Business

Commercial

Our commercial solicitors will give your business the expertise and advice it needs day-to-day. We can help you protect the value generated by your business dealings, while managing the legal risks to your business.

Many of our lawyers have in-house experience, or have worked in industry before becoming legally qualified. With experts across all business sectors, you’ll work with someone who really understands your business and your requirements. We’ll add value at every stage and help you solve your problems quickly with a minimum of fuss.

We’ll get to know you, your business and the environment in which it operates. We know the questions to ask, the assumptions to challenge, where we can be flexible, and the points we need to insist on.

What Commercial Services Do We Offer?

We offer advice in areas including:

Charity law
Contracts
Data protection
Competition law
E-commerce and Data
Franchising
Information technology
Intellectual property
Joint ventures
Public procurement
Financial services regulatory issues
Sales and distribution arrangements
Sourcing
State aid.

Who Can We Help?

Established and growing businesses
From start-ups to stalwarts - we help businesses of all sizes, at all stages, in a range of industry sectors
In-house legal teams
We can provide “wraparound” support to busy in-house teams. For example, we can provide help with strategic contracts, act as an overflow, or provide lawyers on secondment to your company
International businesses wishing to enter the UK
We help companies looking to enter the UK market by providing expertise in English commercial law
UK businesses looking to do business with the rest of the world
Through our membership of First Law International, we can get you find the right help to do business just about anywhere in the world.

Why Choose Our Commercial Lawyers?

Our commercial team offers specialist expertise, delivered from our nationwide network of offices.

We’re pragmatic, commercial and have deep understanding of the issues affecting you and your industry. We offer high quality advice in clear plain language, and we pride ourselves on keeping to your deadlines and budgets.

Depending on your commercial needs, we can offer a variety of pricing structures. This may be hourly rate, fixed fee, a retainer or a bank of hours – it’s up to you.

Contact Us

Call our commercial team on 0370 1500 100 or contact us online to find out more about how we can help.

Key Contact

Stuart Padgham

Partner

Tel. +44 (0)129 374 2768

Mob. +44 (0)743 603 6997

stuart.padgham@irwinmitchell.com

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Business News

Our lawyers are regularly asked to provide expert insight, advice and analysis for the national media. Take a look at the stories below to see what we’re saying, as well as some of the recent deals we have completed for our clients here in the UK and abroad.

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We Work Nationally

We have offices in major cities throughout the UK and our lawyers can arrange to visit you or your business in person if necessary. We also have international capability, with global links to other legal specialists.