Corporate & Commercial Law

Expert solicitors offering tailored commercial law services

The Corporate Team at Mayo Wynne Baxter understand how your business works. We know that the various aspects of corporate law can be complex; however our team of business solicitors will apply their vast commercial experience to make it simpler for you.

Our clients come back to us for this very reason. If you’re looking for pragmatic and effective solutions for any corporate law needs, our commercial law solicitors will be happy to help you.

Your business could benefit from a corporate solicitor

Our team of commercial law solicitors can assist you with the day to day legal requirements of running a successful business. We ensure that our clients are aware of key operational factors which affect their businesses; such as shareholder and partnership agreements, IT and employment contracts; to avoid potential legal pitfalls.

Our adept team deal with a wide range of activities to meet the requirements of our expanding client base of commercial and corporate clients. Our services include:

Agricultural Law
Commercial Contracts
Commercial Property
Company and Partnership Advice
Contractural Disputes and Litigation
Debt Recovery
Development, Acquisition and Sales
Employment Law
Intellectual Property and IT Law
Joint Ventures
Leasehold Enfranchisement
Licensing
Local Government Outsourcing
Management Buy Outs
Sales and Acquisitions

Contact the Corporate Team today and see how they can help you and your business.

Latest News

Failure to Enforce Right Leads to its Loss

An easement (such as a right of way) is a right over someone else’s land. A right of easement, once granted, is quite often forgotten about. However, a recent case shows how important it can be to make sure that an easement does not lapse through...

Voucher Warning for Firms

Firms that offer vouchers to employees in exchange for salary sacrifices may face a VAT charge, following a recent opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It involved AstraZeneca, which had given employees vouchers in...

Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Tool

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in Britain. They include problems such as low back pain, joint injuries and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts, and affect more than 500,000 people every year. They are often...

ET1 Claim Forms and Illegibility

Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had no jurisdiction to refuse to accept a claimant’s ET1 claim form, on the ground that it found some of the handwriting illegible, because the form did contain the required...

It's Good to Talk

Litigation can be expensive and there are good reasons in many cases for achieving a resolution by mediation when possible. The best course of action will depend on the individual circumstances of the case. Recently, a court case was settled after a...

Businessmen Denied Profit for 'Borrowed' Business Plan

When someone breaches a confidence and uses confidential information to make a profit, one of the legal remedies which may be sought is to require the person committing the breach to account for the profit made as a result. In a recent case , two...

Tough New Penalties for Bribery

In many countries, bribery and corruption are commonplace. IKEA recently ceased its expansion in Russia, for example, because of the difficulties in obtaining permission to build new stores without being willing to engage in corrupt practices....

Fines for Breaches of Environmental Law

The Court of Appeal has ruled in a case which establishes an important precedent for the setting of fines for breaches of environmental law. Thames Water had appealed against a fine of £125,000 for a mistake which had led to pollution of the river...

Breach of copyright on the Internet is relatively common, but it is still a breach of the law and one for which there is no defence based on ignorance. Copyright is an absolute right, which arises automatically. Nothing has to be done to obtain it: it arises...

Employer Not Liable for Remark Made by Agency Worker

Employers should be aware that problems may arise during major sporting events as a result of employees supporting different national teams. In a recent case , a woman claimed that remarks made to her by a colleague during the 2006 FIFA World Cup amounted...

Correct Procedure Means No Human Rights Act Claim

Social Housing providers will greet a recent decision of the Supreme Court with relief. The Court upheld a local council’s decision that it had discharged its duty to secure accommodation for persons who were homeless by sending each of them a...

Tax and Foreign Travel

Recently, two issues relating to foreign travel have arisen which are relevant for taxpayers. Firstly, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have advised that taxpayers who expect to have problems paying tax on time as a result of the volcanic ash cloud should...

Legal Expenses Insurance- you may have it but don't even know it!

The cost of taking legal action can be daunting. Could you afford to fully fund an Employment Tribunal claim if you were unfairly dismissed from work? This is a serious consideration as costs are not normally recoverable in the Employment Tribunal, even if...

HSE - 'Do Your Bit' Campaign

In the light of research carried out by the Health and Safety Laboratory, which shows that worker participation in implementing occupational health and safety measures has a positive effect on health and safety performance, the Health and Safety Executive...

National Minimum Wage Regulations published

The Government has published the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 SI 2010/1901, which will raise the principal rate of the national minimum wage from £5.80 to £5.93 per hour from 1 October this year. In a...

HMRC May Retain Records for a Reasonable Time

A recent case illustrates the extent of the investigative powers available to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). It involved a company that HMRC suspected of evading Excise Duty. A raid on its premises was undertaken and HMRC officers found quantities of alcohol...

Corporate Manslaughter Case Adjourned

The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has been pending for some time and is eagerly awaited as it will provide guidance in practical terms on the likely level of fines in such cases, following the issue of...

Planning Change Affects Private Landlords

Little publicised, but nonetheless important for many private landlords, are changes implemented by the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 , which mean that, in certain circumstances, a landlord wishing to let out a...

Employee Ordered to Repay £150,000 in Fraud Case

An accountant who stole nearly £900,000 from his employer over a 10-year period was ordered to repay £150,000 (the maximum amount of assets available for seizure) and was sentenced to three years in prison. The employee used his illicit gains to...

Government Demands You Pay Faster Too!

A Procurement Policy Note issued in March by the Office of Government Commerce requires government departments and non-governmental bodies over which the Government has direct control to pay its contractors within 30 days. However, before hard-pressed...

Digital Economy Act 2010

As part of the pre-election ‘wash-up’, the Digital Economy Act 2010 became law, bringing with it the right for the Secretary of State to create secondary legislation to require Internet Service Providers to take ‘technical measures’...

Out of Court Settlement in Disability Discrimination Case

A person is regarded as being disabled for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) if they have 'a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day...

New Advertising Codes Published

Following a comprehensive review and full public consultation, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) have published new UK Advertising Codes. The new Codes will come into force on 1 September...

Village Green Decision Supplies Blueprint for Stymieing Development

Most people – and certainly those who have been involved in an opposed planning application – know what a NIMBY is but, following a case heard in the Supreme Court, we may now see the rise of NOOViGs (not on our village greens). The reason for...

Ash Cloud - HMRC Makes Residency Concession

Following the travel disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud, HM Revenue and Customs have announced that non-UK residents who spent more than 90 days in the UK as a result of their travel plans being disrupted by the ash cloud will not be treated as...

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