Commercial Solicitors - James Pearce & Co
James Pearce & Co commercial solicitors deal with all aspects of commercial law, commercial tenancy law and commercial property law. We give advice upon all business related matters including sales and purchase of business, provision of commercial agreements and disputes over such agreements. We deal with partnership matters including partnership deeds and disputes. We also deal with contracts of employment both with regard to the preparation and interpretation of contracts. We also give specific advice upon (and prepare) compromise agreements in respect of employment claims. All these matters are areas requiring specialist advice and James Pearce & Co have appropriately qualified advisors to help you with regard to all aspects of this area of law.
Sale and Purchase of Businesses
Sales and purchases of business are generally dealt with by way of single payments to the vendor. In more complicated transactions and those involving companies the transaction might proceed either by way of an asset sale or by a sale of the company shares. As commercial solicitors we can help advise upon these aspects. Sales and purchases of businesses often involve property aspects in addition and as commercial property solicitors we can advise you upon the preparation of new or sub-leases and/or assignment of leases. Further, there are often employee issues consequent upon the sale or purchase of any business, particularly those issues arising from the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 – sometimes known as ‘TUPE’. We have commercial solicitors and advisors on hand to advise you on all these aspects in addition.
Landlord and Tenant
James Pearce & Co commercial lawyers deal with all aspects of landlord and tenant matters in the commercial field including non contentious matters such as new leases, licenses to assign or transfer of leases. We also deal with contentious matters (i.e. where there is a dispute between the parties) including forfeiture, rent arrears, service charge disputes etc through our litigation team. We deal with all aspects of commercial conveyancing and commercial property law.
Commercial Contracts
Contracts are the lifeblood of business. You may need assistance in formulating those contracts or in the interpretation of contracts should matters go wrong. As commercial lawyers we deal with all aspects of commercial business law and, if problems arise, provide commercial litigation advice including how best to pursue or defend a matter through the courts.
Debt Recovery
James Pearce & Co commercial litigation solicitors can advise on all aspects of debt recovery to get your money back as swiftly and economically as possible. In most cases you should be able to recover most if not all of your costs in addition.
Employment Contracts
James Pearce & Co commercial solicitors also advise on all aspects of employment contracts both in respect of their formulation and their interpretation. We can provide bespoke employment contracts to suit all types and sizes of business. We can advise upon employment legal issues in the workplace including disciplinary matters and redundancy.
Costs of a Commercial Solicitor
We appreciate that commercial advice has a cost. We will be clear and transparent from the outset as to what our charges will be. We will generally try to give fixed estimates as to any work that will be carried out but where that is not possible we shall give you full details of our charging rates and our costs generally. Please ask though if there is any aspect of our rates that you do not understand – we’re happy to help.
