The area of expertise of our commercial solicitors in Manchester covers numerous aspects that can be of help for any business owner, regardless if we refer to small businesses or to large companies. Our team can help you grow your business or assist you in court litigation cases, where needed. We can offer multiple legal services for those interested in commercial matters.
Business owners who want to receive legal representation or legal advice must know our corporate law firm in Manchester can provide legal assistance in any area of the commercial legislation available in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Our services vary from drafting statutory documents, to signing agreements and contracts with other companies or with natural persons, to name only some of the aspects in which our team can help you. If you want to start a business in Manchester, our team can help you. As a foreign investor, you may be required to apply for a suitable visa for investment/business, unless you are exempted.
When you start a business here, you will most likely need to hire employees as well. The procedure must be done in accordance with the employment laws applicable here, which can be detailed by our employment lawyers in Manchester. Our lawyers can present the main rules of law regulated by the Employment Rights Act 1996, the legislation which provides the legal framework.
For any information concerning businesses in the UK, you can rely on our solicitors in Manchester city centre. Our team can present all branches of law which comprise the Commercial Law, created so that it can protect businesses developing activities in all the sectors regulated by the law in the UK.
This law regulates matters referring to contracts, to manufacturing products, to selling goods and services and many others.
How can our commercial solicitors in Manchester help businesses?
With a long commitment to representing our clients, our team of lawyers has always searched for the most suitable legal solution for our client’s inquiries. In matters pertaining the commercial law, our Manchester solicitors can provide legal representation and in-depth legal advice on the following:
- drafting and signing commercial contracts and agreements in accordance with the latest modification of the law;
- drafting and signing employment contracts and legal assistance regarding any aspect of the employment law (employee’s benefits, legal obligations, maternity leave, extra hours of work, remote work);
- legal assistance on the intellectual property law (registering a trademark, protecting a patent in the UK and elsewhere);
- our team of commercial solicitors in Manchester can also help throughout the process of establishing a joint venture in this country;
- businessmen can also be represented by our team in the steps of purchasing a company that has already been incorporated and they can receive legal assistance in selling their own company.
Our team has extensive expertise in commercial litigation cases, which are very common and which can be started due to various reasons.
If you need to be represented in this process, our commercial litigation solicitors in Manchester remain at your disposal for legal representation in aspects related to professional negligence, the breach of contract, disputes arising between a tenant and a landlord or insolvency.
How can our Manchester solicitors assist in contract law matters?
Contract law is a very important component of business, as it establishes the legal framework through which 2 entities can enter a contract and develop a change of services, products or type of transaction. The legislation sets out the mandatory provisions a contract or an agreement should have so that it can be legally binding for both parties.
Any contract should contain specific information, such as the details of the parties, the object of the contract, the deadline to meet the terms stipulated in the contract, breach of contract and many others. Our lawyer in Manchester can help corporate clients in drawing and signing contracts with other corporate entities, individuals, organizations, etc.
How can our commercial solicitors in Manchester help in intellectual property matters?
Intellectual property is a branch of law that is usually associated with companies or with specialists or inventors working for large corporations. It is an important branch, as it regulates many aspects that concern the registration and the protection of intellectual property on the UK territory and overseas.
Regardless of the intellectual property of interest, it is always best to seek the legal assistance of commercial law firms in Manchester if you have a business operating in this city, where you can find the necessary legal support.
When we refer to intellectual property, we take into consideration trademark registration, copyrights and patents. There are different regulations concerning the registration of trademarks and patents and different rules of law regulating the procedures applicable to them.
Therefore, seeking the assistance of our commercial solicitors in Manchester can be crucial for your business, especially when you are dealing with more complex legal matters deriving from this branch of law, such as litigation and infringements.
Consumer protection in the UK
Most of the businesses developing commercial activities in Manchester, UK, have to take into consideration the rules of the consumer protection law and to adhere to the policies established under this law. Consumer protection exists so that the rights of consumers are protected in case they buy faulty products or services.
Companies can become liable in such scenarios, if the companies that sell the products/services can be held liable (this can vary based on the nature of the company; in some cases, the manufacturer holds the responsibility, while in others, the liable party is the seller).
Regardless of the type of company your business represents, it is important to address our solicitors in Manchester city centre for legal assistance on the policies your business should enforce, so that it can avoid consumer claims that can potentially become very costly for a company.
Obtain legal representation in commercial property matters
Foreign investors who plan to set up a business in Manchester must have an official business address for their company, as per the rules of the UK commercial legislation. There are many ways to have a business address, which can vary from renting the services of a virtual office to purchasing an available office or land, where you can build your own office building/factory, etc.
Many investors prefer to own their own commercial property and when this happens, the services of commercial law firms in Manchester are necessary, as the sale of a commercial property is much more complex that the sale of a residential real estate.
Our commercial solicitors in Manchester have a wide experience in handling sale contracts for many types of commercial properties, as presented below:
- healthcare units;
- agriculture;
- sport-related units;
- retail;
- social housing and real estate development;
- green energy and many others.
Debt recovery services in Manchester
Our solicitors in Manchester city centre can also assist companies in debt recovery matters. Debt recovery can appear on a business-to-business level or on a business-to-individual level. Where individuals are involved, they can be clients, locals or foreigners.
Pre-legal collection of debt refers to the instruments available to our Manchester solicitors, through which they can address the liable party without any immediate legal consequences. This can refer to sending letters in which the party is informed on the debt.
In this phase, commercial law firms in Manchester can also make phone calls in which the debtor will be informed that he or she needs to pay the debt. Depending on the person’s answer, mediation may be required.
Mediation can be used in many other situations, including in employment issues. For this, the assistance of our employment lawyers in Manchester is necessary. For any other matter that can appear in commercial situations, our commercial lawyers in Manchester remain at your service.
How can our lawyer in Manchester help you in commercial litigation cases?
As presented earlier, commercial litigation is a branch of law which is comprised of multiple types of legal situations, some presented above. Given the large variety of cases that can be solved through commercial litigation, we will present here additional types of situations in which our commercial litigation solicitors in Manchester can be of help.
Our team can assist investors in legal matters related to intellectual property disputes, in matters arising from the employment law (both work and pensions cases), in matters related to shareholders and directors disputes, as well as in property disputes. Given that most of the companies sell services or products, it is not very uncommon to have commercial litigation cases arising from the consumer law.
Register for taxation in Manchester
Another important aspect businessmen should consider when starting a business here is the taxation and the tax reporting obligations imposed to all British based businesses or those that operate through a permanent establishment.
All companies, regardless of their type, have various tax obligations, as long as they are set up for the purpose of making a profit from their activities. Companies liable to the payment of the corporate tax are required to complete a Company Tax Return with the HM Revenue and Customs.
This procedure can be done with the assistance of an accountant or it can be completed through Manchester law firms, as long as a law firm has lawyers specialized in tax matters. You can rest assured that our team is comprised of a variety of lawyers, including Manchester solicitors specialized in tax law.
Why start a business in Manchester?
Manchester is one of the main cities in the UK which provide an attractive business environment. Over the last few years, the number of businesses registered in Manchester expanded, with the retail industry at the core of this development.
Regardless of the economic field in which you are interested, our lawyer in Manchester can provide you with professional legal services. Below, we present some of the important aspects related to the business environment in this city:
- Manchester has a total economy worth of GBP 74.8 billion, according to the Manchester City Council;
- the field of advanced manufacturing is one of the most attractive investment industries of the city, comprised of 115,000 employees, and students educated in 5 universities that have won 25 Nobel prizes;
- according to a tech report conducted in 2022, Manchester is the 2nd most developed tech city in the UK;
- according to another study conducted in 2023, it also stands out as the 1st city in the UK on attracting foreign direct investments (outside London area);
- in 2021 report, Manchester ranked as the 1st city in the UK on entrepreneurial matters.
Our commercial litigation solicitors in Manchester are ready to assist you in all these cases, by analyzing your case, gathering the required evidence, documents and so on, and prepare the defense.
Provided that some of our clients are foreigners, you can always rely on our team. Our immigration solicitors in Manchester can assist you with in-depth legal advice on the options you have in this case (one can apply for the Startup Visa or the Innovator Visa). Our lawyer in Manchester can assist those interested in recovering a debt in pre-legal procedures, in mediation or in court proceedings.
It must be noted that our team is also specialized in alternative dispute resolution, in which the participation of the court is not necessary. Please contact our Manchester solicitors for extensive information on the legal services our team can provide you with.
