Our focus is to provide legal services to the business community. We are able to call on various areas of specialism, to suit the requirements of our clients.

We can provide a full range of corporate and commercial services, including acquisitions and disposals, IPOs, MBIs, MBOs, joint ventures and a variety of commercial arrangements.

Key contacts in this department: Jamie Lloyd, Melanie Yeomans, Leilah Woods.

We provide advice on all aspects of corporate rescue and insolvencies to insolvency practitioners, turn-around professionals, banks, corporates of all sizes and their boards, individuals and creditors alike. We assist and advise clients during financial difficulties whether by way of re-organisation, re-financing, disposal or debt restructuring with a view to avoiding insolvency wherever possible. Where formal insolvency cannot be avoided, our focus is on maximum asset realisation. We also advise directors who face disqualification or are being pursued as guarantors.

Key contacts in this department: Andrew Tonge, Paul Warburton.

The team specialise in protecting intellectual assets, including reputation and image rights, the preparation of IP & IT business agreements, making them work, resolving disputes when they do not and litigating in these specialised areas when necessary.

Key contacts in this department: Terry Osborn, Phil Turner.

We always look for the solution which best serves our client’s needs.  We are experienced in litigation, both domestic and international, but sometimes litigation is not the most suitable route for resolving a dispute. We therefore always explore other potential methods of dispute resolution.

Key contacts in this department: Tony Brook, Debbie Illsley, Christopher Pugh.

We provide the full spectrum of services to cater for all the property needs of our clients. We aim to progress all necessary paperwork as swiftly as possible to avoid the frequent delays which traditionally hinder the smooth progress of property transactions.

Key contacts in this department: Desmond O'Driscoll, Paul McGladdery, Lincoln Darlington.

Employment law is increasingly complex. New legislation is constantly being introduced and specialist employment advice for businesses is a necessity. We advise employers and employees on a wide variety of employment issues including appointments and severances, terms and conditions, employment relations and policies, redundancies and reorganisations, restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses as well as discrimination and Employment Tribunal work. We also work closely with our corporate team on transactional work.

Key contacts in this department: Carl Moran, Craig McCracken .

We have a wealth of experience of a wide variety of sports and media-related matters including, sponsorship, and endorsement agreements, merchandising and licensing, football transfers, event regulation, and publishing and other media agreements.

Key contacts in this department: Tony Brook, Terry Osborn.