Forshaws Davies Ridgway offers a wide range of commercial services which include Commercial Property, Corporate, Employment, Litigation and Insolvency and in addition we offer a range of complementary services.
We have considerable experience in working with public sector bodies and regeneration specialists, including regional development agencies, local authorities and English Partnerships as well as working with numerous private sector organisations.
We take pride in having teams of specialist experts who can deliver a personal partner-led legal service.
We provide corporate advice to a broad range of clients. Our team of specialists act for a variety of organisations, companies, businesses and partnerships, on a local, regional and national basis.
The team delivers its expertise to ensure client confidence and the best possible outcome, providing a first-rate corporate advice service, without the overheads of a city base.
Our Areas of expertise include:Mergers and Acquisitions
Company restructuring including de-mergers and purchase of own shares
Business sales and transfers
Corporate Finance
Business start-ups and development
Commercial contracts including sale and supply, terms and conditions
Partnership law
Company formations, set up and development
Shareholder agreements
Directors' contracts
In today's fast-paced business environment the complexities of running a business are becoming ever more sophisticated and subject to frequent changes. Forshaws Davies Ridgway's multi-disciplinary team of litigators provides up to the minute know-how and acts as mediators to protect the clients' interests at all times.
The Commercial Litigation Team is recognised for its particular skills in settling disputes in ways that fit well with clients' business objectives. Offering practical solutions, and having worked with many different sized organisations across all industries, the team has developed depth of expertise. Moreover, due to the very nature of Commercial Litigation, it is the common practice for the division to work in collaboration with the other commercial divisions.
Not only is the Commercial Litigation Team familiar with arbitration and the courts, but also in entering mediation and dispute resolution to bring commercial negotiations to an agreeable solution, which today has become a commonplace alternative.
Areas of Expertise:Commercial Dispute Resolution
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Disputes concerning contractual agreements
Partnership disputes
Shareholder disputes
Professional negligence claims against Solicitors, Surveyors, Architects and other professionals.
Property and boundary disputes
Landlord and tenant litigation, including possession proceedings
Retention of title claims
At Forshaws Davies Ridgway we have a specialist Employment Team to serve both businesses and employees in employment law disputes. The ability of Forshaws to represent clients from both sides has given us unrivalled expertise in employment law matters.
The Commercial Property Team utilises its breadth of experience and commercial thinking to provide a dedicated property service for both public and private sector clients.
We provide a wide ranging property service from acquisitions and disposals to redevelopment and regeneration schemes and offer particular expertise in the following areas:
Commercial Property
Acquisitions and Disposals
Landlord and Tenant
Building Agreements, Licenses and Leases
Securitisation
Easements, Covenants
Tenders, Auctions
Clawback, Overage
Development/Regeneration
Development Agreements, Joint Ventures
Collaboration Agreements
Overarching Agreements
Funding Agreements
Warranties, Indemnities
S.38, S.104 and S.278 Agreements
Environmental
Telecoms Work
Planning
S.106 Agreements (not appeals, inquiries etc)
Public Sector
Volume Conveyancing
Affordable Housing Arrangements
Right to Buy Sales
Shared Ownership Schemes
Management Agreements with RSLs
Our lawyers are proactive, concise in their advice, and capable of working in teams across disciplines and sectors.
Insolvency is not a separate legal discipline but rather an economic condition. We aim to work seamlessly in conjunction with insolvency practitioners and equity stakeholders to secure a commercial outcome.
Our team undertakes: