Wood-Atkins Company Services

Company Commercial Law

We offer the full range of services that any company may require in the course of trading.

These include:

  • Buying & selling businesses
  • Business start-ups
  • Business transactions
  • Joint ventures
  • Franchise advice
  • Terms of trade
  • Commercial agreements
  • Shareholders’ agreements/partnership agreements
  • Consultancy arrangements
  • Agency and distribution
  • Sale of goods/supply of services
  • Intellectual Property issues
  • Computer & I.T. issues
  • Trade Mark registration

Commercial Litigation

Even with the most careful of planning, sometimes companies are faced with disputes.

We are here to help, whatever the issue. Issues may include:

  • Commercial and contractual disputes
  • Director & shareholder disputes
  • Professional negligence
  • Insolvency and debt collection
  • Intellectual Property and passing off
  • Breach of confidentiality and restrictive covenants

Employment Law

A key area in any business is its staff. We can offer assistance, from recruitment to removal.

  • Employment Contracts, Directors' Service Agreements and Consultancy Contracts
  • Employment Policies e.g. Health and Safety, Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures
  • Share Options
  • Remuneration and Benefits, Employee Incentive and Reward Systems
  • Taxation of Pay, Benefits and Termination Payments
  • Due Diligence and Business Transfers (TUPE)
  • Reorganisation and Restructuring of Businesses and Corporate Support
  • Termination e.g. Redundancy and Compromise Agreements
  • Industrial Relations and Trade Unions
  • European Employment Law

Commercial Property Department

Whether you are a major developer or potential tenant, good commercial property advice is crucial, as mistakes are very costly. In our dedicated commercial property department we will help you whatever the issue. Typically these include:

  • Acquisitions and sales of offices, shops, warehouses, factories and industrial estates
  • All forms of leasehold transactions
  • Planning issues and negotiations with Planning Authorities
  • Complex leasehold matters for both landlords and tenants
  • Acquisition and disposal of businesses with significant property elements
  • Value Added Tax – whether to elect to charge VAT on commercial property
  • Rent reviews
  • Schedules of dilapidations
  • Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures
  • Court and Land Valuation Tribunal applications etc

Collect-A-Debt

We provide a commercial debt recovery service that offers a ‘NO WIN NO FEE’ service up to proceedings.  Collect-A-Debt aims to deliver fast effective results yet with a tailored service.

Since Collect-A-Debt started in 2005, we have been hugely successful; if you have a late payer who is avoiding all your calls and correspondence or have an invoice that is outstanding, then why not give Collect-A-Debt a call on 0845 4531334.

Contact Esmé Palin