Corporate Legal Advice

Whether you are a startup, SME, or established corporation, navigating the complexities of business law requires clear, strategic legal guidance. Our commercial and corporate law team offers practical, results-driven advice tailored to your business objectives.

Our Services

We advise clients across a wide range of industries on matters

Business Formation and Structuring

Commercial Contracts

Shareholder and Partnership Agreements

Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Dispute
Resolution

Supporting You as You Grow

Our relationship does not end at launch. At Mascot we offer ongoing legal support for commercial contracts, employment matters, and long-term planning, so your legal foundations grow with your business.

Starting a Business?

Starting a business is an exciting step, but it comes with important legal decisions that can affect your success from day one.

Our team provides clear, practical legal advice to help you launch your business with confidence.

How We Can Help

We guide entrepreneurs, start-ups, and growing businesses through every stage of formation

Advice on the pros and cons of sole trader, partnership, limited company, or LLP- tailored to your goals and liability preferences.

We take care of the technical setup, including Companies House filings, articles of association, and shareholder agreements.

Ensuring your trading name is available and advising on trademark protection to safeguard your brand.

Clarifying roles, responsibilities, and ownership between co-founders and investors from the outset.

Drafting clear, compliant terms for your products or services, whether you’re trading online or in person.

Helping you meet any licensing, GDPR, tax, or industry-specific requirements relevant to your business.

Legal Support for Business Sales and Acquisitions

We act for buyers and sellers across a wide range of sectors

Drafting and reviewing preliminary agreements to set the framework for negotiations and avoid misunderstandings.

Conducting or responding to legal due diligence, including contracts, liabilities, employees, IP, and compliance matters.

Preparing or negotiating robust agreements that cover pricing, warranties, indemnities, and restrictive covenants.

Advising on the best structure for the transaction and the legal and tax implications of each.

Handling employee transfers (TUPE), redundancies, or new employment contracts as part of the transaction.

Managing legal formalities at completion and ensuring smooth post-sale transitions, including registration and filings.

Buying and Selling a Business

Whether you are looking to sell a business you have built or acquire a new venture, expert legal advice is essential at every stage of the transaction.

Our team offers clear, commercial guidance to help you manage risk, protect your interests, and complete deals with confidence.

Shareholders Agreement

A shareholders’ agreement is essential for setting clear expectations between business owners, protecting individual interests, and preventing future disputes.

Whether you are launching a new company or restructuring an existing one, we provide tailored legal advice to help you put the right agreement in place.

Why You Need a Shareholders’ Agreement

Unlike a company’s articles of association, a shareholders’ agreement is a private, legally binding contract that sets out how the company will be owned, managed, and operated.

Defining how shares are held, transferred, and valued.

Outlining which decisions require unanimous consent or a majority vote.

Clarifying each shareholder’s role in the business and expectations around contribution and involvement.

Setting out how and when profits are to be shared among shareholders.

Agreeing on what happens if a shareholder wants to leave, sell shares, or become incapacitated.

Including mechanisms to resolve disagreements without harming the business.

What Is a Partnership Agreement?

A partnership agreement is a legally binding document that sets out how a business partnership will operate. Without one, your partnership will be governed by default legal rules (such as the Partnership Act 1890), which may not reflect your intentions or be fit for modern business needs.

What Should Be Included?

We tailor every agreement to suit your specific business goals and structure.

How much each partner is investing and how further contributions will be handled.

The method for distributing profits (or absorbing losses) between partners.

Who does what? Clarifying each partner’s duties and level of involvement.

Setting out voting rights, management decisions, and how disagreements will be resolved.

The process for adding new partners or handling a partner’s departure, retirement, or death

Protecting the business from partners setting up in competition after they leave.

Partnership Agreements

Starting a business with others? A well-drafted partnership agreement is essential to protect your interests, clarify responsibilities, and prevent costly disputes.

We help business partners set out clear terms from day one, so your partnership is built on strong legal foundations.

What Partnership Agreements Matters?

A clear agreement helps avoid misunderstandings, reduces the risk of conflict, and gives you a solid framework to grow your business with confidence. Whether you're forming a new partnership or formalising an existing one, we can help.

Corporate Governance and Compliance

At Mascot, we understand that strong corporate governance and robust compliance frameworks are essential to maintaining integrity, accountability, and long-term business success. Our firm advises companies, boards, and executives on implementing effective governance structures and meeting their legal and regulatory obligations.

We provide practical, strategic guidance on all aspects of corporate governance — from board composition, executive remuneration and directors’ duties to risk management, internal controls, and stakeholder engagement. Our solicitors and consultants work closely with clients to develop governance frameworks that reflect best practice, promote transparency, and protect the interests of shareholders and stakeholders alike.

In today’s increasingly complex regulatory environment, we also assist clients in establishing and maintaining compliance programs tailored to their industry and jurisdiction. This includes anti-bribery and corruption policies, data protection and privacy compliance, ESG reporting, and regulatory investigations.

Whether advising start-ups, small to medium size companies, or multinationals, our goal is to help you navigate regulatory challenges, mitigate risk, and foster a culture of compliance that supports sustainable growth.

Our services include

Our approach is proactive, commercial, and always aligned with our clients’ strategic objectives. We help organisations not only meet their obligations — but thrive through sound governance and ethical leadership.

How can we help with dispute Resolution

We combine strong advocacy with commercial and personal sensitivity. Our lawyers understand that every dispute is unique, and so is our approach. Whether a matter requires decisive courtroom action or careful negotiation, we are committed to resolving it efficiently, less costly and effectively.

From London to Lagos, Brussels to Nairobi, we provide strategic advice grounded in local insight and international experience — helping clients move forward with confidence and peace of mind.

For businesses and organisations, our services include:

  • Commercial and contractual disputes
  • Shareholder, partnership, and joint venture disputes
  • Corporate governance and director liability claims
  • Employment and workplace disputes
  • Regulatory and compliance investigations
  • Cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters
  • Arbitration, mediation, and other ADR processes
  • Enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards

For businesses and organisations, our services include:

  • Family and matrimonial disputes, including financial and child arrangements
  • Property and inheritance disputes
  • Professional negligence and breach of trust claims
  • Employment, discrimination, and workplace issues
  • Defamation and reputation management

Dispute Resolution

Disputes, whether commercial or personal can be challenging, time-consuming, emotionally taxing and costly. At Mascot, we help clients across the resolve conflicts with clarity, strategy, and discretion. Our Dispute Resolution team acts for businesses, institutions, and individuals in a wide range of disputes. We focus on achieving practical, cost-effective outcomes that protect our clients’ interests and relationships while minimising disruption. We are experienced in all major forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation and tailor our approach to each situation. Whether the goal is early settlement or robust representation in court, we work closely with clients to determine the best path forward.

Why Choose Us?

Experienced Transaction Lawyers

We understand the pace, pressure, and detail required in business sales and acquisitions.

End-to-End
Support

From early negotiations to final handover, we are with you every step of the way.

Tailored Advice

Every deal is different. We offer strategic, commercially focused solutions aligned with your goals.

Book an Appointment — Anytime, Anywhere

Get in touch with our solicitors today for clear advice and expert support, or connect through your preferred communication method.