Our commercial department covers a wide range of legal work. Some clients come to us for a specific piece of work; others retain us on an ongoing basis as their commercial legal team. Either arrangement works well.

Commercial Contracts

Your contracts are the foundation of every commercial relationship. Our commercial contract solicitors draft and negotiate the full range of business agreements, from standard terms and conditions to long-term framework contracts worth eight-figure sums. We write contracts that are legally sound, readable, and built around what you are actually trying to achieve.

Advertising and Marketing Law

The rules around advertising are more complex than most businesses realise, particularly with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2025 now in force. Our advertising and marketing law solicitors advise on ASA compliance, influencer agreements, environmental claims, and comparative advertising. We also represent clients through ASA investigations when complaints arise.

Data Protection and GDPR

GDPR compliance is not a one-off exercise. Our data protection solicitors help businesses build and maintain compliance frameworks that work in practice: privacy policies, data processing agreements, supplier due diligence, and ICO responses. We advise on the full scope of UK data protection law, including FOIA obligations for public sector clients.

Intellectual Property

If your business has a brand, a product design, or original content, you have intellectual property worth protecting. Our IP solicitors handle trade mark registration and enforcement, copyright protection, design rights, and confidential information. We act quickly when rights are infringed, and we advise proactively so that clients do not find themselves unprotected.

Franchising Law

Building a franchise network or entering one as a franchisee involves a level of legal complexity that catches many businesses off guard. Our franchising law solicitors advise on franchise agreements, disclosure obligations, resales, and the ongoing legal relationship between franchisor and franchisee. We act for both sides.

Information Technology Law

Technology contracts are notoriously one-sided when provided by the supplier. Our IT law solicitors review and negotiate software licences, SaaS agreements, IT procurement contracts, and cyber security arrangements. We work with technology businesses and with the organisations that buy from them.

Commercial Construction

Our commercial construction solicitors advise across the full build lifecycle: JCT and NEC contracts, procurement strategy, professional appointments, collateral warranties, and performance bonds. We act for developers, main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and funders. Some of our team have engineering backgrounds, which makes a practical difference on technically complex projects.

We have particular depth of experience in four sectors where we understand the commercial and regulatory pressures that businesses face.

Manufacturing and Engineering. Complex supply chains, long-term procurement contracts, and significant capital investment mean that manufacturers face legal risks that general commercial practices can miss. Our work advising Perspex International on the contracts for its 40 million pound Project 3,2,1 facility in Darwen is a good example of the level of work we handle in this sector.

Construction. We support every stage of a build project through our dedicated commercial construction team, acting for developers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and funders on both commercial and residential projects.

Technology and Digital. SaaS businesses, e-commerce brands, digital agencies, and technology suppliers all face a specific set of contractual, compliance, and IP challenges. We understand the way these businesses operate and give advice that is relevant to how they actually work.

Care Sector. Regulatory pressure, complex staffing arrangements, and significant contractual exposure with commissioners and local authorities mean care businesses benefit from specialist commercial support. Our law for business team has extensive experience across the sector.

Our commercial team is recognised in the Legal 500. That matters, but it is not the main reason clients stay with us for years. What keeps them is the quality of advice and the fact that they deal with the same people throughout, people who understand their business without needing to be briefed from scratch every time.

We work with businesses at every stage, from sole traders formalising their first supplier relationships to corporations managing complex multi-party arrangements. The level of care is the same regardless of the size of the instruction.

Some clients want us for a specific piece of work: a contract to draft, an agreement to review, a compliance question to resolve. Others want a retained commercial solicitor, someone who is already across their business and can give a fast, considered answer when legal questions come up.

Both models work well. We agree the right approach at the outset, whether that is a fixed fee for a defined scope of work, a monthly retainer, or time-based billing for complex or unpredictable matters. Costs are always agreed in advance and updated if scope changes.

We are based in the North West but work with businesses across the UK. If you would like to speak with us, call 0800 689 0831 or use our contact form and we will arrange a call at a time that suits you.