Practice areas
Comprehensive legal services, delivered with care.
We act for businesses and individuals across a focused range of practice areas. Whichever matter you bring to us, you will work directly with a qualified solicitor who takes ownership of the outcome — supported, where appropriate, by leading specialist barristers.
Below is an overview of the work we routinely handle. Each page sets out the specific issues we cover, our typical process and answers to the questions clients ask us most often. If your matter is not listed, please get in touch — we are happy to point you in the right direction even if we are not the right firm to act.
Public Law
Challenging the decisions of public authorities and regulators.
- Central & local government decisions
- Regulator decisions & enforcement
- Statutory consultation challenges
- Human Rights Act claims
Judicial Review
Court challenges to unlawful decisions of public bodies.
- Immigration & asylum judicial review
- Planning & licensing challenges
- Regulator decision challenges
- Education & NHS decisions
Civil & Criminal Litigation
Strategic dispute resolution for businesses and individuals.
- Commercial & contract disputes
- Debt recovery & insolvency-related claims
- Shareholder & partnership disputes
- Professional negligence claims
Regulatory Law
Compliance, investigations and enforcement defence.
- Regulator authorisations & licensing
- Compliance frameworks & policies
- Fit & Proper Test support
- Senior Managers & Certification Regime
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
AML compliance, HMRC supervision and MLRO support.
- HMRC AML supervision applications
- AML policies & procedures
- Business-wide risk assessments
- Customer due diligence (CDD/EDD)
Financial Services & FCA
FCA authorisations, payments and e-money compliance.
- FCA authorisation (API, SPI, EMI)
- Payment Services Regulations 2017
- Electronic Money Regulations 2011
- Money remittance businesses
Banking Law
Bank disputes, account closures and lending advice.
- Account closures & debanking
- Frozen funds & SAR-related disputes
- Financial product mis-selling
- Interest rate hedging product claims
Immigration Law
Visas, settlement, naturalisation and deportation.
- Spouse, fiancé(e) & family visas
- Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
- Naturalisation & British citizenship
- Work permits & Skilled Worker visas
Skilled Worker Sponsor Licences
Sponsor licences, HR compliance and Home Office audits.
- Skilled Worker sponsor licence applications
- Certificate of Sponsorship advice
- HR & right-to-work compliance systems
- Sponsor licence renewals
Insolvency — Corporate & Personal
Director, creditor and debtor insolvency advice.
- Statutory demands & winding-up petitions
- Bankruptcy petitions & annulment
- Directors' duties & disqualification defence
- Wrongful & fraudulent trading claims
Family Law
Divorce, finances, children and protective orders.
- Divorce & dissolution
- Financial remedy & consent orders
- Pension sharing & business assets
- Child Arrangements Orders
Landlord & Tenant and Property Disputes
Possession, lease and property dispute work.
- Section 8 & Section 21 notices
- Residential & commercial possession
- Rent arrears recovery
- Commercial lease negotiation & renewals
Personal Injury
Compensation claims for injury at work, on the road and in public.
- Road traffic accident claims
- Accidents at work & employer liability
- Slips, trips & public liability
- Occupiers' liability claims
Employment Law
Tribunal claims, settlement agreements and workplace disputes.
- Unfair & constructive dismissal
- Discrimination & harassment claims
- Whistleblowing & detriment claims
- Equal pay & holiday pay
Commercial Property
Acquisitions, leases, finance and development work.
- Freehold & leasehold acquisitions
- Commercial lease drafting & negotiation
- Lease renewals & 1954 Act work
- Secured lending & refinancing
Residential Conveyancing
Sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity.
- Freehold & leasehold purchases
- Sales & onward chains
- Remortgages
- Transfers of equity
Business & Corporate Law
Company structures, contracts and corporate transactions.
- Company incorporation & structuring
- Shareholder & partnership agreements
- Terms of business & commercial contracts
- Distribution, agency & franchise
Dispute Resolution
Commercial dispute resolution and ADR.
- Contract & commercial disputes
- Shareholder & partnership disputes
- Professional negligence claims
- Debt recovery
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