If you are looking to expand your business and brand and are thinking about franchising as an option, there are a few things you should consider. This method of expansion requires careful planning and strict legal processes to become successful so it’s important to do [...]
Starting a business can be challenging and if you are looking to mitigate the risks involved when starting from scratch, franchising could be the right solution for you. Buying a franchise takes some of the guesswork out of opening a brand-new business because it provides [...]
Joint ventures are a business arrangement between two or more companies with the aim of reaching a specific goal without compromising their legal identities. This allows companies to share resources, knowledge, and risks and are a popular way to increase expansion, often into new markets, [...]
I grew up in London and studied law at Queen Mary University where I graduated in 2015. I gained experience as a paralegal between 2017 and 2022 in various areas of law working for firms and in-house. I obtained a training contract and particularly enjoyed [...]
Whether you are an experienced business owner or a new kid on the block looking to start your own business, having an expert Commercial Lawyer by your side is imperative. A Commercial Law expert will be able to help with the sale or purchase of [...]
It is a common misconception that the founder of a company will always have the final say in how the business is run. In fact, this is only the case if they are also a Director. Whilst the Shareholders own a company, the Directors quite [...]
At Backhouse Solicitors our commercial law experts often see businesses with no formal shareholder or partnership agreements in place. Unfortunately, this lack of documentation only really becomes an issue at a crunch time for the business when problems are starting to occur, and it is at this [...]
