Details of our most regularly requested services are listed below. To select a specific service, please choose from one of the following links:
We provide advice to clients on their contracts and documentation with domestic and overseas banks in respect of local and overseas business activities.
Our lawyers have acted in bank disputes, international and domestic finance, export and import finance, project and joint venture finance.
We can provide assistance in dealing with most non- contentious issues in domestic and international banking and finance and we have the ability to deploy lawyers experienced in contentious banking and finance matters should the need arise.
We advise on the appropriate structuring of all employment contracts with expertise in executive and high value employment contracts, providing appropriate protection for employers and employees to include non-compete and restraint covenants.
Where a contract of employment has been terminated and there is a dispute we provide clear advice and guidance to bring about a speedy resolution. In mediation we have a high settlement rate and, where a settlement cannot be achieved, we provide effective advocacy in the Employment Tribunal or the Courts.
English employment law is a minefield and we provide advice to domestic and foreign based employers or foreign owned companies operating in the United Kingdom in all aspects of their dealings with their United Kingdom employees. This includes preparation of employment contracts and the required work place policies such as health and safety, grievance procedures, disciplinary procedures, IT, discrimination, and internet. We have expertise in unfair and wrongful dismissal, redundancy and discrimination claims.
We provide a private client service for wills, estate planning and asset protection both in the United Kingdom and overseas, and we advise on Inheritance Tax issues and related problems in the United Kingdom.
Clients can be confident that all aspects of their estate will be professionally dealt with to ensure the maximum benefit for themselves and their beneficiaries whether their property is located in the United Kingdom or overseas.
We have lawyers who have local and international experience in media law and new technologies, both contentious and non-contentious.
We can advise on intellectual property issues and can assist in related property and employment contracts, restraint, confidentiality, media and publishing documentation and contracts.
We have expertise in prepublication advice/review for all media and we have experience in passing off, patent and trademark disputes, defamation and related restraints.
We have many years of experience in real property and provide a comprehensive service across the whole of the country. We have impressive personal experience spanning years of the volatile and specialist London property market across all types of transactions.
We act for vendors, purchasers, real estate agents, landlords and tenants, whether domestic or overseas whether they are seeking to relocate or acquire property in the United Kingdom or selling or developing property in the United Kingdom.
We have specialist expertise in the advising of management /freehold and freehold companies of blocks of flats and apartments and on the English agricultural property market.
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We provide advice on off-shore structures, whether trusts, foundations, or corporate vehicles, to private non-domiciled clients with interests in the United Kingdom and/or overseas with a view to creating appropriate tax efficient structures.
We have personal well established access to internationally respected financial advisors and trustees in both on and off-shore jurisdictions.
We advise non-domiciled individuals and companies who intend to become resident in the United Kingdom, on the best way to maximise the benefits of the United Kingdom taxation regime. We advise new residents on operating their international and domestic interests in a tax efficient manner.
Our advice is designed to meet the individual particular needs of our client. We have access to a wide range of international trust companies and private bankers in various jurisdictions worldwide.
We provide our clients clear professional advice to ensure that proper structures are in place to safeguard assets for our clients and their beneficiaries.
We provide advice to individuals and corporations in relation to immigration to the United Kingdom. We advise on immigration procedures for companies seeking UK immigration clearance for key staff including work permits and permanent residency.
We combine tax and immigration advice to high net worth individuals seeking to reside in the United Kingdom and we provide a personal service in relation to dealings with the Home Office, family matters, extended family, employment, staff, and the acquisition of real estate.
We have wide litigation experience in England and internationally.
We deal with commercial and contract cases, criminal cases, corporate actions including director and shareholder disputes, administrative cases, insolvency and bankruptcy, cases involving the revenue authorities, government and local authorities, professional and institutional regulators and associations, and commercial cross border mediations and arbitrations.
We can be most effective if our advice is sought at the earliest opportunity.
When our clients become involved in court proceedings we provide clear advice on prospects and likely outcome, strategy and cost-benefit analysis.
If a case must be prosecuted or defended we aim to fully represent our client’s case and not merely respond to the opposition.
We have been involved in an impressive number of cases reported in official series in England and other jurisdictions.
We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority in our dealings with clients.
We always seek an appropriate retainer from new clients.
We operate a transparent cost structure and we will agree the scope of any work to be undertaken and our applicable hourly rates with clients prior to any commitment.
Our rates will not change unless notified to you. We will provide you with a schedule of services performed with our account. Our terms and conditions will be set out in our client care letter issued in compliance with Rule 15 of the Solicitors Practice Rules 1990 (as amended).