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Ashford & Vale Business law and advisory

Practice areas

Five practice areas, one way of working.

Each area is led by a partner who does the work and answers the telephone. Each page sets out what we handle, the kinds of matters we see, our method and our approach to fees.

  1. Corporate and transactions

    Acquisitions, investments, shareholder arrangements and the governance that keeps owner-managed companies out of trouble.

    For Founders, owner-managers and finance directors selling, buying, raising money or bringing in a partner.

    • Share and asset purchases and sales
    • Minority investments and shareholder agreements
    • Company formation, reorganisations and exits
    • Due diligence, disclosure and warranty negotiation
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  2. Employment

    Contracts, senior hires, restrictive covenants, restructures and exits, for employers and for senior individuals.

    For Employers with up to a few hundred staff, and executives negotiating a hire, a change or a departure.

    • Employment contracts, handbooks and policies
    • Senior hires and executive packages
    • Restrictive covenants and confidentiality
    • Restructures, redundancy processes and settlements
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  3. Commercial contracts

    Supply, services, distribution, licensing and technology agreements, drafted to be read and negotiated to be used.

    For Businesses buying or selling goods and services, licensing technology or entering long-term supply relationships.

    • Supply and distribution agreements
    • Services, consultancy and outsourcing contracts
    • Software, data and technology licences
    • Terms of business and standard-form contracts
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  4. Commercial disputes

    Negotiation, mediation and litigation of business disputes, with an honest estimate of cost and odds at every stage.

    For Businesses and owners facing a claim, a threatened claim or a counterparty that has stopped performing.

    • Contract and shareholder disputes
    • Debt recovery and enforcement
    • Professional negligence claims
    • Mediation, arbitration and settlement
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  5. Private clients and succession

    Wills, powers of attorney, trusts and estate administration for families and for the owners of family businesses.

    For Individuals and families planning for the future, and executors dealing with an estate.

    • Wills and lifetime planning
    • Lasting powers of attorney
    • Trusts for families and for vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Estate administration and probate
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