Our team of experienced solicitors can undertake a bespoke legal risk audit (a business health check) to identify those areas where your business is most at risk.
By way of example, we see the following as potential key areas of risk:
- Brand protection
- Business resilience/continuity policies
- Competition
- Contracts, including
- Employment contracts
- Restrictive covenants and confidentiality
- Retention of title
- Service Agreements
- Terms and conditions of business
- Corporate structure and governance, including
- Articles of Association
- Shareholder's agreements and director's service contracts
- Trustee and director responsibilities
- Upkeep of management documents and statutory registers and filing responsibilities
- Data protection
- Employment policies and procedures, such as
- Discipline and grievance
- Equality
- Redundancy
- Retirement
- Financial well-being, including
- Bank covenants
- Credit control and debt recovery procedures
- Financial restructuring and business recovery
- Viability of business associates or partners
- Insurance
- IT, including
- E-commerce
- E-mail security
- Property, including
- Capital allowances
- Dilapidations
- Environmental matters, including asbestos
- Equality Act
- Fire risk assessments
- Lease renewal
- Planning
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Regulatory compliance, including
- Bribery Act
- Child protection
- Environmental
- Fire safety
- Health and safety
- Licensing
- Strategic planning
- Succession planning, including
- Cross option agreements
- Exit options
- Tax and trusts
Once risks have been identified, we can help you to prioritise and manage the risks in order to protect your business and your reputation.
Fees
As we provide a bespoke service, we do not offer a fixed fee audit. However, our rates are competitive and we are happy to provide a confidential, no-obligation quote upon request.
