Lawyers For Your Business

Astle Paterson are part of the Lawyers for Your Business network of 1,000 solicitor firms in England and Wales offering specialist advice to small and medium-sized businesses.

To help firms access business-related legal advice, Lawyers For Your Business offers a free half-hour initial consultation with one of our solicitors. Advice can be sought on a range of legal issues including finance, taxes, employment law, contracts, company structure and health & safety.

The initial Lawyers for Your Business consultation is free. However, as part of our commitment to our clients we will clarify the estimated costs at the outset before you decide to proceed. We will provide a forecast of how costs will change in various eventualities, for example, if a matter goes to court.

Often businesses do not consult with a solicitor for fear of large legal bills, by which time any remedy still available is likely to be expensive. Early consultation is advisable if there is legislation to be complied with or important legal documents, such as contracts, to be signed

We can provide step-by-step guides for the following subjects:

    * Starting a business (PDF, 87kb)

    * Employing staff (PDF, 45kb)

    * Leased business premises (PDF, 165kb)

    * Contracts with customers and suppliers (PDF, 165kb)

    * Raising money for your business (PDF, 165kb)

    * Structuring your business (PDF, 165kb)

    * A guide to health and safety (PDF, 45kb)

    * The A-Z guide of plain English business and financial terms (PDF, 45kb)

These are also available to download from the Law Society website – click on the logo.

Our three solicitors Jean Paterson, Naomi Wilson and Fiona Hume will be very pleased to discuss these issues with you.