Including Commercial Dispute Resolution
Buying or selling a business, involved in a commercial dispute requiring professional resolution or you simply need advice on any legal matters affecting your company, we are here to help.
Issues that may affect you and your business:
- Sale or Purchase of a limited company or an unincorporated business
- Partnerships and limited liability partnerships
- Transfer of shares
- Commercial litigation and contract law
- Restrictive covenants
- Business and contract disputes
- Employment law
Head of Department: Julian Cioffi - Managing Partner
In every business it is vital to regulate your business relationships with staff, customer and suppliers. Most businesses small or large often pay little if any regard to the documents that may regulate these arrangements until they hit a problem. Many businesses run on verbal deals and quick turnaround.
Whatever the form and complexity of your arrangements we can help to ensure they best protect you when they need to. We can also unpick things for when things go wrong drawing on our considerable commercial dispute resolution resources.
We are experienced in advising on contentious and non contentious contracts in;
- Buying and selling goods
- Providing services
- Employment of staff
- Website useage
- The use and occupation of your business premises
We can also help you to make the best recovery under the terms of any arrangement whether written or unwritten and set out the steps you can take to minimise risk and business interruption.
Prevention is better than cure so we also advise you on the consequences of entering into a contract before you commit yourself to it at a cost that is proportionate to your funds. Should things go wrong the we can assist you with all of the alternative dispute resolution options that should get you back on track as soon as is possible.
Head of Commercial Property Department: Ben Upward - Partner
Here at Fitzhugh Gates we understand that what you most want to be doing is running your business and that defending complex disputes is a real drain on your management time and resources.
We will fight for you in a risk focused, cost effective way. We make it our aim to successfully conclude your claim with a practical, down-to-earth and common sense approach.
We know your reputation is everything and we will do everything to keep it that way.
Head of Commercial Property Department: Ben Upward - Partner
Compliance with the ever expanding envelope of employment law is a concern for both employers and employees and Fitzhugh Gates solicitors are here to assist and advise.
As a responsible employer it is vital that you are are entering into appropriate contracts of employment with your staff. Regular reviews of contracts and practices are important to ensure compliance with changing legislation.
However if you are facing an employment issue with one or more employees then the sooner you seek expert advice the better the final outcome is likely to be.
- Avoiding problems in employment law.
- Contracts of employment.
- Covenants in restraint of trade.
- Appropriate grievance and discrimination avoidance procedures.
- Compliance with the Equality Act and other legislation designed to prevent discrimination.
- Dealing with problems in or at the end of employment.
- Breach of contract.
- Employment tribunals.
- Settlement agreements.
- Unfair or wrongful dismissal.
Head of Commercial Property Department: Craig Petrie - Managing Partner
Backed by over 200 years experience and 21st century systems, Fitzhugh Gates offers a strong commercial dispute resolution service for business.
We provide firm, careful, pragmatic and cost effective advice in many areas and act for many small, medium and large companies.
Commercial litigation is a specialist legal service with the ideal of seeking economical agreements outside of the court, but not shying away from the final adjudication of the courts.
Head of Department: Craig Petrie - Partner
