For many businesses, it is important that comprehensive commercial legal advice is available quickly and cost effectively. Whether you carry on business in partnership, as a limited liability company, as a limited liability partnership or as a sole trader, our Private Business Services address the needs of you, your business and your family for legal services and support.

Our Private Business Services allow our clients to develop long-term relationships with us and marry the traditional methods to the provision of legal advice with a modern and dynamic approach providing focused specialist advice that businesses and families require, giving clients easy access to all the skills and experience within Shepherd and Wedderburn.

We can offer:

• Corporate advice on acquisitions or disposals as well as general Secretarial guidance.
• Private Client advice to individuals on issues such as wealth management, succession planning, wills, powers of attorney, trust creation and administration, estate administration, investment advice, heritage assets.
• Advice on protecting and exploiting intellectual property. 
• Property advice in relation to acquisitions and sales and landlord and tenant issues. 
• Advice on all aspects of employment law including a review or drafting of policies and advice on employee benefits. 
• Advice on interpreting and enforcing contracts. 
• Advice on dispute resolution. 
• Personal and corporate tax advice including compliance work.
• Advice on pensions schemes. 
• Advice on business re-structuring and debt recovery.