When a professional fails to perform their responsibilities to the required standard, there may be a claim for professional negligence. The professional could be anyone with a particular expertise and skills in the services provided and could range from solicitors and barristers, to financial advisors, surveyors and professional trustees and so on.

There are a number of reasons as to why you may have a claim for professional negligence from being unhappy with the service provided to not receiving the outcome/result expected based upon the advice received.

Unfortunately winning at trial, at an interim application or even reaching agreement on a consent order, may not mean that you receive the sums due to you.

If it is necessary to enforce the Court Order, depending on the circumstances may mean a different approach from obtaining a charging order over a property, instructing bailiffs or commencing bankruptcy or winding up proceedings. These are just some of the options open to you to achieve the best recovery.

When a contract is signed, it is expected that the terms of the contract to be honoured. Contracts can be simple or complicated and could involve large sums of money. Contracts range from renting a property, a business contract, an employment contract to terms of service. It is important to read through the contract properly, understand its terms and conditions and the potential for limiting liability on a party.

If you feel your contract has been breached, it can leave you angry, frustrated and uncertain as to your legal rights. If you need advice and help with your contract dispute, we can help you.

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Mediation is an effective method of resolving a dispute between parties without the need to go to Court. It involves an independent third party who can help both sides in reaching an agreement. It is a flexible and voluntary method which can be used to settle a variety of disputes, before or during Court proceedings.

Whether it is a merger, acquisition, disposal, MBO or MBI, we can advise you through every aspect of your transaction. Our team’s in-depth knowledge and experience of buying and selling businesses ensures you will receive practical advice at every stage. We look to work closely with you and your team so that transactions can be completed to planned timescales and budgets.

A shareholders’ agreement helps establish a framework for the growth and development of a company by setting out the legal relationship between the shareholders. It sets out enhanced shareholders’ rights and the company’s decision-making process at board and shareholder level. This might include the right to appoint directors, a dividend policy, non-compete provisions and minority shareholder protection. A key aspect is also exit from the business from individual shareholders transferring their shares or the company taking new investment to the sale of the company as a whole.

It is vital that businesses start with the right ownership and management structure taking into account each party’s commercial objectives and the overall goals of the business. Our work in this area includes implementing the desired legal framework for joint ventures and other business structures including:

• Assisting with the formation of contractual and corporate SPV joint ventures.
• Drafting articles of association and shareholders’ agreements for shareholders in private companies and partnership agreements for partners in LLPs and pure partnerships.

We advise founders, managers and investors on equity funding rounds. With a focus on pre-seed, seed and series A rounds of financing with angel investors, VCs, VCTs and private equity investors.  We help businesses navigate the due diligence process and investment documents advising on the implications of each round at shareholder and manager level.

For start-ups we under understand some of the pressures of new business that are often operating with limited time and financial resource.