Buying or selling a business? Starting up or restructuring? Need help with contracts? Is your IP protected? Are you data protection law compliant?
We know what it’s like to stand in your shoes – we’re business owners and/or have worked in-house. We’ll shoulder the legal load and become an all-round ally, helping you prevent issues and spot opportunities.
Experienced, commercial, and practical team. They are very good at simplifying the legal process and focusing on the pertinent commercial points.
Legal 500, 2025
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Our highly experienced solicitors will provide expert advice and assist you. So that we can deal with your enquiry as quickly as possible, please fill out the form below or email us at [email protected].
Alternatively, you can call us for an initial discussion on 01256 854626.
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Corporate Legal Advice
At Phillips we aim to develop and maintain long-standing client relationships, providing continuity and enabling us to get an in-depth understanding of your business and the legal issues which will affect it.
In addition to our expert Corporate Solicitors, you’ll also have access to our high calibre team of litigation, property, employment and corporate tax lawyers, giving you a comprehensive legal advice package whenever you need it.
Our corporate law team offer:
- Same-day company formations
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
- Company administration, share structuring and management of shareholder relationships, day-to-day management issues and partnership structures
- Directors duties and responsibilities
- Company restructuring; exit strategies for directors, partners and business owners
- The legal aspects of buying or selling shares or business assets
- Commercial contractual relationships; company secretary compliance
- Management buy-outs and management buy-ins
- Business Succession Planning
Involve our corporate lawyers at an early stage in your business planning then we can help you to fully understand your options, putting you in control.
Commercial Legal Services
We work closely with you to understand your business and the environment in which you operate. We will help you grow your business, manage risk and resolve your legal problems in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
Our knowledge and experience – gained from working in major law firms, the private sector and from running our own businesses – means we can provide the full spectrum of services that you require over a business lifetime, whether you need a one-off sense-check or support with complex contracts or projects.
As we work with you and your business, we use our deepening knowledge to become a trusted and proactive support, helping you to mitigate risk and plan better for the future. We know that the success of our commercial relationship hinges on trust.
Our commercial legal services include:
- Contracts (drafting and negotiating; review and advice)
- Terms and conditions/Terms of business
- Supply, distribution and agency agreements
- SaaS, PaaS and IaaS agreements, IT Master Services Agreements, Service Level Agreements
- Confidentiality/ Non-disclosure agreements
- Data Protection
- Privacy notices
- Data processing agreements
- Subject access request advice; engagement with ICO
- Data audits
- Policies and procedures
- Intellectual property advice and dispute resolution
- Franchising and licensing, guarantees
- Registration of trademarks and patents (by referral to our partner agents)
As well as corporate and commercial support, we can support you personally, working closely with our colleagues in Wills, Trust and Probate, Conveyancing and Family law.
We aim to keep legal jargon to a minimum and guide you through the process in a manner that is easy to understand.
Our highly-skilled solicitors offer tailored, strategic solutions to even the most complex matters, ensuring you receive the guidance and support you need.
We will be by your side throughout every stage of the process and will provide you with regular updates and advice along the way.
We communicate thoroughly with you from the outset to ensure that we fully understand your individual needs. This allows us to accurately quote for your matter leaving you without any unexpected surprises and fees further down the line.
We provide our clients with a concise and transparent breakdown of costs from the outset of the matter and throughout any subsequent stages. This enables you to build faith and trust in us early on to form a lasting relationship.
Please call us or email and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
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