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At Setfords Solicitors, we offer a comprehensive range of business legal services to meet the needs of our clients. Amongst our many services, we have experienced lawyers across the UK who can advise on:

• buying and selling businesses
• corporate finance
• dispute resolution
• contract and general commercial advice
• employment law
• commercial property and real estate
• construction
• securities
• intellectual property
• environmental and renewable energy; and
• private equity funds

Business Law

Our team of highly experienced lawyers are able to help and advise on all areas of business or commercial law, covering a wide range of business legal transactions. Whether you need to draw up business contracts, or buy or sell a business and its assets, we can help. Business law can be extremely complicated and we can help provide a strong legal backing whether you are a new start up business or an existing business looking for regular legal guidance. Please visit our Business Law page for more information on this area.

Commercial Property

No matter how large or small your business is, or even if you are an individual, our team of experienced lawyers can help you with any aspect of commercial property law.

Whether you are looking to buy or sell a commercial property, buy or sell a plot of land, acquire commercial land, terminate a lease on a commercial property or deal with a rent review, our commercial property experts will be able to offer concise and professional advice. Our commercial property teams are also able to advise on portfolio acquisition or breakup, dispute resolutions, planning issues, financing, environmental issues or Tax and VAT considerations. Please visit our Commercial Property page for more information on this area.

Employment Law

Most employers often find the area of business and employment law difficult, and, at Setfords Solicitors, we aim to help you with any issues with employment law. We can provide specialist advice on subjects such as employment documentation, compromise agreements, disciplinary issues, discrimination cases, termination of employment, redundancies, employee transfers and employment tribunal cases.  Please visit our Employment Law page for more information on this area.

We aim to offer as much information as possible on the site in regards to our legal services for business, including detailed guides and descriptions, but, if you require more information on any of the business area, please do not hesitate to contact our professional team.

Environmental and Renewable Energy

The UK Government is committed to a policy framework to deliver secure, affordable, low carbon energy supply and which supports investment in clean and renewable technology and infrastructure. This policy also drives waste management and climate change strategy. 

At Setfords we bring our specialist expertise to our clients gained from our focus and practical experience in this sector. We are up to date, practical and to the point and always anticipating changes in legislation and policy to bring to our clients a commercial and competitive edge.. 

At Setfords we can also assist clients with competing for international opportunities as we have experience of advising on international projects and a network of international contacts that can extend our reach.

Competition Law

Competition Law issues arise everyday for almost all businesses in the UK.  Competition law considerations can arise in commercial agreements (including supply agreements, distribution agreements, franchise agreements), commercial practices (including pricing policies and practices, strategic business initiatives), cartels (including dawn raids), immunity applications, competition investigations, UK, EU and multi jurisdictional merger advice and filings, joint ventures, state aid, public procurement, business start-ups, commercial agreements and terms and conditions of business.  

At Setfords we can provide comprehensive guidance and advice on all of the above.

Dispute Resolution

Whatever the nature of your commercial dispute, Setfords Solicitors offer practical, cost effective advice which is aimed at resolving your dispute via plain talking, mediation and dispute resolution, hopefully without the need for court proceedings to be issued. If this is not possible, a seamless service is provided for representation of your case in all Courts and Tribunals. Where a dispute does result in litigation our aim is still to resolve the matter quickly and effectively and to ensure that your right to recover costs against your opponent is preserved.