Legal services for business

Our commercial lawyers work closely with a wide variety of private sector businesses, public sector bodies and charitable organisations, providing expert guidance on almost every aspect of the law.

What sets Clarke Willmott apart is that we recognise not only the importance of providing legally watertight advice, but also the need to support our clients’ corporate objectives and long-term goals.

We have particular expertise advising our business clients on complex and cross-border matters. For example, advising international companies seeking to operate and invest in the UK, and UK companies seeking to invest or develop their business internationally.

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Our business legal services

Spotlight on our business experience

Employment law services

Support for organisations dealing with employment issues.

Corporate law

Advising on a range of matters including mergers, acquisitions, re-structures and corporate tax.

Commercial contracts and agreements

Providing advice on commercial contracts such as long term supply agreements, outsourcing contracts and distribution agreements.

Real estate and commercial property

Advice on a variety of matters including planning, construction, property sales and property litigation.

International business services

Comprehensive advice on managing and extending your business overseas and into the UK from overseas.

What our clients say

They are very pragmatic, very friendly, good to deal with and technically very strong – they really do just what you want them to do.

Banking and Finance client

The core thing about how they work is that they understand the commercial value of the advice that they give.

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The latest from Clarke Willmott

Catch up with the latest business news and views from the Clarke Willmott team.

Crime & regulatory

At a glance – The HSE’s Annual Statistics 23/2024

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related health and safety for the period of 2023/24. Our Crime & Regulatory team discuss the findings.

Crime & regulatory

Clarke Willmott hires regulatory expert

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has welcomed a new partner to its Southampton office with the appointment of Tim Williamson.

Divorce and family law

Child Arrangements at Christmas

Christmas being ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ can weigh heavily on parents who have to make difficult decisions about how to divide their children’s time between both parents, and wider family, over Christmas.

Industry news

Fraud alert – emails reported to be coming from Clarke Willmott

Important message from Clarke Willmott with regards to a fraudulent email.

Employment & HR

The future of employment law following the Employment Rights Bill and the October 2024 budget

There has been a lot of publicity recently regarding various changes to Employment Law since the general election in July 2024. We have seen the ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’, the King’s Speech and now the new Employment Rights Bill as Labour seek to implement their ambitious plans for employment law.

Property litigation

Failure to Abide by Court Rules Means That a Judicial Review Claim Fails at the First Hurdle: Case Study

The importance of strictly complying with deadlines and the Court rules has been highlighted again in what the Judge described as an “unusual” case in ETM Contractors v Bristol City Council and Esteban Investments Limited [2024] EWHC 2263 (Admin).