business

Buying or selling a business can be a challenge. Ennova Law has significant experience in dealing with both acquisition and sale. Drawing together an experienced team with commercial, employment, licensing, financing, property and litigation expertise we can help you at all stages of the process to achieve the best outcome.

We create contracts in many ways as we go through our daily lives often these are minor transactions and they pass by largely unnoticed.  Contractual disputes are a complex area of law and can affect you differently if you are a businessperson transacting the purchase of materials or expensive machinery.  There can be disputes throughout the process from contract formation to contractual performance or an individual buying online.  Individuals have greater protections through consumer rights but those rights can be hard to understand.  Ennova has extensive experience which they can call upon to guide you through this area of the law.

Copyright is a right in an original work.  That does not necessarily need to be an artistic work but can be an architect’s drawing or a technical manual for a machine.  Unlike many other types of intellectual property copyright arises informally without the need for registration for example.

Being appointed as a Director or becoming a Shareholder in a company comes with a range of legal obligations. We regularly guide individuals through the process, or advise companies on their position when appointments are being made. Our Commercial and Litigation teams also assist clients where Directors or Shareholders are leaving a business or in the event of a dispute.

We regularly advise both employees and employers on matters such as redundancy, disciplinary proceedings, employment contracts and business transfers. We regularly draft and advise on settlement agreements and can guide both employers and employees through disciplinary, grievance and performance processes. We provide day to day HR advice to clients and prepare employment contracts, policies and staff handbooks.

Our experienced team can assist with all aspects of buying or selling a hospitality or leisure property or business. We also advise a range of clients with day to day issues, including licensing and other statutory consents, business operations, and employment matters. Drawing together a team from across the Firm’s disciplines means that we are well placed to assist.

Defamation is where you are seen to be reducing the standing of a person within the community through something you have said or written.  That ‘person’ can be a company.  With the rise of social media and online reviews it can be important to step in quickly if you believe either you or your business is subject to unfair and harmful comments by others.  The law has changed to align itself better with the social media age but it is still a nuanced area of the law.

The decision to purchase or sell a company shareholding can be complicated, regardless of the nature of the target. Ennova Law regularly acts for clients looking to invest or dispose of share interests. In addition to advising on legal aspects, the Firm can also assist with preparation and online hosting of due diligence packs to ensure smooth progress of the transaction.