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Company law regulates how a company, partnership or sole trader runs its business from a legal and regulatory perspective on a day-to-day basis.

Largely governed by The Companies Act 2006 and the Partnerships Act 1890, it is important to ensure your compliance is up to date and you are up to speed with legal issues before making commercial decisions.

We can advise and act as a sounding board to keep you within the regulatory framework and will also work closely with your accountants.

We can assist you in the setup of your company or partnership to include:

  • Incorporation documents and filings at Companies House
  • Articles of Association
  • Appointment of Directors
  • Directors Service Contracts
  • Shareholders agreements
  • Partnership and LLP Agreements

For more advice on start-ups, please contact us.

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We can offer advice on the drafting, interpretation, amendment or termination of partnerships. Without a properly drafted partnership agreement, the relationship will be regulated by the Partnership Act 1890 which is not ideal.

We can provide our services to both business and farm partnerships working closely with our agricultural property solicitors.

For more advice on partnerships, please contact us.

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Sometimes a company is largely governed by its Articles of Association. In reality, all companies that have more than one shareholder should have a shareholders agreement in place. This regulates the shareholder relationship between themselves and the company and may include:

  • Minority protection
  • Finance and accounting
  • Protection of goodwill and restrictive covenants
  • Director appointments
  • Exit terms

For more advice on shareholder matters, please contact us.

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General company law advice can be offered across various aspects to include:

  • Restructures
  • Directors’ duties and meetings
  • Shareholder general meetings
  • Share issues and transfers
  • Financing – debentures and charges over assets
  • Share options
  • Succession planning
  • General company law advice and corporate governance

For more advice on company matters, please contact us.

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The process of buying and selling a business can be a stressful period and it is important to choose your advisers correctly to encourage a smooth process. Our role is to get the deal that you negotiate completed as quickly as possible to minimise the stress and costly slippage.

Our team can help with:

  • Asset Sales
  • Share Sales
  • Joint Ventures
  • Management Buyouts

For more information on buying & selling businesses, please visit our Buying & Selling Businesses page.

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