Commercial

We have experience of acting for businesses of all sizes nationally, ranging from start-ups to FTSE 100 and multi-national conglomerates – with particular expertise in the mid-market space.

Our team of commercial lawyers draw on legal, commercial and industry expertise, to fulfil the role of trusted ‘in-house counsel’ or to act as an extension to an in-house legal team. We combine deep and broad legal experience with extensive business insight, allowing us to understand your business objectives and meet your commercial needs.

We offer expert commercial legal advice on a wide range of commercial issues, including:

• Commercial contracts
• Outsourcing solutions
• Supply chain arrangements
• Procurement arrangements
• Distribution, agency and franchise
• Technology contracts, licensing and implementation
• Sponsorship, marketing and advertising
• Data protection and information law
• Intellectual property
• Projects and infrastructure
• Contract management.

At every stage, our focus remains on providing intelligent commercial advice and practical solutions to your issues.

We understand that each client requires a bespoke approach, in line with their unique aims and goals. We develop an in-depth understanding of your businesses objectives and commercial needs and then harness our sector expertise to help you achieve your goals.

We understand that information and data are now critical to the success of most organisations, and that all businesses are affected by how they collect, use, and manage personal data. It is essential that the data an organisation gathers is handled safely and lawfully so it can be effectively used, shared, and, where appropriate, commercialised. This also includes ensuring appropriate protections are in place for employees and other individuals whose data is processed.

Our commercial lawyers advise clients on GDPR and wider data protection compliance, including audits, policies, procedures, and contractual arrangements. We also assist with privacy policies, data sharing agreements (UK and international), data subject access requests, and data breaches. In addition, we advise on employment-related data issues, PECR and e-marketing, cookies policies, and social media matters.

We understand that intellectual property (IP) is a valuable business asset that must be carefully protected, managed, and commercialised depending on the circumstances. Our team has experience in a wide range of non-contentious IP matters, including assignments, licensing, IP audits, and support in corporate transactions involving intellectual property. We also advise on protecting and enforcing IP rights, as well as resolving disputes when issues arise.

Our work includes brand protection, trade marks, designs, patents, copyright, database rights, and trade secrets or know-how. We regularly assist with licensing arrangements, IP assignments, joint research and development projects, and joint ventures involving innovation. In addition, we advise on confidentiality agreements (NDAs), infringement issues, reputation management, and social media-related IP concerns.

We act as trusted advisors to a wide range of clients, from start-ups to national and international organisations. Our team provides practical, commercially focused advice on a broad range of technology and IT-related legal issues.

We regularly advise on outsourcing arrangements, including IT support, managed services, and transaction processing solutions. We also support clients with software development, licensing, maintenance agreements, website development, hosting, and cloud services.

Our expertise includes online terms of business, privacy policies, data protection, intellectual property in website content, and protecting digital assets from infringement or copying. In addition, we advise on domain name issues, ecommerce, acceptable use policies, cybersecurity, and emerging workplace technologies.