Specialist legal support and advice for manufacturers
At Nelsons, we have a dedicated team of expert solicitors in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham who have many years’ experience in advising and acting for manufacturing businesses on a variety of legal matters.
Whether you are having a dispute with a supplier, experiencing issues with defective products or component, require advice concerning a partnership dispute or are looking to buy or sell your manufacturing business, our expert team of solicitors can assist. Our reputation is built on the breadth and depth of the services we offer – providing you with a bespoke legal service tailored to your needs and requirements.
How our solicitors can assist manufacturing businesses
Our solicitors have acted for a large number of manufacturers, which includes businesses across the East Midlands, nationally and internationally; and have an in-depth understanding of manufacturing sectors, including:
- Energy
- Waste/recycling
- Industrial products
- Textiles
- Food and drink
- Metals and materials solutions
- Automotive and transport
- Chemicals
Our solicitors have built up a strong and long-standing relationship with our manufacturing clients and have supported them in achieving their long-term objectives. We understand that those operating in the manufacturing sector are faced with various types of challenges, which include cash flows issues, supply problems, regulatory compliance, shortages in skilled labour and, not to be forgotten, Brexit.
We aim to operate as an extension of your business so we can adopt an advisory role to help with the strategic planning and commercial operations of your organisation, which means that we can then provide a practical and seamless legal service.
We can advise on:
- Issues and disputes surrounding
- Defective products or components
- Specification conformity
- Sale by sample
- Circumstances where machinery or components do not perform in line with promised performance targets
- Machinery or equipment breakdown
- Delivery delays, failure of delivery or short supply
- Contracts – including the termination of contracts
- Product liability
- Intellectual property – copyright, design right, trade marks, patents and confidential information
- Retention of title claims
- Debt recovery
- Commercial contracts – drafting, reviewing and/or negotiating
- Supply and purchase contracts
- Agency and distribution agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Expense sharing agreements
- Joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, restructuring and reorganisation, management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Limited liability partnerships, corporate law and business structures
- Regulations and corporate governance
- Data protection including GDPR
- Commercial leases
- Property finance and commercial property development
- Employment law and HR matters
- Banking and funding arrangements
- Investment management services – including cash flow modelling and pension services
Our specialist team is overseen by Partner, Simon Key, who is supported by legal experts who specialise in a variety of related manufacturing legal services, including:
- Dispute resolution
- Corporate services
- Commerce and technology
- Commercial property
- Employment law
- Debt recovery
- Investment management
Our solicitors are recognised and recommended in multiple categories by the independently-researched publications the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.