Company Law - Is your company set up in the best way for the future of your business?

Are you setting up in business, restructuring or bringing on board new partners or directors?

The way that you set up a company has legal implications as well as business ones. Make sure you take sound advice about the best way to do this, so that you don’t fall foul of the rules.

Advice for small businesses as well as large

There are a lot of issues to consider, including:

• Overall structure and status, e.g. public limited liability company (PLC), limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership LLP), sole trader, cooperative, etc.
• Allocation and trading of shares
• Management responsibilities and duties
• Liabilities – personal and corporate
• Liabilities for legal actions, liabilities for co-partners’ and co-directors’ activities and debts
• Management control
• Decision-making and resolution of disputes
• Silent partners and other investors
• Financing, tax, insurance
• Competition law
• Licences
• Commercial premises
• Employment and equal opportunities

At HilliersHRW we believe in keeping it simple!

Whether you’re a small business or a large company, we’ll help take out the complexity and show you the best away forward for your business. Call us today on 01234 858000 or 01438 346000

Contact Martin Addrison, Paul Hillier