Legal Services

Following changes in government legislation, we became the first medium-sized accounting firm licensed to provide legal services by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Our legal team works closely with our many specialist partners and staff supporting corporate and private clients. This joined-up approach means you no longer have to source and brief individual firms. With our holistic offering, you can keep your tax, accounting and legal affairs together in the hands of the trusted advisers who know you best.

We focus on legal services in the following key areas:

Corporate clients

• Company law and general business law advice
• Group reorganisations, including capital reductions and share buybacks
• Investment, shareholders’ agreements and joint ventures
• Share incentives, including EMI share schemes and Employee Ownership Trusts
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Limited Liability Partnerships
• Commercial agreements

Private clients

• Probate and estate administration
• Wills and inheritance tax planning
• Creation and dissolution of trusts
• Lasting powers of attorney

Charities, Not for Profit

• Charity law and regulation
• Charity formation
• Charity registration
• Incorporation
• Charity mergers and collaboration
• Trustees duties and responsibilities
• Governance
• Permanent endowment and restricted trusts
• Charity disputes
• Serious Incident Reports to the Charity Commission
• Charity Commission inquiries
• Trading companies
• Fundraising

We can also advise schools, social enterprises, Royal Charters and religious charities on canon law (where relevant).