Company/Business Law
READING COMPANY, COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW
Companies and businesses are heavily regulated by government rules and regulations (statutory law). As government regulation is heavy in jargon and often elaborated on by the courts, it can be frustratingly difficult for the layperson to understand exactly what side of the law they stand on. Reading company and business law solicitors are here to help cut through the jargon by giving sensible and practical advice and help move your business forward.
What makes us different?
Our company and business solicitors have years of experience in helping organisations achieve legal compliance. However, more than merely providing legal advice, we are proud of our commercial focus which helps translate the law into something that is relevant and practical for businesses. Our legal audits, for example, more than merely pinpoint areas of legal concern. They also identify risky areas of your business and areas in which cost cutting exercises can be carried out.
How we can help
We provide a wide range of company and business law services for businesses and investors of all shapes and sizes in Reading, including advice on:
- How to setup a business
- How to start a company
- Joint ventures
- Business sale and purchase
- Business and legal audits
- Due diligence checks
- Employment law including compliance with statutory law, drafting compromise agreements, hiring and firing procedures, making redundancies, employment tribunals
- Compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998
- Intellectual property law
- Share purchase and sale
- Shareholder’s rights and director duties
- Drafting shareholder agreements
- Drafting company articles of associations
- Resolving disputes between directors and shareholders
- Drafting terms and conditions of trading
- E-commerce regulations
- Insolvency, liquidation, receivership and administration