Corporate & Commercial
We are experts in assisting businesses on their journeys from start-up through to incorporation, expansion, first tier funding, and ultimately to assisting in their chosen exit route. The team is recognised locally as being one of the leaders in this field, with significant growth including transactions handled over the past five years.
Our dedicated Corporate & Commercial Team draws on a wide range of legal and business experience in a variety of market sectors to provide its business clients with the support they need to achieve their commercial objectives through delivering practical, bespoke solutions.
The team has seen significant growth in its client base ranging from SMEs to international clients with UK commercial interests. We aim to provide our business clients with strategic commercial advice to enable them to consider and manage their legal and commercial risks.
What we do is personal, before we undertake work for you, our team will aim to fully understand your business and its objectives and will go beyond just providing the legal documentation. We want to assist in the successful development and growth of your business, manage risk, and safeguard key components of your business. We work to meet your time scales and provide proactive advice to help you drive your business forward.
Across corporate and commercial law we specialise in a variety of matters, see our independent corporate law and commercial law pages for more information.
Corporate Law
Commercial Law
Commercial Disputes
If you have a dispute relating to a contract or other commercial matter, our Dispute Resolution Team is able to deal with a full range of matters including commercial contract disputes, commercial litigation, intellectual property infringement, passing off, breach of confidence, Injunction proceedings, representative and multi-party actions, construction disputes, defamation and trade libel.
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What our clients say
This excellent Norwich practice is commended by clients for its pragmatic, innovative and cost-effective service. The group acts primarily for private limited companies on middle-tier M&A transactions across a range of sectors.
Straightforward, helpful and commercial, considerable corporate and commercial experience and particular expertise in the private healthcare, packaging and print industries.
The Corporate Team has been recognised for its experience in a range of areas including M&A, MBOs and group reorganisations. They are commercial, practical, and they deal with things promptly.
An excellent team handling a range of M&A, MBOs and other corporate matters, including advisory work concerning EIS investment matters. Offers increasing international capabilities and expertise in handling sales involving overseas companies. Very knowledgeable and they're nice to deal with.
Excellent team handling a range of M&A transactions across the region. Growth within the team enables the practice to provide a full service to clients both locally and nationally from its single Norwich base.
I am extremely grateful to Nina Ryan and Leathes Prior Solicitors for their legal advice and guidance during the sale of my shareholding in a private company. Thanks to them the terms of the sale were successfully negotiated, the legal work efficiently executed and a timely completion achieved. I am very satisfied with the outcome.
They are commercial, practical and they deal with things promptly.
Been working with Leathes Prior for years. I highly rate their team for professionalism and attentiveness. Jack Horwitz is a superstar!
I found Jack to be very professional and very polite. All work was completed in time with no delays. Overall, I was impressed with the services provided by Leathes Prior Solicitors. Thank you.
From start to finish Paul and Nina were in complete control of our affairs offering nothing short of perfection in communication to complete the acquisition of my company
I am not sure where we would be without the Corporate Team at Leathes Prior Solicitors! The team are firmly embedded within the company – supporting us at every stage – having a positive impact on the business in areas I never thought Corporate Lawyers could affect.
I am delighted with the service provided by the team at Leathes Prior led by Alex. The legal advice was delivered at a practical level, helping me understand fully the process and implications at each step of the way. Really big thank you to Alex, Sam and the team in helping me through the acquisition process.
Thanks to Alex for stewarding this deal so professionally and speedily. We couldn’t have got there without him and LP!
I really do feel like the team at Leathes Prior would be able to help in any situation. They understand the time pressures of companies and provide no-nonsense commercial advice.
Leathes Prior did an excellent job acting for us during the sale. Their attention to detail, availability to help and sense of humour held us in good stead to ensure the right outcome in the right timeframe. Thanks, in particular go to Alex and Jack for all their hard work, it was appreciated.
Alex and Hugo have been fantastic throughout the entire transaction, and we would highly recommend Alex and his team at Leathes Prior. Thanks also to Kate for assisting with the property transaction.
Just a quick email to say how pleased we have been with the quality of service that Alex Saunders and Jack Horwitz have provided in selling our business. They have at all times been efficient, professional and courteous, providing us with a top class service.
Alex and Milan have been exceptional and thorough throughout the whole process of selling our business, nothing was ever too much trouble and their professionalism was second to none, we would highly recommend Alex and his team at Leathes Prior to anyone considering selling their business and in need of a Corporate Lawyer.
Alex, Jack and the team at Leathes Prior were extremely professional, efficient and supportive throughout the whole sale process. They went the extra mile to ensure that the shareholders fully understood the process, legal implications and the associated risks and worked tirelessly to ensure that the deal went through as smoothly as possible.
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