For your Business

Setting up a business

If you are a new business dealing with all the ‘red tape’ can be a real headache. Our lawyers understand this well and have led innumerable entrepreneurs through the often complex areas of law. We advise new businesses on: Risk management strategies to adopt to minimise future legal problems.

We offer our clients expert advice and a clear explanation of the options available, and difficulties that may arise.

Contracts

For those in business contracts are an important part of your life both when you start up your business and as it grows and develops. Contracts are there to formalise agreements between yourselves and other parties. These might include suppliers, your employees, landlords or tenants, other businesses and your customers and will help determine how that business is run.

Keith Park Solicitors offer professional advice that will ensure that any agreements or contracts you undertake are in your best interests, the interests of your business and are legally correct. This applies whether you are a sole trader, limited company, partnership or indeed any other type of firm.

Let Keith Park Solicitors help you ensure that you and your business are covered against the many legal issued every business faces.

Buying a business

You may be buying an existing business, buying the assets of the business, such as leasehold premises, stock, goodwill, fixtures and fittings etc, or you may be buying all the shares in an existing company in order to take over its business. Whichever it is we can help and support you through the legal process to get where you want to be. We will always work with your Accountant and your Bank at all times and favour a team approach.

Expanding

On the other hand your business may have expanded and someone else wants to buy you out. Again, we will be there with your Accountant to guide and support you in all aspects of the process.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

“Have I got a case? Have they?”
When business dealings fall short of expectations, disputes can flare up – most commonly between you and your partners or directors, your customers or suppliers, your landlords, and the authorities. Once caught up in the argument, it can be nigh on impossible to take an objective view, and that’s where your solicitor comes in.

Keith Park Solicitors can give you a fast and accurate assessment of your position and your rights. And, while an early resolution without going to court is always preferable, we won’t hesitate to pursue a case through the courts when required.

The law is there to protect you, and so are we.

Commercial Property

Property Law and Legal Property Services
Every business needs a place to live, and that place can be fundamental to the survival of the company it contains. You need long-term confidence that your premises will be suitable, affordable, accessible and available. You need good advice when negotiating purchase, leasing, or lease renewal, and for that, you need Keith Park Solicitors - a local team with specific expertise in commercial property law.

When you have to get it right first time, get Keith Park Solicitors

Company Framework & Regulation

Legal frameworks support a business, anticipating and preparing for changes in that company and the people who run it. Keith Park Solicitors are expert in designing agreements and documents to protect you, your partners and your shareholder from any eventuality, and to lay down procedures to avoid the damage of possible disputes.

If you have concerns, we’ll be happy to review the legal ‘health’ of your business, and suggest agreements to counter any potential weak spots. Build from a firm foundation – build your business with Keith Park Solicitors.

Let Keith Park Solicitors help you ensure that you and your business are covered against the many legal issued every business faces.

Agreements

You may have thought a Shareholder Agreement was not necessary when you first started your business but it has now become essential as your business has grown. We can set this up for you. If you are a partnership and are taking in new partners we can set up a new Partnership Agreement or amend and existing agreement.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Keith Park Solicitors provide a wide range of commercial services to a variety of corporate and institutional clients. We advise both buyers and sellers on a range of transactions. Our specialists will provide you with all the expertise and assistance you need to ensure all stages of your commercial transactions run smoothly, in a cost effective and practical manner.

Services offered to companies and shareholders include:

• Acquisitions, mergers and disposals
• Management buy outs and buy ins
• Assets and share sales
• Disposals

Debt Recovery

Is debt crippling your business?
The Debt Recovery team of solicitors at Keith Park Solicitors offers a comprehensive, swift and cost-effective service.

What sets us apart?
A dedicated team focusing exclusively on debt recovery. We offer a single point of contact for advice and assistance on all aspects of recovery and enforcement on a continuous or one-off basis. We have particular specialism in:

• Pre-action collection
• County Court Proceedings
• Bankruptcy
• Winding-up
• Defended actions

Working together
We work as a seamless extension to your own companies credit control team. Building close relationships, we take the time to understand your business terms and conditions in detail and the wider commercial environment in which you operate. Keeping you well informed and updated on the progress of your individual case loads.

A fast action service
We offer a fully computerised system, enabling us to manage, track and report on the progress of bulk instructions quickly and efficiently. However you choose to instruct us, we will take the fast steps in recovering your debt. Personal service We are very proactive, updating clients at every stage of the process and providing advice on the best options available for maximising recovery but always taking into account the associated costs.

Call now on 0800 040 7399 to speak with a Debt Recovery Solicitor at Keith Park Solicitors, alternatively, you can contact us for free initial advice.

General advice

We also deal with General Company Law advice; including the procedure for purchase of company own shares and removal of troublesome directors by shareholders.

If you require advice regarding the legal issues you are faced with in running your business, you can complete our enquiry form to see if we can help and we will advise you via e-mail within 24 hours of receipt.

Alternatively, you can contact us for free initial advice, or you can call us FREE on 0800 040 73 99 to discuss your requirements.