Plymouth Business Law Solicitors

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Our business, or commercial, law solicitors at Gard & Co. offer a free initial 30 minute consultation. This consultation allows our commercial solicitors to provide advice and ascertain the level of legal help required and provide an overall indication of costs.

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Business/Commercial Law Services

At Gard & Co., we settle for nothing less than excellence. Our entire team of commercial solicitors are based in Plymouth.  They are UK trained and qualified, offering business clients high calibre and reliable legal advice in a language that’s easy to understand. We specialise in various aspects of business law, including but not limited to: business transfers and company transfers, employment law, business leases and advice appertaining to residential developments.

When running your own company, staying on top of your legal dealings is absolutely essential. The most successful business owners are those who are aware of their specific legal obligations. To help you with this, we offer an exemplary corporate law service for businesses in Plymouth and beyond.  We provide guidance and support throughout all aspects of company law. If you’re in need of the expert assistance of a corporate solicitor, explore our website to find out more about the service you require.

Using Our Business Law Expertise to Help you Succeed

If you’ve got a business idea and you’re excited to take your new venture off the ground, one of the most crucial steps is to seek legal advice from an expert business lawyer. Our corporate solicitors  should be your first port of call when drafting out the contracts and all the other legal elements of your new business. It’s essential that you operate with absolute clarity to see your fledgling organisation succeed, so choose our Gard & Co to kick-start the exciting process and watch your ideas grow.

Site Visit Service

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We understand it is not always convenient to come to us and that a site visit can often assist in the understanding of the nuances of a business transaction. That is why our lawyers offer a site visit service to their business clients.

If you would like to arrange a site visit to discuss your business’s legal requirements please contact us on 01752 668246.

Business law articles

We have produced a number of business law articles which you might find useful.  To access them click here.  They are free to download for personal use.

Why instruct Gard & Co?

Here are some of the reasons you should consider Gard & Co to assist you with all your business legal needs:

Free initial consultation

This will provide you with an opportunity to assess whether Gard & Co are the firm for you on a completely no obligation basis.

Clear and transparent charges

We believe in setting out our fees and expenses in a clear and transparent way. Any verbal indication of cost will be followed in writing in a detailed terms of business letter. You can judge our words against actions, even before you have made a decision to instruct us.

Highly competitive fees

The hourly rates of solicitors in London & the Home Counties can be as much as £1000. Our fees are based on the seniority and experience of our solicitors and are highly competitive.

Excellent negotiation skills

Our role is to help you crystallise the main terms and structure of the contract that you have reached in principle. What marks the good commercial solicitor apart from the rest is the ability to use a blend of hard bargaining, tact and diplomacy according to circumstances. Our solicitors have excellent negotiation skills, which can mean the difference between a transaction succeeding or failing.

Attentive to detail

Opportunity and great ideas combined with energy and enthusiasm do not alone guarantee success in business, “the devil is in the detail”. Even if you have secured and agreed the main terms of the contract, any oversight on the final legal contract can be likened to “building a house on sand”.

Experienced commercial solicitors

Our solicitors have dealt with countless complex commercial transactions and, using their experience, are able to add value to the legal contracts they negotiate by substantially reducing your risk, saving you money or improving your prospects of securing financial benefits.

Successful in their own right

They say that if you want something done you should approach a busy person. This is often because the individual concerned is successful. Our solicitors have each established a strong reputation and following through dedication to providing excellent professional service, something which Gard & Co has achieved for over 200 years.

Pro-active case management

Our solicitors carry a lean caseload to allow them the capacity and flexibility to drive your transaction forward.  Assuming that we have the co-operation of the other party and their representatives we will help to bring your transaction in on time and within budget.

Regular progress reports

Where possible we will communicate with you by email.  We will copy you in on pertinent correspondence with all parties so that you are involved in each step of the journey from instruction to completion and beyond.

Good & careful communication

Gard & Co solicitors leave their egos at home and use their negotiation skills and charm to secure your goals and more besides.

Expedited transactions

If circumstances arise where you are asked to move more quickly than first envisaged you can be confident that we are able to support you in that goal. We are able to respond rapidly because our solicitors only carry a small number of transactions at any one time.

“Out of hours” contact

We recognise that events in transactions do not always fit neatly into normal working hours and accordingly we are able to work flexibly to meet such needs as and when required.

Friendly & courteous

Confident experts sometimes appear arrogant. Gard & Co has always adopted a friendly and respectful culture and this is reflected in our conscientious and courteous approach, not only with our clients but with all other parties who may be involved in your transaction.

National reputation

If you are looking for a law firm with a factory approach then Gard & Co may not be the firm for you. We offer legal services through specialist departments. We have achieved notable successes for our clients and have a strong reputation for pragmatic and affordable expertise well beyond the local region.

Advice in plain English

Understanding your objectives and providing you with specialist legal expertise in a clear, precise and professional manner using plain English is our primary focus. Our solicitors seek to avoid using technical legal language but where this is unavoidable we will ensure a crystal clear explanation is given in easy to understand English.

If you are starting a new venture or perhaps looking into other opportunities for your existing business, partnering with an experienced solicitors can help you avoid the pitfalls that many less diligent businesses fall into.  For further advice or to instruct us please contact our business law lawyers, Steven, Harry, Roger or Chris on 01752 668246 or send an email by clicking here.


So, if you are looking for a business solicitor in Plymouth, Plympton, Plymstock and the surrounding area, choose the Plymouth business law solicitors, Gard & Co. Solicitors.