We provide a full range of commercial advice to our clients doing business in the UK and overseas.
Sectors we advise on include:
- Manufacturing and retail
- Hospitality and leisure
- Real estate
- Construction
- Intellectual property and brand protection
- Immigration
- Technology and media
In particular, we advise on:
- Appropriate legal structures including wholly owned foreign enterprise, contractual and equity joint ventures
- Buying and Leasing Land and Premises
- Conflicts of Law
- Developing an entry strategy into a foreign market
- Distribution/Agency Agreements
- Employment Legislation
- Export and Import
- Finance
- Foreign Exchange Controls
- Foreign Investment Policy
- Foreign Technology Agreements
- Franchising
- Import and Export Factoring
- Intellectual Property Rights Protection
- International Trade
- Repatriation of Profits
- Sale and Supply Contracts
Injunctions and freezing orders
We also specialise in injunctions and freezing orders both in the UK and cross- border.
This enables us to protect our client’s position by preserving assets and restraining conduct which may be harmful to our clients. We are well placed to take swift action in the UK or in collaboration with lawyers abroad to secure your rights and assets.
Injunctions are court orders to stop or compel an action, while freezing orders (or Mareva injunctions) are a specific, powerful type of interim injunction preventing a party from disposing of or dealing with their assets, protecting them for potential future judgment, especially in fraud, divorce, or commercial disputes where asset dissipation is a risk.
They stop a person from moving assets out of a jurisdiction or hiding them, applying to assets globally (Worldwide Freezing Orders) or within a country, and require strict evidence to prevent injustice.
Contacting us at an early stage is key to ensuring the most successful outcome.