Location: England (Central-London)

Newshams is an independent tax boutique based in London. The firm provides tax consultancy to professional practices and a range of tax advisory services to companies, businesses and individuals. The areas on which we provide tax advice and assistance include the following: Corporate: Mergers, acquisitions and disposals Corporate restructuring MBOs and MBIs Company listings and corporate finance Private equity and venture capital Employment: Share options and stock option plans Employee incentives Salary sacrifice arrangements Termination payments Employee secondments Property: Acquisition and holding structures Stamp duty land tax planning Capital allowances VAT International: Group structuring Inward and outward investment Transfer pricing Permanent establishment issues Minimisation of withholding taxes Technology / Media: Research and development tax relief Intellectual property holding company structures Applications for EIS / VCT relief

 
Location: (Central-London)

The following services are provided by us on a FIXED FEE basis. You know upfront exactly what you are paying for, what you will get for your money and when you will get it. With this PAY AS YOU GO legal service we can guarantee you will not receive any further letters advising of an unexpected increase in fees - just a quick reliable and hassle-free service. Services - Briefing Documents Our Briefing notes will give you guidance on the laws and issues you must bear in mind in particular situations. For example: What assets can a Trustee in Bankruptcy take on the making of a Bankruptcy Order? Services - General Precedent We offer a wide range of documents which you can use and amend to your particular circumstances. For example: My girl friend and I want a Co-habitation Agreement so we... Services - Ask a Question You can ask a specific legal question and based upon your request we will give you an opinion together with a briefing note for you to bear in mind. For example: How can I get an Injunction Order against my ex who is causing me a lot of aggro to stop him turning up at my home and workplace... Services - Witness Familiarisation Witness familiarisation involves the preparation of a nervous, unaccustomed or even a seasoned withness to present a true testimony of his/her case. This will assist the court and all other parties. This is perfectly legal. However, witness coaching, which involves telling the witness what to say in court is NOT LEGAL and we will not get involved with that in any way. For example: I want to support my son's case but I have never been to a Court House before what can I expect and how can I prepare myself? Services - Assess an Issue in Case If you would like to take legal advice on an issue in your case. Then you can send us your full details of that issue and we will send you our professional opinion plus any other relevant document for you to action; eg: a draft letter to the other side. For example: I am sending my details to you so you can assess this issue and tell me how I can get further information and discovery and find out how it can assist my case... Services - Letter Drafting We can assist you with drafting a letter to make a complaint, to deal with a bailiff, for matrimonial issues, and many more situations. For example: My Trustee in Bankruptcy wants to get my family out of the matrimonial home so he can sell the property but my wife has some serious medical problems, so I want a letter sent to him giving him notice of my special circumstances: I need your assistance to draft a letter to him... Services - An Application in Case If you want to lodge an application in court, then we can prepare the documents for you and send you the completed paperwork and step-by-step guidance of what to do. For example: I want to make an application for an annulment of my Bankruptcy Order since the Order should not have been made by the Court because... Services - Full Service If you are not eligible for public funding and you do not have legal expense insurance, contact us and we will consider dealing with your case, subject to Terms & Conditions. For example: I am not eligible for Public Funding and I do not have any Legal Expense Insurance. I would like you to represent me and make an application to the court for...

 
Location: London (Central-London)

We advise commercial entities of all sizes - from start-up businesses, small and medium sized business and to the large corporate enterprises throughout London, the UK and internationally. We support businesses in a variety of ways. Our solicitors draft terms and conditions of business, prepare contract documentation, advise on contractual risk, regulatory compliance, give legal advice in contract structuring, post-contract management and administration and identification of claims and resolving disputes. Our people have assisted in advising a wide range of businesses in a number of sectors and industries, including marketing, banking, insurance, manufacturing, distribution, the public sector, entertainment, new media, and software houses. Trading Activities Common issues that arise in trade and business activities are terms of business, data protection and privacy issues, performance of contracts and agreements, regulatory compliance and enforceability of contracts, management of liability under contracts, formulating claims and resolving disputes. Industries Advised We have prepared and negotiated, and litigated contracts dealing with: Multinational banks and telecommunications companies Publishers, both print and new media Distributors Manufacturers Technology companies Content providers Software houses Our contract law and agreements based experience includes: Contract Structuring: lump sum development contracts; design and implementation contracts; packaged software business terms and conditions transfer of contractual obligations to appropriate third parties risk allocation and factors going to project management in software engineering contracts Contract Documentation: liability arising from technical specifications and integration with contractual obligations advising on proper terms of contract including unlawful, unreasonable or unfair terms and conditions restraints of trade, including the application and validity of post-employment obligations assistance in the preparation of schedules in outsourcing contracts, including service levels, service level compensation advice Contractual Risk advising on the effect of performance obligations and failures to perform under agreements advising on inherent and patent risks to be imposed by contracts interpretation of clauses and entire agreements Contract Delivery Advice legal advice on administration of contracts, claims detection, including delay and defects in deliverables, claims negotiation, strategy and managing disputes regulatory compliance and corporate compliance issues, trade practises, intellectual property rights, industrial relations and property law commercial issues affecting the contract administration Contract Administration & Management We are regularly approached to advise in relation to the exercise of rights under existing contracts including the effect of agreement clauses; whether clauses may or may not be exercised. This in turn determines the scope of a legal dispute, its seriousness and measures that may be taken The most contentious of these are where a party alleges a right to terminate or withhold payment. On the face of the contract this may well be the case, however much of the law is invisible - rights are implied in contracts, and the rules of interpreting the contract document by an experienced practitioner often is at great variance to an interpretation by one not interpreting such documents regularly.

 
Location: London (Central-London)

We provide full-range commercial legal services and business support to a wide range of businesses operating in extremely diverse business sectors. We focus on your commercial and business objectives and how these can best be achieved, as simply and effectively as possible. Our clients appreciate our commercial input and well as our legal advice and we are frequently told that we are much more commercial and perceptive than other legal professionals that may have been consulted in the past. We consider this to be a major compliment as we do strive hard to bring commercial value to your business in addition to providing legal services to a high standard. Our commercial clientele encompasses manufacturers, importers, exporters, distributors, retailers, developers and consultants from a diverse range of commercial sectors including mechanical engineering, construction, financial services, recruitment, hotels and catering, property development, franchising, facilities management, computer software, printing, publishing, pharmaceuticals, public utilities, finance and leasing, food and beverage manufacture, medical appliances, furniture, consumer durables and many more. As well as drafting and negotiating all manner of commercial agreements including agency and distribution contracts, franchise and licensing arrangements, joint ventures, agreements for web businesses, collaboration agreements, terms and conditions and many others, we also advise on a wide range of regulatory issues in various sectors including the pharmaceutical sectors, food and labelling law, health and safety and financial services.