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Commercial Law 

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Our Commercial Law services ensure your business is protected at every major decision and transaction. We provide tailored advice that aligns with your commercial objectives, addressing legal complexities while safeguarding your interests, ultimately driving your business forward with confidence.

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Dispute Resolution

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Our Commercial Dispute Resolution service focuses on resolving conflicts efficiently and effectively. We apply strategic clarity to navigate disputes, enabling your business to minimise risks and achieve favourable outcomes while preserving important commercial relationships and resources throughout the process.

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Employment Law

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Our Employment Law services provide comprehensive guidance and representation for a range of workplace issues. From wrongful dismissal to discrimination claims, we ensure your rights are protected and that any workplace disputes are resolved with professionalism and strategic insight, minimising disruption to your business.

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Corporate Compliance

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We offer expert assistance in Corporate Compliance and Governance to foster robust organisational structures. By advising on compliance with regulations and best practices, we help ensure your business operates within legal frameworks, enhancing resilience and promoting long-term success in all operations. 

We offer services that focus on general legal advice, risk mitigation, and internal process management.

These services include: 

Policy and Procedure Drafting: Creating and advising on internal compliance policies, staff handbooks, and terms of commercial or business contracts.

General Legal Advice: Providing advice on the application of general law to specific business facts, provided it does not cross into reserved activities like litigation.

Contract Review and Drafting:                                                     

Drafting, reviewing, and advising on various agreements, including IT contracts (like SaaS agreements), joint venture agreements, and collaboration agreements.

Regulatory Guidance and Implementation:

 Advising on complex, non-legal regulations like data protection (GDPR) and anti-money laundering (AML) protocols, and helping implement the necessary internal systems and procedures.

Internal Audits and Reviews: Conducting file reviews and compliance audits to identify gaps in a company’s procedures and processes against relevant standards.

Corporate Governance Support: Assisting startups and existing businesses with non-reserved activities like incorporation, shareholder agreements, and director contracts.

Training and Education: Educating staff and management on legal and regulatory requirements and compliance best practices

 

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Real estate 

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We act for developers, investors, landlords, tenants, and public sector bodies, delivering clear, commercially focused advice that drives projects forward and safeguards investments.Specialist legal support across the real estate life-cycle, advising developers, investors, landlords, tenants, and public bodies. We handle acquisitions, planning, leasing, finance, disputes, construction matters, and tax structuring delivering clear, commercial guidance that drives projects forward and protects our clients’ property investments.

Our Areas of Expertise

Acquisitions & Disposals (Advisory only): Advising on the commercial objectives and negotiations for the sale and purchase of property assets.

Planning & Development: The activities described, such as supporting clients through planning law, environmental considerations, development agreements, and section 106 negotiations.

Landlord & Tenant (Advisory and Negotiation): Managing aspects like negotiations, renewals, and rent reviews are unreserved activities. 

Real Estate Finance (Advisory and Negotiation): Structuring and negotiating finance arrangements

Construction Law (Advisory and Negotiation): 

Advising across the project lifecycle, drafting contracts, and resolving disputes outside of formal court proceedings.

Tax & Structuring: Offering strategic advice on tax planning, structuring investments, and selecting legal vehicles

General legal advice: Providing opinions, guidance, and recommendations on various real estate legal matters, such as contract interpretation, risk management, and compliance with regulations.

Drafting legal documents: Preparing and reviewing a wide array of commercial real estate documents like new leases and renewals, licences for alterations, licences to assign, and guarantee agreements.

Negotiation and dispute resolution support (pre-litigation): Assisting clients in negotiations and providing advice to resolve disputes before formal court proceedings begin, such as those related to rent reviews, break notices, or service charges.

Property management advice: Offering guidance on landlord and tenant issues, including serving Landlord and Tenant Act notices (but generally not the subsequent court process).

Legal administration and support: Handling internal legal affairs for the consultancy itself and performing a great deal of preparatory work related to potential future litigation.

Commercial and contract law advice: Advising on the commercial aspects of property deals and related contracts. 

Why Choose Us

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Real estate law is highly specialised — and so are we. Our dedicated experts ensure clients receive tailored guidance that balances regulatory compliance with commercial strategy, delivering results that stand up in practice and on paper.

Real Estate law specialists

At Van Der Williams LLP, our Real Estate department is built on deep sector expertise and prowess of combined experience. Our consultant solicitors and experts specialise exclusively in property, land, and construction law, providing clients with strategic legal support across the entire real estate lifecycle.

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We act quickly and effectively to achieve results.

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