Commercial Legal Work

Established as a niche commercial solicitors firm in 1986 by partners from City of London law firms, our lawyers are just 90 minutes from London by road or rail and 15 minutes from international flight connections.

Types of work undertaken

We supply a full range of commercial legal work in relation to:

agency, distribution & supply agreements
partnership terms
conditions of trading
computer & IT contracts
franchising & outsourcing documentation.

Corporate transactions include:

company & partnership structure
company law & director compliance
shareholder arrangements
start-ups
joint ventures
share/asset sales & purchases.

The firm has strength in depth in litigation of all types, aiming to make court, arbitration & mediation procedures work positively for clients. The litigation practice includes:

contractual claims and recoveries
shareholder & partnership disputes
professional negligence claims
land & property claims building & construction disputes
insurance & reinsurance litigation
defamation actions
receivership & liquidation claims
including mediation & other alternative dispute resolution processes.

All kinds of commercial property work are undertaken, including:

developments (residential and commercial)
acquisitions & disposals
investments
industrial properties
lease negotiations.

With The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales located in Bristol, property planning permission work is a specialist strength through the firm’s planning advice & representation unit, including:

negotiation with councils
applications
appeals against refusals
objections
enforcement notices
appeals against enforcement
lawful development & use certificates
advocacy at hearings and inquiries.

Intellectual property & IT transactions are core practice areas. Registration, maintenance, transfer, licensing of & litigation about IP are long-established strengths. The firm’s lawyers work extensively with issues of:

trademarks
patents
copyright
designs
trade secrets
know-how
employee obligations
media
publishing
the internet
trade libel
passing off.

Employment & human resources services include:

contracts & staff issues
occupational health & safety
redundancy
dismissal
discipline
severance compensation
unfair competition
post-termination restrictions
discrimination (including in relation to race, sex, age and disability)
employment tribunal proceedings
Industrial relations.

Efficient Pragmatic Friendly & Reasonably-Priced Legal Work

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Straightforward legal advice, tailored to your circumstances, and striving for practical solutions

Established as a niche solicitors firm in 1986 by partners from City of London law firms, our lawyers are just 90 minutes from London by road or rail and 15 minutes from international flight connections

Effective Solicitors

This high-calibre niche practice attracts a broad range of clients regionally, from across the UK & internationally with clear advice & effective legal representation.

Leading UK Solicitors

Humphreys & Co. have been listed amongst leading UK solicitors’ firms in annual editions of the authoritative independent client-reference directories “Chambers’ Guide to the Legal Profession” and “The Legal 500” every year since first publication in the mid-1980s

Independent Solicitors

We are an independent professional law firm here, not a legal factory turning out mass-produced products. In our experience, determined case-handling is more likely to produce effective results