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All too often businesses are tempted to agree a deal on a handshake, sign a contract without reviewing it using expert help and handle hiring and redundancy themselves because they’re afraid that involving a solicitor will cost them an arm and a leg. What’s more they won’t know that they owe that arm and leg until all the work has been completed.

However, not seeking legal advice at the right time, or just downloading forms from the internet without knowing specifically what these mean, may ultimately cost you a great deal more in lost business and claims at a later date.

Commercial Contracts

Drafting and legal review of all types of commercial contractual documentation and agreements including:

1. •Sales agreements
   

2. •Software licences
   

3. •Support and maintenance / service level agreements
   

4. •Distributorship / Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreements
   

5. •Partner / joint venture agreements
   

6. •Memoranda of understanding
   

7. •Property leases
   

8. •Review of existing template documentation and provision of recommendations
   

9. •Negotiating with customers, suppliers and partners in relation to all the above types of commercial contract.
   

Human Resources (HR) and Employment

Provision of expert HR and employment advice and the drafting and maintenance of all related documentation which typically includes:

1. •Employment agreements, employee handbooks and consultancy agreements
   

2. •Defining and managing compliance with all HR processes including disciplinary and grievance procedures and redundancy policies
   

3. •Holding of disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings, redundancy consultations, hearing appeals and drafting all formal communications made with employees in respect of the same
   

4. •Implementation of employee share schemes (e.g. EMI) as well as of other incentive based schemes such as staff bonus schemes and commission plans.
   

Corporate and General Compliance

Provision of general advice and drafting of documentation pertaining to general corporate/compliance related matters including:

1. •Conducting legal due diligence relating to acquisitions, mergers and disposals
   

2. •Drafting and management of Health and Safety policies and procedures
   

3. •Advising and managing general commercial insurance policies.
   

4. •Drafting and advising of bespoke articles of association and shareholder agreements
   

5. •Advising in relation to acquisitions and disposals.
   

6. •Management and administration of applications for corporate trademarks and other IPRs
   

7. •Performance of the general functions of the company secretary including the preparation of Board minutes, filing of annual returns, and maintenance of statutory books
   

8. •Drafting of corporate polices e.g. Equality, Social and Ethical and Environmental
   

9. •Preparing formal correspondence including letter writing services.
   

Financial Agreements

Drafting and preparation of bespoke financial agreements including:

1. •Inter-company loans
   

2. •Corporate bonds/guarantees.
   

*Note: The fees quoted on this page are not fixed, are for indicative purposes only and may vary according to the nature and scope of the specific document you require.

You can see guideline costs for work that we get asked about most frequently below. Also, we will always provide a 60 minute Free Consultation about any new work and give you a cost estimate quickly before starting anything. So, you won’t have to take that DIY risk anymore.

One more thing. We don’t believe in providing you with ‘bog standard’ templates - instead we give you bespoke documents, clear explanations and specialist advice which are specifically tailored to you.

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