CORPORATE / COMMERCIAL

onside law's team of corporate and commercial lawyers has a detailed and wide knowledge of corporate and commercial law across a wide range of industries. Not only have our lawyers trained and practiced at leading City law firms such as Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughter and May, the majority also have in-house experience from companies such as Barclays, IMG, dunnhumby and Lyndhurst Racing.

We seek to offer first class legal advice in a commercial, prompt and personable way, whether in respect of complex one-off corporate transactions or acting as an extension to our client's in-house legal team. We offer genuine value for money - leading City lawyers at sensible and reasonable rates. Our quasi in-house corporate commercial legal service and acting as trusted advisors is very popular with many clients.

onside law is a forward thinking firm with a modern approach. We act for like-minded businesses, such as organic food giant Wholefoods, the Fat Duck (regularly voted in the top two world's best restaurants), design agency Freestate and Tinies, winners of the CPP Daily Telegraph Trailblazers Award 2007.

We also act for established multinational brands such as Betfair, Sony Ericsson, Opta Sportsdata, National Express Group plc, dunnhumby, Hanson and Whitehead Mann. Many of our clients are the leaders in their field. 

Furthermore we regularly advise high net worth individuals and business start-ups on early stage investment deals and the protection of majority and minority shareholder interests.

 Examples of specific experience include:

 Corporate

• Acquisition and disposal agreements for National Express Group plc, Danka Business Systems, International Model Management, XSMG Racing and Emergency Child and Home Care's acquisition of BUPA's emergency childcare business

• Shareholder agreements, investment agreements, joint ventures, LLP and partnership agreements for Betfair, Faldo Enterprises (representing the various business interests of Nick Faldo), Storm, Premier, Sports Recruitment International and a number of high net worth individuals and business start ups

• Protection and enforcement of minority shareholder rights and interests

• General company advice/drafting of resolutions

• Incorporation of companies and general company secretarial advice

 Commercial

 Supply of Goods/Services

• Supply of services/goods agreements for clients such as National Express Group plc WholeFoods, Matrix Design and Sourcing and Whitehead Mann

• Providing a full in-house service to dunnhumby Limited, the company behind the Tesco Club card, including acting as it quasi in-house UK counsel and advising on agreements across Tesco's media including in store screens, and the Tesco magazine

Distribution and agency agreements

• Distribution agreements for Srixon Sports Europe and Emblaze Productions

• Agency deals for Babolat / Dinamica and 2techvisuals

 Licensing

• Franchise/licensing agreements for Lyndhurst Racing in respect of numerous A1 Grand Prix race teams, Sports Recruitment International, French super-brand "Les Palais des Thes" and Permira with Little Chef

• Licensing Agreements for the "Intelligent Sport" concept, the Open Championship and Ryder Cup's licensing businesses throughout Europe, and the Valaya fashion label across Europe

• Research and Development Agreements for clients such as Matrix Design and Sourcing and dunnhumby

 Other

• Strategic alliances and collaboration agreements for clients such as Opta Sportsdata and Sports Recruitment International

• Consultancy Agreements in connection with high profile projects such as Castrol's sponsorship of Euro 2008, individuals such as Luis Figo and multinationals such as DB Zwirn

• Outsourcing deals for companies such as Betfair

• Other commercial arrangements such as non-disclosure agreements, data protection, heads of terms and engagement letters