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Understanding Commercial Contracts in the United Kingdom

September 22

WHAT IS A CONTRACT?

A contract comprises a “legally enforceable agreement containing terms and conditions, defining the rights, duties and obligations of the parties”.

Structuring property ventures

September 3

At its most basic level, property can be held either directly (by you as an individual, whether wholly or in partnership with another person(s)) or indirectly through a company or a discretionary trust. This note does not consider trust ownership of property or ownership through a self-invested personal pension (SIPP), but we can advise you on these areas if either is an option you would like to explore.

Abi Bennett joins The Jonathan Lea Network team

September 3

Abi Bennett has joined The Jonathan Lea Network as Paralegal and Finance Assistant. Abi will be supporting the firm’s solicitors, trainee solicitors and consultants and also providing debt claim advisory and litigation services for our clients.

Warranties and the disclosure letter explained

September 4

Last updated on May 13th, 2020 at 09:32 amThe disclosure process The disclosure process is a key part of a private acquisition and a full and proper disclosure exercise is in both parties’ interests. It is the seller’s opportunity to disclose any liabilities or potential liabilities to the buyer in order to have a successful […]

What is share dilution and how do you protect against it?

August 19

Share dilution occurs when a company issues new shares such as in a future round of investment, or perhaps on exercise of share options granted. The issuance of new shares will dilute the percentage of an existing shareholder’s interest in the company, although the number of shares they own remains the same.

Image rights in England and Wales

August 16

Last updated on August 5th, 2021 at 11:23 amWhat are image rights? Image rights can be described as: “the expression of a personality in the public domain”. The provision of image rights in law enables “the definition, value, commercial exploitation and protection of image rights associated with a person”. In the context of a football […]

What Are The Post Brexit Legal Implications For UK Start-Ups And Small Businesses?

May 1

Nearly a year after the vote, this article explores what are, or likely to be, the actual post Brexit legal implications and changes for the UK’s startups and small businesses.

Why The UK Government’s Attack On The Self-Employed Is Counterproductive

March 27

The UK government’s increased tax and regulatory burdens on the self-employed are counterproductive and damaging to the UK economy as the small self-employed entrepreneur is driven back to employment, or even unemployment.

Free Heads Of Terms For Buying Or Selling A Company

June 10

Heads of terms for the acquisition of a UK private company, commonly produced by the buyer in the first instance.

Free Celebrity Endorsement Agreement

June 3

A free Word template of an agreement between a company and a celebrity to collaborate and work together with respect to the endorsement of a product.

Superb- excellent advice delivered promptly and without unnecessary complexity. In particular, I'd like to thanks Radosveta and Callum for their excellent work.

John Ditchfield

06/07/2022

Great help from Jonathan Lea Network, in particular Kent Reynolds and Radosveta Stoeva who went to great lengths to understand my story and formulate a great legal response. I would recommend them to anyone if they had a similar problem to mine

Mannix Sibanda

21/06/2022

Kent Reynolds and Radosveta Stoeva have been extremely helpful in a number of legal cases that I have had to deal with. The general advice and all subsequent action regarding a number of residential property, commercial property and company law cases I had, was fantastic and made the whole experience as pain free as possible. Kent and Radosveta are very pleasant to work with. Highly recommend.

Alan Donohoe

19/06/2022

I don't really want to leave a 5* review as would prefer to keep their superb, responsive service to our business! However I can confirm that Kent Reynolds offered superb and very fast advice in a contract negotiation which enabled us to agree some sensible contract amendments & get the deal signed. Excellent.

Nick Goodenough

17/06/2022

Received great support from the Jonathan Lea Network team, in particular from Ashley Wong, Paralegal. They quickly understood my needs, developed a sensible and pragmatic solution and prepared the supporting paperwork in a short timescale. Very efficient from start to finish and reasonable rates with no hidden costs. No hesitation in recommending.

Colin Silverman

03/05/2022

Appointed Jonathan Lea to help us with a share subscription agreement and the level of service was a breath of fresh air. I specifically worked with Radosveta and I can honestly say every company needs a Radosveta. working with her was amazing.

Nosakhare Osadolor

02/05/2022

Always happy to engage the services of this top team of professionals at The Jonanthan Lea Network who have helped dozens of my business clients with all aspects of their legal needs. Professional, knowledgeable and responsive, the team has simplified complex issues and stayed on top of important deadlines to ensure the best outcomes for the entrepreneurs I work with. Special thanks goes to Jonathan for leading a trustworthy and cohesive team that genuinely cares about its clients, and to Callum Ritchie and Reina Menezes D'costa for their high-quality and reliable support.

Paul Grant

07/03/2022

Working with Jonathan Lea and in particular Callum Ritchie has been a great experience. The attention to detail; meeting tight deadlines; and, conducting consistently thorough and timely communications - these were all at a very high standard. Would recommend their/his services highly.

Patricia Kruijer Trijbits

20/02/2022

I have had the pleasure of undertaking a month-long internship at The Jonathan Lea Network, which really has significantly boosted my enthusiasm to complete my SQE exams and become a fully qualified solicitor. I am also delighted to join JLN as a full time paralegal from February!

George Harrison

29/01/2022

Sarah Lungley coordinated successfully setting up our Share Options EMI scheme, backed by Jonathan Lea personally and supported by Graeme Burnham (Complete Accounting Solutions) as the accountant in the team. Please note that this team approach, bringing legal and accounting specialists together, worked well for us. For us, being totally new to EMI share options, we were very professionally led through the process, our many questions answered - at the outset and en-route.

Robin Stern

27/01/2022