Company Commercial
We understand that conducting business in this fast paced society means you need pragmatic and effective legal support to meet your business needs. Our Brighton commercial solicitors have an astute understanding of the law and will provide you with straight forward legal advice to suit your business.
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Contentious Probate
Dealing with the death of a loved one is an extremely distressing time, and can be made even more traumatic if there are disagreements between those involved. Our contentious probate solicitors are here to help you resolve your dispute as quickly and painlessly as possible.
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Employment Law for Employees
Your rights in the workplace may vary depending on your employment contract and the type of job you have, so it’s important to know which rights apply to you.
Understanding your employment rights, and knowing if they are being breached, is the best way to ensure that you are being treated fairly at work.
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Employment Law for Employers
Our team of specialist Employment law solicitors in Brighton bring a wealth of experience in providing legal advice to both employers and employees, taking a holistic view of the factors that affect both sides, and ensuring the best results are achieved for you.
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Legal services for the Recruitment Industry
In addition to the wide range of legal services we offer for individuals and businesses, we have specialist knowledge of working with clients from the recruitment industry. Having represented a large number of recruitment companies, we understand the legal issues you face on a daily bases.
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Company Commercial
We specialise in providing legal advice to businesses, and offer a wide range of services. We assist businesses by reviewing and drafting a broad range of commercial contracts including terms of business, shareholders’ agreements, partnership agreements, contracts of service and more.
We also provide businesses with advice including
Advice on starting up a business;
Advising directors, shareholders, employers and employees on their respective obligations; and
Drafting contracts and advising on procedures and best practice, bringing and defending claims.
We aim to work in partnership with our business clients, providing an outsourced legal department service for SMEs at a cost that is affordable.
We’re also here to resolve commercial disputes, and manage supplier and other contractual relationships. Take a look at our dispute resolution page for more detail.
Company Commercial Law Specialists
Lucy Tarrant
Solicitor & Managing Director
Karen Blakesley
Consultant Solicitor
Dispute Resolution
We specialise in the resolution of Financial and Contractual Disputes for Commercial Clients.
Our primary aim is to resolve a client's dispute, whether by litigation, negotiation, or mediation, with minimum impact on their business. We take control of the situation from the outset, empowering our clients to think clearly about the way forward. One of our strengths is to absorb our client’s stress, allowing them to focus on running their business whilst the dispute is resolved.
Our Solicitors have acted for High Street Banks, Asset Based Lenders, PLCs, Limited Companies, Insolvency Practitioners and Partnerships and Sole Traders. We are sensitive to our clients’ financial situations, offering pragmatic advice that is tailored to their needs.
We handle cases from Small Claims right through to High Court actions in various divisions. We accompany and support our clients through the entire trial process.
We work closely with a number of highly regarded barristers whom we trust with advice, drafting and representation.
Instructing us means that not only will your case be in safe hands, it will be resolved as swiftly and economically as possible.
Dispute Resolution Specialists
Lucy Tarrant
Solicitor & Managing Director
Karen Blakesley
Consultant Solicitor
Employment
Our employment solicitors act for both employers and employees, building a holistic view of the factors that affect both sides.
We counsel businesses on employment issues that include
advice on starting up a business;
advising directors, shareholders, employers, and employees on their respective obligations; and
drafting contracts and advising on procedures and best practice, bringing and defending claims.
Employment Solicitors
Annabel Cole
Consultant Solicitor
Family
We understand that this is an emotional time for clients. Our consultants always maintain decorum in what sometimes can be “uncivil proceedings.”
Our matrimonial sector has a broad experience in all facets of family law, including:
equitable financial settlement on divorce
divorce
child residence and contact
mediation
separation agreement
pre-marriage agreements.
Our consultants have extensive experience and will help you through this difficult time by making sure all processes run smoothly.
Family Law Specialists
Sue Clements
Consultant Solicitor
Commercial Property
We specialise in providing legal advice to businesses, and offer a wide range of services. We assist businesses by reviewing and drafting a broad range of commercial contracts including terms of business, shareholders’ agreements, partnership agreements, contracts of service and more.
We act for a range of clients including developers, owners, investors and occupiers of commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural properties on acquisitions and disposals, on developments, on leases, mortgages, planning issues, and easements.
Commercial freehold acquisitions and sales
Advising landlords and tenants on planning, leasehold enfranchisement, refinancing and adverse possession
Commercial leasehold creations, acquisition, extensions, surrenders and sales
Negotiating rental terms/lease
Sales and purchases of registered and unregistered land, and commercial property
Commercial Property Specialists
What We Do
Insolvency
Our solicitors have a reputation for giving practical advice and a technical knowledge in contentious and non-contentious matters, whether in Corporate or Personal Insolvency. We have experience in advising Insolvency Practitioners, banks, directors, creditors, individuals, and any other party which becomes an unwilling participant in the insolvency process.
We act for Individuals, Companies, Directors and Insolvency Practitioners dealing with:
- Restoration of Companies to the Companies Register following dissolution.
- Stay of Bankruptcy proceedings
- Permission to re-use a prohibited name
- Director Disqualifications
- Application to Court for disqualified Directors to have permission to act as a Director
- Advising Supervisors in connection with failed Voluntary Arrangements and petitioning
- Advising Liquidators on competing creditor claims
- Antecedent Transactions
- Misfeasance claims
- Illegal Dividend claims
- Recovery of Directors Loan Accounts
- Asset purchases from liquidators and administrators
- Applications relating to the matrimonial home and exoneration claims
- Annulment Applications
- Disclaimer
Insolvency Specialists
Darren Stone
Consultant Solicitor
Debt Recovery
Our Debt Recovery Consultant has extensive experience in delivering an efficient and effective debt recovery service, every time.
We understand the need for businesses to ensure fluid cash flow. Cognitive Law provides a service that helps your business collect unpaid debts as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We understand the need for businesses to ensure fluid cash flow. Cognitive Law provides a service that helps your business collect unpaid debts as quickly and efficiently as possible. To help take the stress out of debt recovery we offer a fixed fee service that enables you to gain maximum results whilst having total control over your expenditure.
We believe no business should struggle to collect unpaid debts, and pride ourselves on our pro-active service which allows you to continue doing what you do best - running your business.
Debt Recovery Specialists
Lucy Tarrant
Solicitor & Managing Director
Francesca Damario
Practice Manager