Commercial Solicitors

Paris Smith has a specialist team of commercial solicitors, based in Southampton and Winchester, who boast an enviable client list and a wealth of valuable and highly relevant experience in dealing specifically with commercial contracts.

Their experience and expertise will help you apply practical legal solutions to your business arrangements, and to secure value from your contracts whilst protecting your commercial interests.

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Our Commercial Services

We can advise on all types of commercial agreements and regulations, including:

Supply and manufacturing agreements
Distribution and agency
Services agreements
Outsourcing agreements
Software licensing, hardware procurement and software as a service
Software development agreements
Franchising and licensing

Technology transfer (assignments of trademarks, patents, copyright, designs and confidential information)
Consumer law, competition law, e-commerce regulations and data protection

Unlike many other firms, Paris Smith has a stand-alone commercial team, as opposed to a commercial team which serves as a mere support function or add-on to the corporate department.

Our commercial team is staffed by seasoned professionals with City backgrounds, and our product offering is complemented by a separate specialist IT and Intellectual Property team.

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Commercial Testimonials

Legal 500 2018-19: Sean Davies heads a team at Paris Smith LLP that provides ‘an overall level of service that is excellent’. Davies stands out for ‘his impartiality, along with his breath of experience in the owner-managed sector and no-nonsense approach’. In addition to the full range of M&A and commercial work, the group can also draw on the expertise of the firm’s banking, property and litigation teams. Other key names include Jonathon Roy, Michael Moore, commercial contracts expert Crispin Dick, and Richard Atcherley.