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Business & Employment Law issues

This covers the issues affecting corporate clients, the self-employed and employers. The demands on businesses are wide ranging and often require specialist knowledge, experience and skill to obtain successful outcomes. Our firm can provide legal advice and support services for the majority of the areas outlined below; or access to specialist practitioners, where your particular circumstances require specific skills.

By getting to know your business we aim to become a valuable member of your team. We always aim to exceed your expectations and go that step further.

Employment law
Employment law continues to undergo considerable and far-reaching changes; a recent example being the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations that came into effect in October 2006. Our specialist practitioners strive to build long term relationships with clients so that the advice we give does not simply cater for the needs of the business today, but extends to deal with the common issues that may emerge in the future for a developing business.

Our specialist advice covers:

• Contracts of employment;
• Disciplinary action and grievance procedures;
• Discrimination for sex, race or disability;
• Employment tribunals;
• Family friendly policies;
• Maternity and Paternity leave;
  Minimum wage;
• Negotiation of severance packages;
• Redundancy and dismissalUnfair and wrongful dismissal, including breach of contract; and
• Whistle-blowing.

Resolving disputes
Our goal is to relieve clients from the stress of dealing with commercial issues arising from building disputes, debt recovery, disputes with customers, Fiduciary duty claims, insurance matters, partnership disputes, warranty claims or landlord and tenant disputes. Our dedicated team can take the burden from your shoulders so you can focus on running your business.

Commercial property
Our specialist team can provide you with all the advice necessary to secure your premises and assist you in developing your full business potential. Advisory services cater for acquisitions and disposals, dealing with landlords and tenants, helping to secure financing and refinancing, development, estate management issues, planning, secured lending and disputes.

Licensing
Applying for and obtaining alcohol or entertainment licences is a time consuming and, occasionally, frustrating process. We will prepare and submit your application and, where necessary, deal with any subsequent refusals, appeals and resubmissions.

Corporate and commercial services
Our specialist skills and experience can path the way to helping you start a business, obtain finance agreements, draw up and agree contracts, buy and sell a business or put shareholder and partnership agreements in place. We can also ensure your copyright or intellectual property rights are protected. At the opposite end of the scale we can supply debt recovery services or deal with insolvency issues.