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IP & commercial lawyers in London & Thames Valley

Our specialist commercial lawyers provide expert guidance on contracts and agreements across all sectors, from start-ups and SMEs to multinational corporations, ensuring clients have commercial arrangements that minimise risk and maximise profitability.

We can support you in growing your business giving you pragmatic, proactive commercial advice that helps you achieve your commercial goals. Our advice spans from drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, franchise agreements, terms of business, services agreements to specialist legal advice or post contract support, we can help you through the legal hurdles. 

Our IP and commercial experience covers most sectors, including financial services, film & media, IT Services, and  includes drafting and negotiating licenses and master services agreements for the automotive and manufacturing industry and sports clubs. 

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Confidential info & non-disclosure agreements

Contract terms and conditions

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MSA’s & reseller agreements

IP ownership and licensing

Partnerships & LLPs

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Ashan Arif

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+44 118 960 4651
Stuart Mullins

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+44 118 960 4672

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  • 28 February 2017
  • IP and Commercial

Trade marking the shape of goods

Nestlé’s 10-year efforts to achieve EU trade mark registration for the three-dimensional shape of its famous four-finger KitKat chocolate bar had a further setback in December last year with an adverse ruling from the EU General Court. In the UK, the current state of play is no better, with the High Court having ruled in January last year against UK trade mark protection for the shape

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  • 07 October 2016
  • IP and Commercial

Start-up businesses: are your ideas protected?

When you are a start-up, contracts and intellectual property protections are not, understandably, at the forefront of your mind. However, protecting your ideas and creations is just as important as getting your business off the ground.
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  • 08 August 2016
  • IP and Commercial

Investing in the UK – do your homework

Despite some uncertainty over the UK’s new status and trade relationships post Brexit, the UK remains an attractive place for overseas investment. We continue to see a high level of investments from existing and new international clients into the UK.

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  • 12 July 2016
  • IP and Commercial

International Supply Chains – what happens when things go wrong?

In cases where the supply partner you appoint doesn’t fulfil you expectations, you will want to ensure that you have a carefully drafted contract providing you with the best protection and remedies to minimise the negative consequences of your supplier’s underperformance.

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  • 24 June 2016
  • Construction

EU Referendum: Where does the “Brexit” leave the construction industry?

We now have the results of the EU Referendum confirmed: the UK has voted to leave the EU, by 52% to 48%. In the immediate, sterling has tumbled and the stock markets have plummeted. The question now is what impact this will have on the construction industry.
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  • 10 May 2016
  • IP and Commercial

Managing Cybersecurity in Your Business

Cyber attacks can lead to all sorts of crises and don’t just stop at preventing you from getting on with your business. You might just find yourself in breach of your legal obligations.
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“Stuart Mullins has always been highly professional, commercial and responsive whenever I have worked with him on projects, often in high pressure environments….Stuart is exactly the kind of advisor I want on my team.”

James Hawksworth, Director – RSM

“We are very pleased with the support and advice received from on the recent acquisition by BMW Group UK.  With clear, concise and timely advice and management, Ashan and his team helped us navigate through some complex arrangements and seamlessly bridged the gap between the legal and commercial issues”

Amit Kotecha, Senior Legal Counsel – BMW Legal Affairs UK & Ireland 

“I had an excellent experience working with Stuart Mullins. He was thoughtful, pragmatic, and extremely efficient. Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line.”

Jerry Izard, Director, Independent Optics Ltd

“Stuart and the rest of the team provided expert support during a recent corporate restructuring. We were calmly guided through the complex legal process, and realised significant additional benefits directly related to the advice provided.”

Stefan Zabel, Director, Wood Designer Ltd

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