Business Legal Services
We live in hard times but the demands on businesses and their finances are as tough and varied as they have ever been. That’s why our legal advice is invaluable.
Call 01284 701131 to book an appointment
From tax collection to health and safety issues, working directives and pension rights to employment law, the list of rules and regulations is extensive.
However, here at Burnett Barker Solicitors, our expert business lawyers can help you meet your legal commitments as an employer or contractor.
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Our business legal expertise
From large regional businesses and partnerships to freelance contractors and start-ups, we have the expertise to guide you through the red tape and let you concentrate on what you do best – running your business.
There are few legal areas we have not been asked to deal with in all the years we have been in business. So please get in touch, and we will put our legal and commercial know-how to good use.
We understand the local business world
Through day-to-day contact with local businesses and our membership of various organisations, we keep in touch with business owners and managers and the daily demands they face. So when you speak with us, we will already be familiar with the business environment you are operating in.
Some of the business groups we are members of:
Bestof Bury St Edmunds
Our Bury St Edmunds Bld
Bury St Edmunds Chamber of Commerce
Lawyers for Your Business
Suffolk ProHelp
Leading our business legal team is…
Disputes & Litigation Solicitor, Paul Herbert
“With over 25 years’ experience in business before becoming a lawyer, I have personal knowledge of the issues faced by businesses day-in and day-out, so I can offer realistic advice to clients to help them decide how to cost-effectively resolve their issues, with personal knowledge of the implications”
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To book an appointment with Paul, please call 01284 701131
A few words from our clients
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The quality of their offer is refreshingly first class; they listened, discussed and acted in the best interest of me, the client for which I am extremely grateful.
Paul Herbert explained information in great detail in an understandable way and Angella organised a very complicated set of documents exceptionally well.
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