Corporate & Commercial

Risk Assessment

Our Corporate & Commercial practice advises businesses, shareholders and directors on complex transactions, contentious matters and strategic commercial arrangements. We combine transactional capability with dispute expertise, enabling us to support clients across the full lifecycle of a business from incorporation and growth to restructuring, exit or dispute resolution. Our advice is commercially focused and outcome-driven. We work alongside business owners and management teams to manage risk, protect enterprise value and deliver pragmatic solutions in demanding situations.

Shareholder Disputes

We are regularly instructed in shareholder disputes and corporate conflicts, including matters involving board deadlock, unfair prejudice, breach of fiduciary duties and contested exits. We act for majority and minority shareholders, directors and investors, advising on rights enforcement, negotiated buy-outs and formal litigation where necessary. We understand the operational and reputational sensitivities that accompany internal corporate disputes and provide clear strategic advice designed to secure resolution while preserving business stability wherever possible.

Company Restoration

Our practice includes advising on company restoration and related court applications. We act in proceedings to restore dissolved companies to the register and manage associated High Court applications, Companies House engagement and corporate regularisation issues. We oversee the process comprehensively, ensuring that clients are guided efficiently through what can otherwise be a technically complex and time-sensitive procedure.

Cross Border Contract Commercial & Litigation

We also act in cross-border corporate and commercial litigation. Many of our matters involve multi-jurisdictional elements, international trading relationships or overseas assets. We provide coordinated strategic oversight in disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions and work closely with foreign counsel where required. Our focus remains on protecting our client’s commercial position while navigating the procedural and enforcement challenges that cross-border disputes often present.

Contentious Corporate

Our contentious corporate work extends more broadly to director disputes, breach of shareholders’ agreements, partnership and quasi-partnership disputes, allegations of corporate mismanagement and post-transaction claims. We combine litigation capability with strong negotiation strategy to achieve decisive and commercially sensible outcomes.

Corporate & Commercial Transactions

On the transactional side, we advise on the acquisition and disposal of businesses by way of share purchase, asset purchase and business purchase transactions. We draft and negotiate share purchase agreements and asset purchase agreements, advise on transaction structuring, manage risk allocation through warranties and indemnities, and oversee completion mechanics. We regularly work alongside accountants, tax advisers and corporate finance professionals to ensure transactions are executed efficiently and with full commercial awareness.

We have particular experience advising clients in the hospitality sector, including the acquisition and disposal of restaurants, cafés, franchise operations and leisure businesses. We understand the sector-specific considerations that arise in relation to licensing, property arrangements, supplier contracts and operational risk, and we provide commercially grounded advice tailored to fast-moving, customer-facing enterprises.

We also advise on medical practice acquisitions and healthcare-related transactions. This includes supporting practitioners and investors in the purchase and sale of medical and dental practices, advising on regulatory considerations, partnership structures, due diligence and contractual risk allocation. We recognise the regulatory sensitivity and professional obligations inherent in healthcare businesses and ensure that transactions are structured with careful attention to compliance, governance and continuity of service.

In addition, we act for technology companies at various stages of growth. We advise founders, investors and management teams on shareholder arrangements, investment rounds, share restructurings and commercial contracting frameworks. Our work frequently involves drafting and negotiating software development agreements, SaaS contracts, licensing arrangements, consultancy agreements and strategic partnership documentation. We understand the importance of intellectual property protection, scalability, data considerations and risk allocation in technology-driven businesses, and we provide commercially aligned advice designed to support innovation and expansion.

Corporate & Commercial Due Diligence

We undertake detailed corporate due diligence in the context of acquisitions, investments and restructurings. Our work includes reviewing corporate structure and governance, analysing share capital arrangements, assessing contractual exposure, identifying regulatory risk and investigating potential litigation or contingent liabilities. Our due diligence reporting is clear and commercially focused, highlighting material risk and advising on practical mitigation strategies.

Contracts

In addition, we draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts across sectors, including supply and distribution agreements, consultancy and services agreements, agency arrangements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture documentation, terms and conditions of business and cross-border trading contracts. Our role extends beyond drafting to advising on enforceability, termination strategy, risk allocation and dispute avoidance, ensuring that contractual frameworks properly reflect our clients’ commercial objectives.

Corporate & Commercial Advisory

We act as trusted advisers to owner-managed businesses, growth companies and established enterprises requiring strategic corporate support. Whether handling a contested shareholder matter, restoring a company through court proceedings, managing cross-border litigation, advising on a hospitality acquisition, completing a medical practice purchase or supporting a technology company through expansion and investment, our objective is consistent: to protect our clients’ commercial position and enable informed, confident decision-making at every stage of the business lifecycle.