Company and Commercial

Here is a list of the services that Oliver and Co's Commercial department can offer you.  For more information please do not hesitate to contact us on 01244 312306.

Corporate & Commercial:

• Business start-ups (company and partnership)Corporate governance (compliance with Companies House requirements)
• Business acquisition or disposal (take-overs, management buy-outs, etc.)
• Agency and distribution agreements
• Franchising and other licence arrangements
• Intellectual Property (protection and exploitation)
• Joint venture companies and agreements
• Corporate restructuring
• Shareholder agreements and employee share schemes
• Supply agreements and standard contractual terms of sale or purchase
• Partnership or shareholder disputes
• Succession planning for businesses
• Charity law (including obtaining and maintaining charitable status, fund raising)
• Sports media and entertainment law (including management and sponsorship)
• The law relating to ICT and E-commerce (including software licensing, acquisition, development and distribution, maintenance agreements, data protection issues, cyber squatting and domain names disputes).
• Liquor licensing for public houses, restaurants, hotels and members clubs

Employment:

• Directors’ service agreements
• Standard or customised contracts of employment
• Consultancy agreements or contracts for services
• Staff handbooks (policies and procedures – redundancy, equal opportunities, health & safety, quality, etc.)
• Transfer of undertakings (TUPE compliance)
• Employment tribunal claims (unfair dismissal, sex/race/disability/age/religious discrimination, breach of contract)
• Compromise agreements

Commercial Property:

• Commercial property development (site acquisition, design and build)
• City living accommodation
• Buy-to-let property portfolios
• Commercial leases (including grants, reviews, renewals)
• Property management companies (formation and secretarial services)
• Commercial property finance (from grant assistance to financial institutions)
• Planning

Commercial & Civil Litigation:

• Litigious contract disputes in both the High and County Courts
• Construction and engineering disputes (arbitration, adjudication, mediation)
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Landlord & tenant proceedings
• Professional negligence claims
• Debt recovery

If you would like more information or would like a free initial consultation then please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your case on 01244 312306 or by email law@oliverandco.co.uk or by fax 01244 35026.

Alternatively you can contact our solicitors directly via email

Tim Polding	Commercial and Employment
Frank Rogers	Business Development
David Sewell	Commercial Conveyancing
Paul Arthur	Commercial and Employment Litigation
Sarah Rennison	Commercial and Employment Litigation