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Our specialist commercial lawyers provide expert guidance on contracts and agreements across all sectors, from start-ups and SMEs to multinational corporations, ensuring clients have commercial arrangements that minimise risk and maximise profitability.

We can support you in growing your business giving you pragmatic, proactive commercial advice that helps you achieve your commercial goals. Our advice spans from drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, franchise agreements, terms of business, services agreements to specialist legal advice or post contract support, we can help you through the legal hurdles. 

Our IP and commercial experience covers most sectors, including financial services, film & media, IT Services, and  includes drafting and negotiating licenses and master services agreements for the automotive and manufacturing industry and sports clubs. 

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  • 12 October 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

Corporate Transparency and Register Reform

Following lengthy consultation that began in May 2019, the Government has now published its response to proposed changes to the role of Companies House, and increased corporate transparency amongst companies and legal entities. The consultation was vast, 1320 formal and unique responses were submitted.

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  • 06 August 2020
  • IP and Commercial

Series A Funding in the Current Climate – Not all Doom and Gloom?

It is generally accepted that Series A funding is crucial to the development and scale up of early stage business. Funding generally was very competitive prior to lock down, but with the obvious economic pressures brought about by Covid-19, what is the view moving forward and how does a business seeking such funding best prepare for investment discussion?

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  • 09 March 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

Warranties and Indemnities in Share Purchase and Asset Purchase Agreements

The terms “warranties” “representations” and indemnities” are frequently used throughout the sale of assets or the sale of shares process.

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  • 07 February 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

Investor Relief

The Finance Act 2016 introduced investor relief which is essentially a tax relief for Capital Gains in a similar way to the operation of Entrepreneurs Relief. On qualification any capital gain is reduced from the usual capital gains rate – currently 20% to 10%.

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  • 07 February 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

What does the new decade herald for EMI Option Schemes?

The Enterprise Management Initiative (EMI) option scheme is a tax efficient incentive scheme designed to incentivise employees by enjoying the rewards of growth and business success usually on a sale

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  • 07 February 2020
  • Employee Ownership Trust

The growth of Employee Ownership Trusts

Since the enactment of the Finance Act 2014, the popularity and acceptance of the Employee Ownership Trust (“EOT”) as an exit option for business owners has continued to gain support from lawyers, accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and business owners themselves.

“Stuart Mullins has always been highly professional, commercial and responsive whenever I have worked with him on projects, often in high pressure environments….Stuart is exactly the kind of advisor I want on my team.”

James Hawksworth, Director – RSM

“We are very pleased with the support and advice received from on the recent acquisition by BMW Group UK.  With clear, concise and timely advice and management, Ashan and his team helped us navigate through some complex arrangements and seamlessly bridged the gap between the legal and commercial issues”

Amit Kotecha, Senior Legal Counsel – BMW Legal Affairs UK & Ireland 

“I had an excellent experience working with Stuart Mullins. He was thoughtful, pragmatic, and extremely efficient. Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line.”

Jerry Izard, Director, Independent Optics Ltd

“Stuart and the rest of the team provided expert support during a recent corporate restructuring. We were calmly guided through the complex legal process, and realised significant additional benefits directly related to the advice provided.”

Stefan Zabel, Director, Wood Designer Ltd