Logistics
At Browne Jacobson we have a dedicated team of lawyers across all disciplines who can support those in the logistics sector. Our full service team has a range of specialist sector knowledge from advice in relation to contracts, making sense of regulatory and compliance issues, brand protection, property acquisition and management and employment matters. We’ll also be there for you when things go wrong and can help in relation to disputes, be they with customers, suppliers or employees.
We advise a range of clients, including well-known national parcel carriers, distribution companies and palletised freight businesses.
Our logistics lawyers can help with...
Our regulatory team helps clients understand, anticipate, and influence the regulatory landscape. We partner with your business to create smart, operational solutions that minimise risk, create new opportunities, and power your business forward.
Our commercial team of dedicated specialists works together with our clients operating in the logistics sectors. We have particular expertise in advising in relation to contracts with commercial agents, distributors and other intermediaries and we frequently support our clients in performance managing those relationship and, if required, advising on termination to enable our clients to service the local market directly.
Our award winning corporate team is known for its extensive experience in M&A transactions, private equity work, corporate governance advice and solvent reorganisations.
Our IP team span the whole range of IP rights across both contentious and non-contentious matters, whether it be complex patent litigation, trade mark strategy and protection advice, advertising and marketing matters, copyright-related issues, IP licensing arrangements, R&D and collaboration agreements or design rights advice.
Our employment team is able to provide advice in relation to all aspects of your relationships with your employees, whether that’s assisting with contracts and handbooks, business transfers, inter-company disputes and issues, employment claims and any other employment issues.
Our disputes practice brings sectoral expertise meaning we can advise logistics businesses effectively on relevant risk mitigation strategies at the highest level and provide proactive support. We can help you with issues including breach of commercial contracts, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of warranty, company law disputes, freezing orders, injunctions, misrepresentation, claims and shareholder disputes and dealing with complaints to Ofcom.
Whether dealing with a developer, investor, landlord or tenant we can help you with negotiating the leasing, acquisition or sale of your business premises. From planning and construction to funding, tax advice and property litigation, our experienced team provide commercial advice to help mitigate risk and ensure your projects are delivered on time.
Our team has a great deal of experience in assisting clients in relation to technological advances, most recently advising clients on electric vehicle development and EV charging points.
Our regulatory team helps clients understand, anticipate, and influence the regulatory landscape. We partner with your business to create smart, operational solutions that minimise risk, create new opportunities, and power your business forward.
Our commercial team of dedicated specialists works together with our clients operating in the logistics sectors. We have particular expertise in advising in relation to contracts with commercial agents, distributors and other intermediaries and we frequently support our clients in performance managing those relationship and, if required, advising on termination to enable our clients to service the local market directly.
Our award winning corporate team is known for its extensive experience in M&A transactions, private equity work, corporate governance advice and solvent reorganisations.
Our IP team span the whole range of IP rights across both contentious and non-contentious matters, whether it be complex patent litigation, trade mark strategy and protection advice, advertising and marketing matters, copyright-related issues, IP licensing arrangements, R&D and collaboration agreements or design rights advice.
Our employment team is able to provide advice in relation to all aspects of your relationships with your employees, whether that’s assisting with contracts and handbooks, business transfers, inter-company disputes and issues, employment claims and any other employment issues.
Our disputes practice brings sectoral expertise meaning we can advise logistics businesses effectively on relevant risk mitigation strategies at the highest level and provide proactive support. We can help you with issues including breach of commercial contracts, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of warranty, company law disputes, freezing orders, injunctions, misrepresentation, claims and shareholder disputes and dealing with complaints to Ofcom.
Whether dealing with a developer, investor, landlord or tenant we can help you with negotiating the leasing, acquisition or sale of your business premises. From planning and construction to funding, tax advice and property litigation, our experienced team provide commercial advice to help mitigate risk and ensure your projects are delivered on time.
Our team has a great deal of experience in assisting clients in relation to technological advances, most recently advising clients on electric vehicle development and EV charging points.
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