Commercial law consultancy – types of commercial law

Are you looking to gain some information about commercial law? Then you have come to the right place. Our blog will give you some basic information about commercial law, however for more specific details we ask that you contact our commercial lawyers via phone or email.

Please note that during the pandemic we are working remotely, not in our office.

Commercial law applies to businesses, government offices, banks, insurance companies and many more. Generally speaking commercial law involves any legal issues that may occur while running your business and or doing any sort of commercial transactions. This type of law is always thriving and popular because it is heavily dependent on the economy. These laws provide companies and organisations rules on how to conduct themselves and avoid any legal troubles.

What types of commercial law are there? What is included in commercial law?

There are many different types of branches of commercial law. Here are some below that might be of interest to you:

Contract law

Regulating the formation and implementation of contracts / agreements

Property law

All transactions involving property this includes sale, transfer, lease, buy, rentals etc.

Business Regulation

Government rules for businesses, unions etc.

Corporate Law

Incorporated firms get there power and rules from corporate law – this is everything from formation to management.

Intellectual property law

Ownership and copyright laws

Tax law

Income tax, sales, distribution taxes, payroll etc.

Why is commercial law important?

In a democratic society commerce is a central aspect. It is very important that commercial laws are attractive to businesses to create a strong economy. Commercial law should aim at protecting businesses and providing resolutions when things don’t go exactly as planned. Furthermore commercial law helps in resolving disputes among shareholders, holds the business and the consumer legally responsible, and also helps manage financial matters.

Commercial lawyers near me:

Our commercial lawyers offer services for clients from London: Brighton, Bournemouth, Crawley, Warthing, Eastbourne, Hastings, Tunbridge Wells, Horsham, Winchester, Bexhill, Aldershot, Littlehampton, Chichester, East Grinstead, Reigate, Redhill, Lewes, Leatherhead, Belmont, Cheam, Hackbridge, Sutton (West Sutton, Sutton Common), Thornton Heath, Waddon, Wallington, Banstead, Croydon (East Croydon, South Croydon, West Croydon), Carshalton (Carshalton Beeches), Coulsdon and many other boroughs.

During the pandemic we do work remotely so please contact us via email or phone.