SME Services: The front door for business owners

We specialise in looking after business owners.

We specialise in looking after business owners. We understand the pressures, wherever you are in your journey and whatever roles you hold, and we make sure that, whether you are buying or selling a property or business or dealing with contracts, you have someone who understands and is in your corner.

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Signature positioning

Founders & Owners

If you started or run the business, you rarely wear a single hat. You are a director, a shareholder, often an employee, and frequently the personal guarantor too. Those roles can pull in different directions, and the documents that govern them are usually written as if they don't overlap.

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Most lawyers see problems. We see systems.

Why owner-managed businesses need joined-up commercial, corporate, disputes & IP advice, not siloed, one-issue legal help.

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Business-side services

Commercial Law

Contracts and trading arrangements that hold up under pressure.

Corporate Law

Structures, shareholders and governance built for growth.

Our differentiator

Dispute Resolution

Expert corporate and commercial litigators, always in your corner.

Intellectual Property

Joined-up IP support, integrated with your wider business advice.

Commercial Property

Expert support whether buying, selling, leasing or investing.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Complex deals, handled with clarity and commercial focus.

Qualified HR support, backed by Bonsai Law.

Practical, straight-talking help on performance, grievances, absence, contracts and first hires. When an HR matter escalates, solicitor-led legal support is available via Bonsai Law.

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Electra HR, HR support for UK SMEs — explore their service packages. Electra HR and Bonsai Law are under common ownership. You are free to choose any adviser and are under no obligation to use either.

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