Partnership CounselBarristers · Partnership Law
Comprehensive legal expertise across all aspects of traditional partnership law — disputes, agreements, and strategic advisory.
Wherever possible, our goal is to help clients resolve disputes without recourse to litigation, although we are ready to go into court or an arbitration when required.
Our approach is to become a committed part of our client's team — advising on the human, psychological and tactical aspects of the dispute as well as the purely legal ones, drawing on a wealth of experience in similar cases.
Having frequently acted for individual partners as well as partnerships, we understand the issues from both perspectives. We also understand the importance of responding quickly and achieving progress as expeditiously as possible — particularly in circumstances where there is a danger that the dispute could escalate.
"Our approach is to become a committed part of our client's team."Partnership Counsel
Advising partners facing expulsion and firms seeking to remove a partner, including injunctive relief.
Advice on lock-in provisions and the practical and legal aspects of extracting a partner from a firm.
Advising on the enforceability of post-departure restrictions including non-compete and non-solicitation clauses.
Drafting and enforcing garden leave clauses, and advising on validity and scope.
Guiding clients through dissolution proceedings — compulsory and voluntary — and the distribution of assets.
Advising on the duties of good faith owed between partners and the consequences of breach.
To be effective, the written agreement should reflect the partners' practical objectives while anticipating potential problems and issues which could prevent these objectives from being fulfilled in the future.
We have extensive experience of drafting to tight deadlines and recognise that in many situations an issue may become contentious if not resolved quickly. Our approach is to use the flexibility inherent in partnership law to help achieve practical and commercially effective outcomes. parties.
Comprehensive partnership agreements tailored to the specific structure and objectives of each firm.
Drafting and negotiating the terms on which a partner retires from a firm, including financial settlement.
Agreements governing the winding up of a partnership, including asset distribution and liability allocation.
Drafting agreements for salaried and fixed share partners, reflecting their distinct status within the firm.
Reviewing and advising on existing partnership documentation, identifying vulnerabilities and gaps.
A note on confidentiality: Most of our work is highly confidential and we therefore choose not to publicise or refer to matters in which we have been involved. You can be assured that the same discretion will be applied to your matter.