Category Archives: Business law

Choosing the right business law solicitor for your business

By Tim Bishop | Published: May 19, 2013

Generally, unless you and are confident you are able to handle potentially technical issues or have a legal background, it’s always best to seek advice from a professional qualified commercial solicitor when it comes to issues surrounding business law. Understanding when to take legal advice can be difficult for many small businesses and it can [...]

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New Year’s resolution for your business – get properly protected

By Tim Bishop | Published: January 22, 2013

It never ceases to amaze me how very many businesses don’t have the right legal documents in place to protect their owners and directors – which are relatively simple and inexpensive. Regardless of whether you’re a fresh start up, or an established and successful business, do you have the essential protection of the following four [...]

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Business Law Protection for Start-Ups

By Tim Bishop | Published: December 28, 2012

It can be extremely difficult for people running their own business to keep up with the changes in business and employment law. The goalposts in these areas of law are constantly shifting and for those who have do not understand or follow legal affairs, the constant alteration to business regulation can prove extremely frustrating. Falling [...]

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Commercial Conveyancing – defined

By Tim Bishop | Published: October 22, 2012

A range of businesses including hospitality, office work, industrial units, and retail and in some instances agriculture need legal work that is generally covered by the term “commercial conveyancing”. Regardless of your business type, you will need a specialised commercial conveyancing solicitor rather than a residential conveyancing solicitor to look after your needs. Residential and [...]

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New Addition to Our Andover Team

By Tim Bishop | Published: September 24, 2012

We are really pleased to announce another new member of our Andover legal team. Davina Hendy joins our Civil Litigation and commercial teams as a Chartered Legal Executive  – the second brand-new appointment in the last three months. With extensive experience in a range of legal areas, both civil and commercial, in particular with landlord [...]

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Stonehenge Chamber of Trade Business 2 Business Showcase – see you there

By Tim Bishop | Published: September 11, 2012

We take part in three local business Expos every year – Salisbury, Andover and Stonehenge [i.e. Amesbury]. Whilst the Stonehenge event is obviously the smallest of the three, it really is a remarkably good little event. It is very friendly and extremely busy. So we have already booked our stand for the Showcase – which [...]

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New Parish Council service

By Tim Bishop | Published: September 4, 2012

We are really excited to announce an innovative new service. There are about 8,500 parish councils in England alone. All of them need legal advice at some stage, but most of them, frankly don’t always receive the quality of legal advice and level of service they require. Why? Perhaps there is a tendency to appoint [...]

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Bad news for commercial property

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 27, 2012

More depressing news about the property market, this time in relation to commercial property. According to the latest forecast from real estate financial and professional services business, Jones Lang LaSalle, returns on commercial property investments have dropped down to a mere 2% – pretty shocking figures when compared with a historical average of 9%. However [...]

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Business microsites:our catch up

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 10, 2012

If you have missed the launch some of our commercial law microsites over the last yea ror so, here is a quick guide to some of the more interesting ones. http://www.disqualified-directors.co.uk This site is dedicated to the work we do on behalf of those facing a director disqualification order. Becoming a banned director can be [...]

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What information should a Shareholders’ Agreement contain?

By Tim Bishop | Published: May 9, 2012

If you are going into business with other people, you will need to ensure that your interests are protected in the form of a Shareholders’ Agreement. The agreement sets out the rights and obligations of the Shareholders, regulates the sale of shares in the company, details how the company is going to be run and [...]

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