Our International Trade and Investment service

We advise:

Investors into the UK
Clients worldwide seeking insight and guidance from innovative UK lawyers
Clients entering into international agreements governed by English law

If you are establishing a business in the UK; acquiring a company or assets here; engaging in a project; or appointing an agent or distributor – we would like to help you.

We work with investors, large and small (often in collaboration with their other advisers) giving clear, pragmatic, business-focused advice so they achieve their aims with the minimum of fuss and cost.

Many international commercial contracts are subject to English law. We provide strategic legal advice and guidance on best commercial practice to clients around the world.

Our experience and business model makes it cost effective to consult us at an early stage, to provide guidance, reassurance and trusted counsel.

Key services

- establishing and doing business in the UK
- corporate transactions, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
- commercial contracts – including: agency, distribution and franchising; outsourcing; sale and purchase agreements; licensing; technology agreements;
- export control and trade compliance
- commercial exploitation of intellectual property
- tax and incentives (corporate and personal)
- employment
- best practice legal and commercial counseling, regardless of the governing law of the contract
- general counsel services
- immigration

Products and services

Legal

Company incorporation, Employment, Immigration, Land use planning, Intellectual property, Data protection and information assurance, Company incorporation, Employment, Immigration, Land use planning, Intellectual property, Data protection and information assurance, Company incorporation, Employment, Immigration, Land use planning, Intellectual property, Data protection and information assurance, Company incorporation, Employment, Immigration, Land use planning, Intellectual property, Data protection and information assurance

Finance

Opening bank accounts, Accounting and tax, Insurance, Raising capital, Regulatory support, Mergers and acquisitions, Opening bank accounts, Accounting and tax, Insurance, Raising capital, Regulatory support, Mergers and acquisitions, Opening bank accounts, Accounting and tax, Insurance, Raising capital, Regulatory support, Mergers and acquisitions, Opening bank accounts, Accounting and tax, Insurance, Raising capital, Regulatory support, Mergers and acquisitions

Publicity

Branding, Social media, Branding, Social media, Branding, Social media, Branding, Social media

Human resources

Staff management and progression, Staff onboarding, Payroll, Salary benchmarking and employee benefits, Succession planning, Staff management and progression, Staff onboarding, Payroll, Salary benchmarking and employee benefits, Succession planning, Staff management and progression, Staff onboarding, Payroll, Salary benchmarking and employee benefits, Succession planning, Staff management and progression, Staff onboarding, Payroll, Salary benchmarking and employee benefits, Succession planning

Business support

Business relocation, Business relocation, Business relocation, Business relocation

Management consulting

Business development, Workforce development, Strategy and long-term planning, Risk consultation, Business development, Workforce development, Strategy and long-term planning, Risk consultation, Business development, Workforce development, Strategy and long-term planning, Risk consultation, Business development, Workforce development, Strategy and long-term planning, Risk consultation

Industry

Legal services