Retailers operate in a world of ruthless competition and change necessitating constant innovation. So when it comes to legal support, we understand you need advice that is responsive, cost effective and decisive.
It’s an approach we follow right across the full range of legal advice we offer, from corporate structuring to “passing off”, and from property portfolios to employment matters.
Many members of our retail team have specialised in retail legal work for much of their professional lives. We believe there’s no substitute for practical experience and in depth understanding of the way things actually work on the ground.
We can never understand your business as well as you do, but we do understand how best to apply our legal knowledge to help you achieve your objectives, working with you to develop and protect your businesses in whatever retail field you operate.
We advise on the commercial aspects of running a retail business, including corporate, commercial litigation, property, planning, employment and tax advice. We have the depth of resource and up to date knowledge to help you deal with the ever increasing mountain of regulation and legislation you face, and we can bring our expertise and experience to bear on day to day retail issues such as commercial disputes, franchising arrangements and licensing agreements.
We also advise on more specific retail matters, such as product related issues, where we have particular expertise in the protection and exploitation of brands, trademarks and intellectual property rights in general.