The law is complex.
Working with us isn’t.
Straight answers in plain English, so you can get on with running your business.
What you can expect
You get an answer, not a memo.
I’ve read plenty of advice that runs to 20 pages and ends with “it depends”. Sometimes it does depend. When it does, I’ll tell you on what and what I’d do. Most of the time, the answer is simpler: sign this, push back on that, don’t lose sleep over the rest.
You deal with me.
Every matter is run and signed off by me. You won’t meet me at the first meeting and then never hear from me again.
You know the cost before we start.
After our first call you’ll get a scope of work and a quote or estimate. If the scope changes, I’ll tell you before the bill does.
We actually like your accountant. Seriously.
I’ve seen deals slowed down by lawyers and accountants who treat each other as the competition. It doesn’t help anyone, least of all the client paying both of them.
Your accountant knows your numbers. I know the documents. So before anything is finalised, I’ll talk to them and make sure the legal documents reflect the structure they’ve advised on. When the other side starts pushing on completion accounts, earn-outs or working capital, we deal with it together.
Tax and duty advice stays with your accountant. The legal side stays with me. Everyone knows who is doing what.
What we do
Most contracts have two or three clauses that matter and a lot that don’t. My job is to find the ones that matter, deal with them and get the deal done.
who we are (or "Why I don't fit in")
In 17 years of practice I’ve seen plenty of straightforward deals turned into an armed standoff. Redlines go back and forth over commas. Small points become matters of principle. Weeks pass and the deal is no closer.
Business owners don’t have time for that. When a deal is on the table, you want someone who can answer three questions:
Where is the other side trying to set a trap?
What do we push back on and what can we let go?
How do we get this done before everyone loses patience?
My job isn’t to wrap your business in bubble wrap until it can’t move. I don’t create roadblocks to look thorough and I don’t argue with your accountant to prove a point. I deal with the clauses that will actually hurt you, let the harmless ones go and get the contract signed so you can get back to work.
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