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We offer a wide range of legal services for businesses of all sizes, with pricing plans designed for start-up, small and venture-backed businesses and medium to large businesses.
We advise businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and educational establishments on all aspects of UK immigration law, from recruiting overseas staff to ensuring ongoing compliance obligations are being met with the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
We understand your world and are on-hand to equip you with practical, real-world advice, so you can tackle obstacles, seize competitive advantages, and move forward with confidence. Whether it’s scaling your business, managing teams, or navigating new legal terrain, our support can help you unlock your organisation’s full potential.
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As a CFO, you’re often the de facto legal lead but this can eat into your time and energy. Let us help you manage your legal requirements, handle compliance, and drive sustainable growth.
Focus on leading your business with confidence. From governance to commercial growth, our expert legal support empowers founders to make informed decisions and drive success.
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We act as an extension of your team, picking up overflow work and providing specialist expertise, helping free up your time and elevate your impact.
We’ve reimagined the way law firms work with businesses to put you in control.
We offer three ways of working together to suit your needs, and thanks to our clever use of technology and remote operating model, they all deliver partner-level expertise with significant savings on ‘city’ law firm prices.
Our Engage plan gives you flexible access to our experienced solicitors, with no fixed monthly cost and low hourly rates, typically £298 per hour. Whatever legal assistance you need, we can support you, and the cost of using our experienced solicitors will provide a significant saving compared to those associated with traditional law firms.
Our Enable plan is a 12-month subscription, costing £219 per month. Included in the subscription is £149 of credit each month, plus access to our Standard Rates at 50% discount, providing consistently great savings on each project we assist you with.
Our Extend plan is a smarter way for high-growth and established businesses to get legal advice. A legal subscription service with dedicated account management, it gives you priority access to a curated team of highly experienced solicitors, whenever you need them, at a budget set by you.
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Harper James is a new breed of commercial law firm – a national law firm designed exclusively to champion ambitious and entrepreneurial businesses, enabling them to access expert legal advice at an affordable cost when they need it most. We work with start-ups through to established businesses that have been running for years or looking to scale, futurecorns and unicorns as well as those ready to sell and often build their next business.
Work with like-minded individuals and free from the bureaucracy of traditional law firms in a truly flexible workplace. We offer career opportunities for solicitors and business support professionals that meet your needs and evolve as you evolve.
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It is vital that you do not ignore your shareholder dispute. If your dispute is left unresolved it can become personal and emotionally charged, all of which could make it even more difficult and expensive to resolve.
Our shareholder dispute solicitors will work hard to help you resolve your dispute. We will listen to your concerns, provide clear explanations of your legal options, and guide you through the steps you need to take.
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER
We are committed to fighting your corner and will do everything we can to protect you and your rights as a shareholder. The first step we will take is to assess your situation. We will review any documentation or evidence relating to your dispute. Once we have a better understanding of your position, we will discuss your options with you. We will provide clear and transparent advice and will avoid technical jargon when possible.
We actively encourage mediation and other suitable methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) if we believe it is a suitable way to resolve your dispute (which it often is for shareholder disputes). We will act as facilitators, promoting constructive dialogue between you and the other parties, helping you fix strained relationships and foster a more collaborative environment within the company. Using our expertise, we will help you reach a mutually acceptable agreement, this can come in the form of new safeguards for minority shareholders or a fair commercial settlement allowing the company or someone else to buy back shares. The agreement(s) will serve as legally binding documents, providing clarity and certainty moving forward.
If the other side is unwilling to co-operate and your case does end up going to court, you will be in safe hands. We will proactively defend your rights as a shareholder and will help you navigate the court system. Our solicitors will provide you with regular updates, informing you of any progress that is made during the court proceedings. Litigation can be an effective option if you are looking to remove a shareholder that is unwilling to negotiate or a director that you believe is guilty of misconduct.
Shareholder disputes can be incredibly stressful, causing a lot of worry and tension for everyone involved. That’s why we’ve designed the way we work with you to help resolve the dispute as quickly as possible, before it has a damaging impact on you, your employees, and the company.
You will be assigned to one of our senior shareholder dispute solicitors, and they will be your single point of contact for your case. The benefits of our 1-to-1 approach include:
We can also help if you need additional support across other legal areas. Working closely with our corporate and employment teams we can help advise you on your position as an employee of the company at the centre of the dispute, or help draft shareholder agreements, share purchase agreements or restrictive covenants.
Our shareholder dispute solicitors have gained valuable experience working in renowned law firms across the UK. Their background allows them to understand the needs of businesses from multiple perspectives, enabling you to receive practical, commercially focused advice.
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Pricing and service plans
Our three transparent service plans are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
Flexible access to senior solicitors at highly competitive rates
An alternative to our subscription plans, offering access to full service legal expertise on a project-by-project basis.
Purpose built legal support for start-ups and smaller businesses
Monthly subscription plan for £219 per month, with £149 monthly credit and access to all legal services at 50% discount on our Standard Rates.
Comprehensive legal partnership for established businesses
Fully account managed and scalable annual subscription plan with support from a curated team of partners and senior solicitors, with up to 36% discount on our Standard Rates.
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Our commercial lawyers are based in or close to major cities across the UK, providing expert legal advice to clients both locally and nationally.
We mainly work remotely, so we can work with you wherever you are. But we can arrange face-to-face meeting at our offices or a location of your choosing.
To access legal support from just £149 per hour arrange your no-obligation initial consultation to discuss your business requirements.