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Company/Partnership Law, business sales and purchases

July 31, 2017 By

Sheffield Business Solicitor

Whether you are starting a business and looking for legal advice, looking for a business solicitor to assist with commercial litigation or planning to buy or sell a business our team of business solicitors can help.

We know UK business laws through and through and have sound experience across many different industries. We offer practical legal solutions to individuals, small businesses and SMEs.

At Paul Hawkes Legal our team of business solicitors offer the following legal services for business:

Setting up businesses
If you are establishing a new business enterprise we can help you make sure that you are setting the business up soundly, whether by partnership, joint venture, company, trust or franchise
Corporate governance
We can help you make sure you are complying with the law whilst running your business
Mergers
We are able to assist on your business merging with another
Buying and selling businesses
We can help you to consider the most appropriate way forward in structuring your business sale or purchase
Company restructuring
If you’re looking to restructure your business we can help with partnership dissolution’s and corporate restructures
Succession planning/retirement planning
You need a plan in place to make sure that your business and personal assets are protected. We can work with your business and family to devise a plan that keeps your hard-won assets safe through unit, discretionary and family trusts, Wills and/or Powers of Attorney.
Shareholders’ agreements
Your business needs to have rules to follow so that all parties can be sure that the business will run according to plan. A shareholders’ agreement ensures you think about potential issues on roles and responsibilities before problems arise.
Funding/mortgages
We can advise on facility agreements, and on mortgage terms and obligations when your business needs to raise finance.
Joint ventures
We are able to advise on the most sensible way forward for dealing with situations where two or more parties need to be involved in the same transaction
Charity matters
We have extensive experience in both setting up charities and advising existing charities on various matters, including land acquisition, merger, joint ventures, diversification and disposal of property.
Franchising
If you’re looking to buy into a franchise we can help you go through the franchise agreement and disclosure documents to make sure that you are aware of all of the issues that could make or break your new business.
Setting up a law practice
Having gone through the process ourselves, we are uniquely placed to advise on the procedural and practical steps you need to go through to start your own practice.
Intellectual Property
We can assist you in registering designs, patents and trademarks, and protecting and enforcing these where necessary.
Workplace and Employment
We can draw up or review employment contracts and workplace agreements as well as assist with disputes and unfair dismissals. We can also assist with occupational health and safety issues.

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