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We are able to advise on all legal aspects of starting and running a small business.  We have a team of approachable and friendly lawyers who will be happy to offer you a free half hour consultation to discuss your business.  We will offer you practical advice and can help you answer questions such as:

• Whether you should operate as a sole trader or incorporate a company?
• Should you apply for a business name?
• Do you need an Office of Fair Trading Licence (OFT) to carry on your business?
• Do you need an import or export licence?
• Do you need business premises?
• Are the rental or lease terms offered to you industry standard and fair?
• If you have a business partner, do you need a partnership or shareholders’ agreement?
• If you have an online business do your customers need to accept Terms & Conditions?  Do you need a Privacy Policy and a Cookie Policy?

We can offer all of the legal services your business may require including:

• advising on carrying business as a sole trader or partnership;
• incorporating a company for your business;
• drawing up a shareholders’ or partnership agreement to protect your interests;
• applying for an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) an import and/or export licence;
• advising on the terms of your rental agreement or lease;
• drawing up rental contracts and leases for business premises;
• doing the conveyancing work if your business is purchasing or selling a property;
• advising on and drawing up contracts to be entered into with suppliers, customers, trading partners etc.;
• drawing standard template contracts for you to adapt to your business needs; and
• drawing up Terms & Conditions, Privacy and Cookie Policy for your online business.