Whether you are an existing business or starting up a new venture there are so many things to consider to secure a successful future for your business. The type of business entity/structure, terms of agreement between the business owners and trading terms with suppliers and customers. We will touch on the range of issues businesses should consider from employees to contracts to sourcing premises and look at the pitfalls and costs of not getting things right from the outset, with reference to case study examples.
Who should attend?
Existing business owners and anybody considering setting up their own business.
Programme (NOTE: This event is also being offered on Monday 23rd April in Wolverhampton)
08:45 Registration and refreshments
09:15 Presentations and Q & A Session
10:45 Close
Confirmed Speakers
Muneeb Dean
Director and Head of Company Commercial Services Talbots Law
Muneeb is an experienced Solicitor specialising in all areas of company law and commercial contracts, advising businesses of all sizes when they are looking to buy and sell businesses and companies, undertake restructuring, joint ventures and terms and conditions of trading, etc.
Jagdip Bains
Director and Head of Dispute Resolution & Commercial Litigation Talbots Law
Jagdip specialises in general commercial litigation and has over 12 years of acting for SMEs, partnerships and sole traders. Jagdip works closely with her commercial clients to understand their business needs to achieve a speedy and cost effective resolution.
Claire Cooper
Associate Commercial Property Talbots Law
As a Commercial Property solicitor, Claire assists clients with all aspects of commercial leases and buying and selling commercial property, as well as buying development sites for commercial development. She also represents some of the UK's leading banks and specialist finance companies dealing with secured lending, including particular expertise in acting for property bridging lenders.
Lubna Laheria Employment Solicitor Talbots Law
Lubna has worked closely with owner managed businesses and corporate clients and heads up Talbot's HR service, advising employers on issues such as disciplinaries and grievances, termination of employment and TUPE. An experienced lawyer, Lubna provides commercial and practical solutions to her clients which are in line with their business needs.
Lubna also has extensive experience of discrimination law, including advising employers on how to avoid tribunal claims and is a member of the Employment Law Association.
Talbots Law
Talbots is now one of the largest independent law firms in the region, with a comprehensive private client and business & corporate services proposition. With seven offices located across the Black Country, Staffordshire and North Worcestershire, we now employ in excess of 200 people.
Our client base is a mix of private individual and business & corporate clients both in the Black Country and nationally.
Business & corporate work includes: company commercial; corporate finance; commercial property; commercial dispute and employment.
Private client work includes: residential property; employment settlements; estate planning; wills, trusts & estates; disputes and disputed wills/probate; divorce; arrangements for children domestic violence; personal injury and medical negligence.