is important to have an agreement / contract in place to ensure all parties are aware of their obligations under the agreement but also to legislate for what happens if one party breaches the...
View ArticleGoing home empty-handed – The pitfalls of departing from LLP’s without an LLP...
It is a surprising legal lacuna that current legislation provides little guidance for a Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) member or partner wishing to leave their LLP when no LLP agreement is in...
View ArticleLegal advice on directors loans
Directors loans – are they legal? A directors loan is where a company director takes money out of the company which does not take the form of a salary or a dividend. Additionally, the money you have...
View ArticleShare Purchase Agreements
Share purchase agreements are often complex documents which can become lengthy and create significant delay, friction and cost if not dealt with by experienced, business minded and practical solicitors...
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