For business owners

A solicitor you can ring without opening a file.

Small businesses in Killorglin and across Co. Kerry mostly need short, clear answers quickly. We tell you when something is a five minute question and when it needs a file opened and a fee quoted.

Talk to us Commercial and company law

By stage

The legal work changes as the business does.

Starting

Getting the structure right

Sole trader, partnership or limited company, the constitution, the shareholding, and the beneficial ownership register. Decided with your accountant, documented by us.

Growing

Premises and people

A lease on a unit, contracts for the first employees, a handbook, and terms of trade that get invoices paid on time.

Trading

When something goes wrong

A customer who will not pay, a supplier in breach, a disciplinary process, a dispute with a landlord. We tell you the cost risk before anything is issued.

Exiting

Selling or handing on

A share sale or an asset sale, due diligence, warranties, staff on a transfer, and how it sits with your will and your tax position.

Sectors we see most

Local businesses, mostly.

Retail and hospitality

Leases, licensing applications and transfers, staff contracts, and the paperwork on a change of ownership.

Construction and trades

Subcontracts, retention, payment disputes, site acquisitions, and terms that deal with variations.

Agriculture and food

Land transactions, entitlements, supply agreements, and the overlap with farm succession.

Professional services

Partnership and shareholder documents, engagement terms, and arrangements for a partner joining or leaving.

Property investors

Acquisitions, residential and commercial letting, notices of termination, and Residential Tenancies Board procedure.

Something else

Ring 0818 44 55 66 and describe it. If it is not something we do, we will say so and point you somewhere sensible.

Contact the office