Our services for business
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Corporate Law
Our Corporate Lawyers advise on a wide range of matters, including share and asset acquisitions and disposals, mergers, corporate structures/restructuring, joint ventures, investments, private equity and management buy-ins and buy-outs. We also provide tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence. The team is ranked highly by legal directories as specialists in Business Law.
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Commercial Business Law
Our clients range from new and fast-growing enterprises to established national and multinational brands. They require advice on operational, regulatory and contractual matters that inevitably play a big part in business life today.
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Commercial Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Commercial disputes can be distracting and time consuming. Sometimes the idea of a court trial is enough to bring the other party to the table and negotiate an agreement. At DMH Stallard we use all forms of ADR to help clients reach agreements in the trickiest, highest value commercial disputes.
Our Dispute Resolution and Litigation work includes protecting your business from the loss of confidential information, advising on partnership and shareholder disputes and defending and prosecuting claims on behalf of your company.
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Cyber Security and Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is an ever-present threat to businesses globally. Our Cyber and Technology Law Specialists work strategically with clients to minimise threats and to reduce the impact if an attack occurs. We can also help you seek compensation for any losses suffered as a result of cyber attacks.
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Information Technology
With a mix of contentious and non-contentious Commercial Lawyers, the team offers a full range of legal services to those delivering or procuring IT solutions, whether hardware or software-related. We take a constructive and practical approach to technology contract issues and the resolution of tech-related disputes.
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Information and Data Protection
Data about your customers, target audience, suppliers and staff drives growth, but access to and processing of personal information comes with responsibilities. We help businesses meet the challenges of managing, controlling and protecting personal data. We also assist clients with navigating freedom of information matters such as information requests.
Find out more about our Information and Data Protection services.
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Intellectual Property
We are consistently recognised as a leading Intellectual Property Law firm. Our Solicitors create and retain value for businesses by protecting and leveraging value from intellectual property rights and assets.
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Real Estate
Our Real Estate Solicitors in Brighton advise on all aspects of commercial property, including site acquisition and management, Planning Law, investment matters and commercial landlord and tenant issues.
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Real Estate Dispute Resolution
The diversity of our real estate clients – made up of landlords and owners as well as tenants and other occupiers means we can offer insightful, practical advice on all commercial property disputes when they arise. We prioritise alternative dispute resolution where possible, particularly if you are keen to maintain an ongoing commercial relationship with the other party once the dispute has been resolved.
Find out more about our Real Estate Dispute Resolution services.
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Employment Law
Our team of specialist Employment Law Solicitors in Brighton, East Sussex advises on all Employment Law matters from negotiation of employment packages to redundancy procedures and settlement agreements. More broadly we offer businesses in Brighton and the surrounding area operational and strategic Employment Law advice, including advice on TUPE issues and staff training on Data Protection and other key Employment Law matters.
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Planning and Environment Law
Our Brighton Planning and Environment Lawyers, backed up by an in-house team of Planning Consultants offer a one-stop advice service to local developers and others. Our work ranges from advice on infrastructure development and residential development sites in Brighton and the surrounding areas to planning appeals, inquiries and judicial review challenges. Environmental issues we deal with include guidance on contaminated land regulations and compensation issues arising from developments.
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Business Immigration
Our Brighton Immigration Solicitors provide legal advice to local businesses with overseas staff, or those who wish to hire employees from overseas. Our work includes advising on the correct visa applications you should make, advice on various sponsorship opportunities and bespoke training for your staff to minimise the possibility of illegal working.
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Debt Recovery
We offer a highly competitive, low-cost Debt Recovery service to businesses in Brighton and across East Sussex, often generating income for the client through the returns from high volume caseloads. In more complex cases, and when it is cost-effective and proportionate to do so, we can bring in our Litigation Specialists for the recovery of larger sums.
-
Legal services for business
DMH Stallard offer a comprehensive range of legal services in Brighton, East Sussex and the UK. We are an award winning law firm that prioritise client service and build long term relationships.
Our services for business
-
Corporate Law
Our Corporate Lawyers advise on a wide range of matters, including share and asset acquisitions and disposals, mergers, corporate structures/restructuring, joint ventures, investments, private equity and management buy-ins and buy-outs. We also provide tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence. The team is ranked highly by legal directories as specialists in Business Law.
-
Commercial Business Law
Our clients range from new and fast-growing enterprises to established national and multinational brands. They require advice on operational, regulatory and contractual matters that inevitably play a big part in business life today.
-
Commercial Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Commercial disputes can be distracting and time consuming. Sometimes the idea of a court trial is enough to bring the other party to the table and negotiate an agreement. At DMH Stallard we use all forms of ADR to help clients reach agreements in the trickiest, highest value commercial disputes.
Our Dispute Resolution and Litigation work includes protecting your business from the loss of confidential information, advising on partnership and shareholder disputes and defending and prosecuting claims on behalf of your company.
-
Cyber Security and Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is an ever-present threat to businesses globally. Our Cyber and Technology Law Specialists work strategically with clients to minimise threats and to reduce the impact if an attack occurs. We can also help you seek compensation for any losses suffered as a result of cyber attacks.
-
Information Technology
With a mix of contentious and non-contentious Commercial Lawyers, the team offers a full range of legal services to those delivering or procuring IT solutions, whether hardware or software-related. We take a constructive and practical approach to technology contract issues and the resolution of tech-related disputes.
-
Information and Data Protection
Data about your customers, target audience, suppliers and staff drives growth, but access to and processing of personal information comes with responsibilities. We help businesses meet the challenges of managing, controlling and protecting personal data. We also assist clients with navigating freedom of information matters such as information requests.
Find out more about our Information and Data Protection services.
-
Intellectual Property
We are consistently recognised as a leading Intellectual Property Law firm. Our Solicitors create and retain value for businesses by protecting and leveraging value from intellectual property rights and assets.
-
Real Estate
Our Real Estate Solicitors in Brighton advise on all aspects of commercial property, including site acquisition and management, Planning Law, investment matters and commercial landlord and tenant issues.
-
Real Estate Dispute Resolution
The diversity of our real estate clients – made up of landlords and owners as well as tenants and other occupiers means we can offer insightful, practical advice on all commercial property disputes when they arise. We prioritise alternative dispute resolution where possible, particularly if you are keen to maintain an ongoing commercial relationship with the other party once the dispute has been resolved.
Find out more about our Real Estate Dispute Resolution services.
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Employment Law
Our team of specialist Employment Law Solicitors in Brighton, East Sussex advises on all Employment Law matters from negotiation of employment packages to redundancy procedures and settlement agreements. More broadly we offer businesses in Brighton and the surrounding area operational and strategic Employment Law advice, including advice on TUPE issues and staff training on Data Protection and other key Employment Law matters.
-
Planning and Environment Law
Our Brighton Planning and Environment Lawyers, backed up by an in-house team of Planning Consultants offer a one-stop advice service to local developers and others. Our work ranges from advice on infrastructure development and residential development sites in Brighton and the surrounding areas to planning appeals, inquiries and judicial review challenges. Environmental issues we deal with include guidance on contaminated land regulations and compensation issues arising from developments.
-
Business Immigration
Our Brighton Immigration Solicitors provide legal advice to local businesses with overseas staff, or those who wish to hire employees from overseas. Our work includes advising on the correct visa applications you should make, advice on various sponsorship opportunities and bespoke training for your staff to minimise the possibility of illegal working.
-
Debt Recovery
We offer a highly competitive, low-cost Debt Recovery service to businesses in Brighton and across East Sussex, often generating income for the client through the returns from high volume caseloads. In more complex cases, and when it is cost-effective and proportionate to do so, we can bring in our Litigation Specialists for the recovery of larger sums.
-
Legal services for business
DMH Stallard offer a comprehensive range of legal services in Brighton, East Sussex and the UK. We are an award winning law firm that prioritise client service and build long term relationships.
Our services for you and your family
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Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Our Estate Planning Lawyers will help protect your assets and wealth over the long-term so that your family and future generations benefit now and in the future. We provide sophisticated, technical advice on tax efficient ways to safeguard property and other assets into the future.
We have a dedicated team of Trust Administrators to take away the hassle and worry that is sometimes associated with the management of trusts and discharging all the legal duties of a trustee.
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Probate and Estate Administration
Dealing with the affairs of a deceased loved one is often difficult to handle personally. We can step in to offer advice on the probate process as and when you need it. We will also ensure executors or administrators of the estate (when there is no Will) meet all relevant deadlines, including the requirement to pay any inheritance tax that’s due within six months of death.
Find out more about our Probate and Estate Administration services.Â
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Contentious Probate, Disputed Trusts and Disputed Wills
Disputes about Wills, trusts and inheritance are on the increase. Blended families and other complex family relationships mean more and more people are prepared to challenge a Will or contest the amount they have inherited under the intestacy rules if there is no Will. There are various ways challenges can be made. We advise on the strength of any case you may have and defend cases on behalf of estates when a case has been brought. These matters are often highly sensitive. Our lawyers in Brighton always endeavour to handle them in the most appropriate way, seeking negotiated agreements where possible to avoid the stress, publicity and expense of court proceedings.
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Residential Conveyancing – buying and selling property
Buying and selling residential property in Brighton, or across the country, is often one of the most significant transactions with which you’ll ever be involved. Our Conveyancing Solicitors have the expertise to remove unnecessary stress and ensure your deal completes as efficiently and as seamlessly as possible. Our clients also benefit from our in-house expertise in Planning Law and in dealing with complications that can arise when buying and selling older or more unusual property, including listed buildings.
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Personal Immigration
Our Immigration Lawyers are well known for their ability to navigate the UK’s complex and evolving immigration system effectively. We offer a highly responsive and personal approach, always prioritising the unique needs of the individuals and families we represent.
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Employment Law for Senior Executives
We advise managers and senior executives in Brighton and the surrounding areas on their rights under Employment Law. This might be at the point of signing a new employment contract, when issues arise during employment or at the end of the employment relationship, when issues such as restrictive covenants and redundancy packages come into play.
Executives and others seeking our Employment Law advice benefit from the fact that DMH Stallard has a significant base of corporate clients, so we know how employers approach even the most sensitive HR and Employment Law matters.
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Personal Litigation
Our Dispute Resolution Solicitors in Brighton offer individuals strategic advice on a range of personal legal disputes, from contract disputes, cross border disputes and planning issues to advice on defamation and reputation management. We also offer specialist advice to clients who have suffered personal injury through no fault of their own, including cases of clinical negligence.
Find out more about our Litigation services for Families and Individuals.Â
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Family Law
Our Family Law Solicitors are expert legal professionals, experienced in dealing with family, child, relationship, divorce and separation cases. With the right mix of strategic and rational advice, backed up by a measured and friendly approach, we’ll be by your side every step of the way.
We cover the full range of family legal services, from pre-nuptial agreements to no-fault divorce and related financial disputes and settlements. We also help clients reach agreements about child arrangements. When needed we step in to provide urgent protection from harassment.
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Divorce
When your marriage or civil partnership breaks down you need clear, honest advice about the best way forward. Our Divorce experts in Brighton provide you with the focused and sensitive advice you need to move forward in the most sensible way for you and your family.
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Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
No one likes to think about what happens if you split up, but it can be useful to plan for this in advance, particularly if you have a business, inheritance or trust fund. Provided your agreement meets certain conditions it is likely that you or your spouse will be able to enforce it through the courts in future. It’s important therefore to get specialist advice on the legal significance of any agreement and to ensure you safeguard your position.
Find out more about how we can help you prepare Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements.
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Financial Disputes
A financial settlement is a legally binding decision on how you and your partner will divide your assets and wealth when your marriage or civil partnership ends.
It can be difficult to accurately value your assets like pensions and agree a financial settlement that takes account of everything in a fair manner. Our expert Family Lawyers in Brighton will help you agree how your assets will be divided, so that you can begin the next chapter in your life.
Find out more about how we can help you settle Financial Disputes.
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Child Arrangements
Splitting up can be difficult and disruptive but it is important to agree arrangements for your children. Where should the children live? Who will be responsible for financial support? How much time will the non-resident parent have to spend with the children? These are all issues that our expert team of family lawyers are familiar with. In a practical way we will help you agree these arrangements and, where necessary, issue appropriate child arrangements proceedings in the family court.
Find out more about how we can help with Child Arrangements.
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Legal services for you and your family
We work with clients to plan for and and for the future, from creating your Will to estate administration, supporting you through family matters and personal disputes.
Find out more about our Legal Services for You and Your Family.
Our services for you and your family
-
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Our Estate Planning Lawyers will help protect your assets and wealth over the long-term so that your family and future generations benefit now and in the future. We provide sophisticated, technical advice on tax efficient ways to safeguard property and other assets into the future.
We have a dedicated team of Trust Administrators to take away the hassle and worry that is sometimes associated with the management of trusts and discharging all the legal duties of a trustee.
-
Probate and Estate Administration
Dealing with the affairs of a deceased loved one is often difficult to handle personally. We can step in to offer advice on the probate process as and when you need it. We will also ensure executors or administrators of the estate (when there is no Will) meet all relevant deadlines, including the requirement to pay any inheritance tax that’s due within six months of death.
Find out more about our Probate and Estate Administration services.Â
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Contentious Probate, Disputed Trusts and Disputed Wills
Disputes about Wills, trusts and inheritance are on the increase. Blended families and other complex family relationships mean more and more people are prepared to challenge a Will or contest the amount they have inherited under the intestacy rules if there is no Will. There are various ways challenges can be made. We advise on the strength of any case you may have and defend cases on behalf of estates when a case has been brought. These matters are often highly sensitive. Our lawyers in Brighton always endeavour to handle them in the most appropriate way, seeking negotiated agreements where possible to avoid the stress, publicity and expense of court proceedings.
-
Residential Conveyancing – buying and selling property
Buying and selling residential property in Brighton, or across the country, is often one of the most significant transactions with which you’ll ever be involved. Our Conveyancing Solicitors have the expertise to remove unnecessary stress and ensure your deal completes as efficiently and as seamlessly as possible. Our clients also benefit from our in-house expertise in Planning Law and in dealing with complications that can arise when buying and selling older or more unusual property, including listed buildings.
-
Personal Immigration
Our Immigration Lawyers are well known for their ability to navigate the UK’s complex and evolving immigration system effectively. We offer a highly responsive and personal approach, always prioritising the unique needs of the individuals and families we represent.
-
Employment Law for Senior Executives
We advise managers and senior executives in Brighton and the surrounding areas on their rights under Employment Law. This might be at the point of signing a new employment contract, when issues arise during employment or at the end of the employment relationship, when issues such as restrictive covenants and redundancy packages come into play.
Executives and others seeking our Employment Law advice benefit from the fact that DMH Stallard has a significant base of corporate clients, so we know how employers approach even the most sensitive HR and Employment Law matters.
-
Personal Litigation
Our Dispute Resolution Solicitors in Brighton offer individuals strategic advice on a range of personal legal disputes, from contract disputes, cross border disputes and planning issues to advice on defamation and reputation management. We also offer specialist advice to clients who have suffered personal injury through no fault of their own, including cases of clinical negligence.
Find out more about our Litigation services for Families and Individuals.Â
-
Family Law
Our Family Law Solicitors are expert legal professionals, experienced in dealing with family, child, relationship, divorce and separation cases. With the right mix of strategic and rational advice, backed up by a measured and friendly approach, we’ll be by your side every step of the way.
We cover the full range of family legal services, from pre-nuptial agreements to no-fault divorce and related financial disputes and settlements. We also help clients reach agreements about child arrangements. When needed we step in to provide urgent protection from harassment.
-
Divorce
When your marriage or civil partnership breaks down you need clear, honest advice about the best way forward. Our Divorce experts in Brighton provide you with the focused and sensitive advice you need to move forward in the most sensible way for you and your family.
-
Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
No one likes to think about what happens if you split up, but it can be useful to plan for this in advance, particularly if you have a business, inheritance or trust fund. Provided your agreement meets certain conditions it is likely that you or your spouse will be able to enforce it through the courts in future. It’s important therefore to get specialist advice on the legal significance of any agreement and to ensure you safeguard your position.
Find out more about how we can help you prepare Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements.
-
Financial Disputes
A financial settlement is a legally binding decision on how you and your partner will divide your assets and wealth when your marriage or civil partnership ends.
It can be difficult to accurately value your assets like pensions and agree a financial settlement that takes account of everything in a fair manner. Our expert Family Lawyers in Brighton will help you agree how your assets will be divided, so that you can begin the next chapter in your life.
Find out more about how we can help you settle Financial Disputes.
-
Child Arrangements
Splitting up can be difficult and disruptive but it is important to agree arrangements for your children. Where should the children live? Who will be responsible for financial support? How much time will the non-resident parent have to spend with the children? These are all issues that our expert team of family lawyers are familiar with. In a practical way we will help you agree these arrangements and, where necessary, issue appropriate child arrangements proceedings in the family court.
Find out more about how we can help with Child Arrangements.
-
Legal services for you and your family
We work with clients to plan for and and for the future, from creating your Will to estate administration, supporting you through family matters and personal disputes.
Find out more about our Legal Services for You and Your Family.
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