Shareholder agreements:

Partnership Agreements:

Service Agreements and Consultancy Agreements:

Non-disclosure & Confidentiality Agreements:

The key purpose of a shareholder agreement is to govern the relationship of the parties involved and to manage their behaviour towards each other when they end the business relationship.

These agreements are entered into between all or some of the shareholders within the company allowing you to manage the relationship between shareholders and managers, ownership of shares and protection for shareholders.

Although shareholder agreements may vary depending on the type of company and circumstances, we can provide advice on appropriate shareholder agreements as well as drafting the agreements.

When two or more people set up a business together with a view to making a profit, a partnership is created. However, to avoid any complications in future it is recommended to have partnership agreements, as partnership disputes tend to arise down the line.

A partnership agreement will reduce the opportunity for disputes, or even if a dispute arises, you may be able to save costly proceedings if an agreement is in place. We can advise and assist you on what should be included in your partnership agreements and drafting those agreements for you.

Many companie use self-employed contractors and consultants rather than employing staff full time.  This can be very cost-effective; however, it is important that staff you engage this way have a properly worded consultancy or service agreement.  This will ensure that both parties understand the rights and responsibilities of the relationship and it will protect you in the event of any disputes.  You will also have documentation if HMRC ever questions whether the staff is employees.

We are experts in preparing service and consultancy agreements.  We will work with you to understand exactly what is needed and prepare agreements tailored to your specific requirements.

Companies may choose to want the information to remain confidential for several different reasons. Confidentiality agreements can be written to protect the details of an invention, new product or service ideas, or a business partnership.

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract that offers protection to parties that will be disclosing confidential information. We can assist you in advising what to include in a non-disclosure agreement related to your specific case and draft the necessary documents.