Our Commercial Approach

One team. One commercial focus.

Running a business rarely involves just one area of law. A new opportunity might involve a commercial contract, and employment question, new premises or a corporate transaction. A business decision can also create risks that cross several different legal disciplines.

That’s why our commercial approach brings together the expertise ouf our commercial teams, creating a more joined-up way for businesses to access the legal support they need.

While our specialist teams continie to provide expert advice in their individual areas, we work collaboratively behind the scenes to understand the bigger picture. This means we can connect the right people at the right time, identify potential issues earlier and provide advice that is aligned with your wider commercial objectives.

Personal Law

Whether you are growing your business, entering into a major commercial agreement, acquiring a new business or premises, managing your workforce or dealing with a dispute, our approach is designed to make accessing the right legal expertise simpler and more effective.

Our Commercial Services

Commercial Contracts

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Corporate

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Commercial Property & Development

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Employment Law

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Litigation in Business

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Commercial Legal Retainers

Legal support that understands your business.

One relationship. Connected expertise.

Our commercial legal retainer gives businesses an ongoing relationship with Chadwick Lawrence, providing access to expertise across the key areas of law that support the running and growth of a business.

Rather than needing to find a different legal specialist whenever an issue arises, our teams work together to understand your business and bring in the right expertise at the right time.

From commercial contracts and corporate matters to property, employment and litigation, our joined-up approach provides practical, commercially focused advice when you need it.

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Practical HR support that works for you

Box HR is Chadwick Lawrence's tailored employment and HR retainer service, providing businesses with ongoing, commercially focused support. With unlimited advice from experience employment law specialists and a flexible approach tailored to each business, BoxHR gives employers practical support across their employment and HR needs, with additional services available to build a package around their requirements.

Practical advice for stronger contracts

LINK is Chadwick Lawrence's flexible commercial contracts retainer, providing businesses with practical, commercially focused advice on reviewing, drafting and negotiating their agreements. Tailored to each business, LINK helps clients manage legal risk, strenghten their contracts and make confident commercial decisions, with flexible support than can adapt to their needs.

Hear from our people

For me, genuinely commercial advice starts with understanding the business behind the legal issue. We need to understand what the client is trying to achieve, what matters to them and how the relationship needs to work in practice. When different specialists are involved, everyone needs to understand that bigger picture. That allows us to identify issues early, share knowledge and make sure our advice works together. Ultimately, the client shouldn’t feel like they’re dealing with lots of separate teams. They should feel like they have one team working around them.

Leanne Franks

Partner & Head of Department
Corporate & Contracts

Commercial advice starts with understanding the business behind the legal issue.

Every transaction is different, but most involve more than one area of law. By working together from the outset, we can identify issues early, help avoid delays and make the whole process as smooth as possible.
It’s about understanding not just the property transaction itself, but what the business is trying to achieve. By having that wider understanding, we can make sure the property advice we provide supports the client’s wider commercial objectives.

Cheryl Largue

Partner and Head of Department
Commercial Property & Development

By having that wider understanding, we can make sure the property advice we provide supports the client’s wider commercial objectives.

The benefit of having different specialists working together is that we can bring our expertise into the conversation when it’s needed, while still understanding the wider commercial objectives.
Rather than each department looking at one individual issue, we’re working towards the same outcome and making sure the advice the client receives is consistent and commercially focused.

Daniel Krigers

Partner
Employment

The benefit of having different specialists working together is that we can bring our expertise into the conversation when it’s needed.

We’d much rather help clients prevent disputes than fight them. Working alongside the other teams means we can identify potential risks early and, if an issue does arise, help resolve it as quickly and commercially as possible.The benefit of an ongoing relationship is that we already have an understanding of the business and its objectives. Legal advice becomes part of how a business manages risk and makes decisions, rather than something it only seeks when something has gone wrong.

Peter Harling

Partner and Accredited Mediator
Litigation in Business

Working alongside the other teams means we can identify potential risks early

Our Commercial Services approach isn’t simply about one department providing one piece of legal advice. It’s about bringing together the right expertise, understanding the client’s wider objectives and working collaboratively to help them achieve them. The aim is for our clients to feel that they have one team working around them, with the right specialists brought in at the right time.

Neil Wilson

Managing Partner
Practice Management

Bringing together the right expertise, understanding the client’s wider objectives and working collaboratively.

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