Business Law

Sound professional advice is essential when you're setting up or running your own business, in the process of acquiring another company, or signing commercial property leases or contracts.

Porters Lawyers' business law and commercial property lawyers are experienced in dealing with all aspects of commercial law, including:

  • Forming a company - sole trader, partnership, limited company
  • Drafting - Memorandum and Articles of Association
  • Preparing agreements, such as partnership, joint venture, shareholder, franchise, and loan and guarantor agreements
  • Lease negotiations/renewals and landlord/tenant law
  • Acquisitions and disposals - land, business, assets, shares
  • Development of land including planning permission and building contracts
  • Conveyancing
  • Employment law
  • Legal advice on other business matters, including "terms of business", insurance cover, debt recovery, consumer credit facilities, liquor licensing, occupational health & safety, and hygiene legislation

Our Charges - Wherever your business is based - shop, office block, home office, studio, warehouse, restaurant, agricultural land - or if you're planning to acquire residential land for development, our aim is to provide you with quality legal services at fees which are affordable and reasonable. From the outset, we will advise you on what the likely costs will be. Our initial discussion with you is free.