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"A reliable, high-quality group that is always
available, no matter what time we call them."
COMPETITION/EU LAW - CHAMBERS 2010

Our aim is to help our clients enjoy success when doing business in the UK and overseas.

Whether you are a UK based organisation operating abroad or an organisation investing in the UK, having trusted legal advisers makes all the difference.

International businesses come to us because they want a truly independent law firm acting on their behalf, who will make things easy and who they will like working with in the knowledge that they are in good hands.

They also like the way we give all of our legal advice in a commercial context. Where we have specialist sector knowledge which adds value to your business operation in industries such as Retail, Energy, Hospitality and Leisure, Commercial Insurance and Real Estate we can bring you a real advantage in your business dealings.

We are committed to ensuring you receive the highest quality advice wherever you are carrying on business.

Our Services

We are a full-service commercial independent law firm providing English and Scottish legal advice to FTSE 350 clients operating in international markets and a growing number of international businesses with UK operations.

We are a trusted referral partner for many non-UK based law firms who call us to work on behalf of their clients where they need to cover the UK aspects of a transaction or dispute.

We also have our own sector specialists routinely operating in global markets, providing our sector clients with operational, transactional and commercial advice and valuable contacts on the ground.

For example, having the UK's largest private practice Oil and Gas team, acting on behalf of major energy producers such as Afren, Centrica, Eon, Marathon Oil, Premier Oil, RWE npower, Scottish Power, Total UK, Tullow Oil, Vettenfall/Nuon and Veolia means we are well connected in challenging economies where knowing the right people is essential.

Our dedicated Competition/EU law team works alongside our international team, advising clients on behavioural and State Aid issues while our specialist Intellectual Property Team advises on cross-border technology transfer transactions, international infringement and protection work generally. Our Dispute Resolution team advises frequently on international disputes, both in the High Court and through International Arbitration.

Many of our lawyers are multilingual and a number are dual-qualified.

International network

The growth of global business and our FTSE client base means that we have significant experience of cross border transactions and complex disputes.

Our contacts extend to countries across Europe, Scandinavia, America, Asia, Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Whether you need to complete major transactions, seek advice on commercial disputes or recover property assets we have a global reach.

We achieve this by working with independent law firms who, like us, pride themselves on their outstanding reputation for technical expertise and who excel when it comes to ensuring a great client experience.

Client experience sits at the heart of our business. And it is for this reason that we have chosen not to join those networks that bring firms together based simply on their expertise or locations. All of our international contacts are hand-picked for their approach and attitude to clients as much as for their legal standards. The result, so our clients tell us, is seamless, timely, commercial advice.

Our relationships with international firms are non-exclusive. This means we have the flexibility to get the best possible local advice in any given field for our clients in a particular jurisdiction. This affords our clients the potential to achieve commercial advantage over their competitors who engage cross-jurisdictional firms tied to particular individuals overseas.

If you are looking for independent commercial advice overseas please contact us.