Do you act for start-ups?

Yes. We regularly advise founders on founding documents, employment arrangements, IP assignments and early commercial contracts.

Can you review a supplier contract quickly?

Yes. We can carry out targeted reviews focused on the commercial risks that matter, on a fixed-fee basis where the scope permits.

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For Businesses

Commercial & Corporate

Precise commercial support for contracts, transactions and operations.

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Overview

How we advise

Our commercial and corporate work is grounded in what a business actually needs from a contract or a transaction — clear allocation of risk, workable operational terms and a document that will still make sense in two years. We advise on day-to-day commercial arrangements and on the transactions that shape a business.

Where we help

Areas of work

Commercial contracts

Supply, distribution, services, agency and licensing agreements, drafted and negotiated with a clear view of risk.

Terms & conditions

B2B and consumer-facing terms, including online terms, ancillary policies and supplier onboarding.

Mergers, acquisitions & disposals

Owner-managed share sales, asset sales and acquisitions, including due diligence coordination, SPA drafting and warranty negotiation.

Shareholder & partnership agreements

Structured governance documents — shareholders' agreements, articles, partnership and LLP agreements — that address the questions that most commonly cause disputes.

Corporate governance

Directors' duties, board procedures, resolutions, share transfers and Companies House filings for owner-managed and established businesses.

Retail & franchise sector

Franchise agreements, retail supply arrangements and premises-related commercial documentation.

Commercial property

Property acquisitions and disposals, commercial leases, landlord and tenant issues, and premises-related agreements for businesses and retailers.

Intellectual property

IP assignments, licences and confidentiality arrangements, coordinated with trade mark and patent specialists where required.

Commercial debt recovery

Pre-action correspondence, statutory demands, County Court proceedings and enforcement to recover business debts.

Corporate tax — general guidance

Practical guidance on the tax dimensions of transactions and structures, working alongside your accountants and, where required, tax counsel.

Data protection basics

Practical UK GDPR guidance on privacy notices, data processing agreements and breach response.

Regulatory & consumer matters

Practical support with regulatory and environmental compliance, competition law and consumer-protection issues affecting day-to-day trading.

Relevant people

Speak to the right member of the team

Denis Tufour

Senior Partner Solicitor

Commercial & Corporate · Firm Leadership

Cecilia Monaheng-Tufour

Partner Solicitor

Wills, Probate & Estates · Civil & Commercial Disputes · Landlord & Tenant · Commercial & Corporate

Erdem Duven

Practice Manager

Residential Property · Civil & Commercial Disputes · Commercial & Corporate · Wills, Probate & Estates

Jasmine Sefa-Boakye

Solicitor

Residential Property · Commercial Property · Employment · Commercial & Corporate

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