Commercial lawyers
Our specialist commercial lawyers are committed to driving business success through legal advice and support for all your commercial, strategic and operational matters.
Pragmatic, commercially- driven legal advice tailored to your business
Business leaders know that commercial deals and strategic operations are fundamental to how you operate. Naturally, it is critical to ensure that you operate in line with the regulations and laws at all times – but that’s not all.
Getting commercially-driven legal advice for your business, at the right time, not only protects your assets and mitigates risk but also drives your strategic decisions and facilitates growth.
Our commercial lawyers tailor their approach to your business and work with your teams to develop an in-depth and holistic understanding of your operations, strategic priorities and objectives. We deliver advice and support that goes far beyond detailing legal options by offering solutions for your leadership teams that add real value to your business.
- City-quality legal expertise at sensible regional rates
- A single team for every stage of your business lifecycle
- Proactive lawyers who go beyond the brief
- Practical, commercial advice tailored to your sector
- Trusted by multinationals and SMEs across the UK and Europe
Our legal Services
Brand protection
A company’s brand is often the most valuable asset. Creating, establishing and building a brand can be expensive and requires proper care and protection at every step of the way.
Contracts & agreements
Commercial contracts & agreements are the backbone of business. Our team’s experience spans the full range of commercial arrangements to help you optimise your business relationships.
Data protection
Data protection and security has become high profile in recent years and is a key governance issue for businesses. Let us help you maximise the value in your data while maintaining legal compliance.
Growing a business
We help ambitious businesses to grow and flourish. Having an experienced deal team whom you trust is vital in aiding you to make the key decisions when under pressure.
In-house legal support
Our in-house legal support services are designed for businesses that want regular access to proactive, commercially relevant legal advice delivered in a cost effective and efficient way.
Intellectual property (IP)
For the majority of businesses, intellectual property is a primary asset. We can help you to identify, protect and profit from your innovation.
Regulatory & compliance
Our experienced lawyers have supported businesses across a range of sectors to implement governance processes.
Resolving disputes
Disputes are often a reality of business life but they can be disruptive, damaging and distracting. No industry sectors or businesses are immune and issues can arise relating to almost any aspect of business operations.
Technology, media & telecoms
The technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector is defined by constant change and innovation and is home to a range of innovators from market disruptors to established global corporates.
Who we help
Ambitious start-ups
Getting the foundations right from day one, from incorporation and shareholder agreements to protecting your IP.
Owner-managed businesses
Practical, commercially focused advice that understands the pressures of running your own company.
SMEs and scale-ups
Supporting the legal demands of growth: new contracts, new people, new markets.
UK and international corporates
Sophisticated, multi-disciplinary advice across sectors from tech and manufacturing to hospitality and aerospace.
Our Commercial team works with businesses spanning enterprising start-ups,non-UK companies setting up operations in the UK, and large, global and listed companies.
We have particular sector expertise assisting tech sector enterprise, IP-rich companies particularly those in the media and content sectors, international businesses setting up and operating in the UK and expanding across the EMEA region, and operations in advanced engineering and automotive sector. Recent clients include:
- ANDigital
- Becton Dickinson
- Circana (formerly IRI)
- Circor International Inc
- Culligan International / Culligan Group
- Ericsson Group
- Guardian News & Media
- Occuity Limited
- Origin Enterprises Plc
- The shareholders of ITGL Limited
- Virtualstock Limited
- Wireless Logic Limited
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Corporate governance
We provide legal advice and guidance on corporate issues and corporate governance and offer a full company secretarial and registered office service.
Funding & investment
Businesses of all sizes from time to time require external funding. This ranges from early stage angel investment, through to venture and growth and development capital.
Growing a business
We help ambitious businesses to grow and flourish. Having an experienced deal team whom you trust is vital in aiding you to make the key decisions when under pressure.
Joint venture agreements
We advise businesses of all sizes, from entrepreneurial start-ups and growing local businesses to listed multinationals — on the negotiation, preparation and structuring of joint venture arrangements.
Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Boyes Turners team of M&A lawyers work with clients from initial deal structuring and heads of terms, management of the legal due diligence process, the negotiation and agreement of final form documents and post-completion support.
Restructuring a business
Reorganisations could be a pre-cursor to a sale of all or part of the group’s business, or a post-acquisition process. Benefits include the simplification of reporting and a reduced cost and compliance burden.
Setting up a UK business
Our team can have you up and running with a company in 24 hours, provide you with a corporate compliance and filing service and guide and support you in performing UK director’s duties.
Shareholder agreements
Our corporate lawyers have extensive experience of advising businesses of all sizes, drafting clear, practical, and tailored agreements that reflect commercial objectives whilst minimising risk.
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