Company formation and governance
Precise advice focused on the decision in front of you.
EXPERTISE / CORPORATE LAW
Clarity for the decisions that shape a business.
From first investment to an eventual exit, we help founders and boards make consequential decisions with confidence.
Discuss a matterWHAT WE ADVISE ON
Depth where it counts.
Shareholder and investment agreements
Senior input from scoping through execution.
Mergers and acquisitions
A clear route through complexity, cost and risk.
Commercial agreements
Precise advice focused on the decision in front of you.
Directors’ duties and risk
Senior input from scoping through execution.
Business succession
A clear route through complexity, cost and risk.
OUR APPROACH
How we work with you.
We start by understanding the people, time pressures and commercial consequences surrounding your matter. Only then do we recommend a course of action.
You receive clear options, the likely risks and a realistic plan for next steps. When the facts change, the advice changes with them—without leaving you to decipher the legal language.
We stay close to delivery. The senior solicitor you meet at the outset remains engaged with key decisions and difficult moments.
IN PRACTICE
Typical matters.
A founder-friendly investment round
Term sheets, due diligence and investor protections aligned with the next stage.
A strategically timed acquisition
Negotiation, transaction documents and completion under one senior lead.
A shareholder disagreement
Practical options that protect value without sacrificing relationships unnecessarily.
A sensitive board decision
Focused advice on authority, obligations and an actionable record of decisions.
FEES & ENGAGEMENT
Clear from the beginning.
We explain scope, assumptions and likely third-party costs before asking you to proceed. The appropriate arrangement depends on the work and the information available.
Fixed feeFor clearly defined advice and transaction stages.
HourlyFor evolving or contentious work, with estimates and updates.
RetainerFor businesses needing regular access to counsel.
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Questions worth asking.
Ideally before heads of terms are signed. Early legal input can prevent expensive structural and negotiating mistakes.
Yes. We routinely coordinate with tax advisers, accountants and corporate finance teams.
For defined stages, often yes. We agree a clear scope and explain where variables may affect cost.
MORE EXPERTISE
Other practices.
NEXT STEPS
A clear answer is the first step.
Tell us the matter. We will find the right way forward.
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