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Our Local Business Services for Architects

Shareholder and Partnership Agreements

We can advise architects on all of the contracts and arrangements for the ownership of your architectural business.  Having good, correct agreements avoids disputes or problems in your architectural practice the future.

Commercial Purchases and Lease

Pinel Advocates has a very experienced property team, with decades of experience in Jersey commercial property work.  We can advise architects on leases, acquisitions, rent reviews, dilapidation issues and any other matters.

Business Sales and Acquisitions

The team at Pinel Advocates have wide ranging experience of acquisitions, sales and mergers of architectural practices. We have provided advice to local and international businesses and can deal with all associated regulatory, tax and governmental matters.

Employment

Pinel Advocates' employment team can advise architectural practices on both existing and new employment contracts, staff handbooks, policies and procedures, redundancy and compromise agreements.

Data Protection

We can assist architects with all elements of preparation required to make your business ‘GDPR-ready’ including in relation to data audit, privacy notices, terms and conditions, policies and procedures and staff training.

Restructuring and Investment

We can assist architectural practices with restructuring of your business or any investment, lending and security requirements.  We can advise on business sales and acquisitions, employee share options, owners leaving or coming into the business.

Documents we can assist with

    • Architects’ terms and conditions (business to business)

    • Architects’ terms and conditions (business to customer)

    • Architects’ agreement (business to business)

    • Architects’ agreement (business to customer)

    • Licence to use Architects’ plans

    • Shareholder Agreements

    • Partnership Agreements

    • Addition of new Shareholders or Partners

    • Retirement Arrangements

    • Management Buy-Outs

    • Staged Sales and Deferred Payment

    • Employee Share Plans

    • Commercial leases for offices

    • Commercial sales and purchases

    • Licences and sub-tenancy arrangements

    • Dilapidations obligations and termination of arrangement

    • Employment contracts

    • Staff handbooks, policies and procedures

    • Compromise agreements and exits

    • All types of Jersey law contract or arrangements

    • Regulatory matters

    • Data Protection law

    • Competition law

    • Wills and estate planning

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