Corporate and Commercial Services

The advice we provide is always commercially focused, protecting your legal position whilst we determine together the best way forward for you and your business.

Our specialist team is here to support you throughout every stage of your business lifecycle and are also backed by the full range of integrated legal specialists across the firm including our employment,  disputes and commercial property teams.

We provide bespoke, tailored support to keep your business running smoothly and efficiently in all circumstances. By ensuring the right legal frameworks are in place from the start, we lessen the chance of a dispute ever arising but also know exactly how to advise you if one does.

What we do

Our team specialises in supporting individuals, partnerships and companies, particularly Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and owner managed businesses including advice on:

• Buying and selling a business.
• Share rights.
• Joint ventures.
• Business insolvency.
• Employee Ownership Trusts.
• Management Buy Outs.
• Partnerships
• Commercial Contracts and Agreements

How we work

Communication is key. We build strong relationships with clients and take the time to listen carefully to your needs then provide a clear plan of action to overcome difficulties, pre-empt risks and problems and find solutions.

Our lawyers are committed to providing expert, clear, personalised and practical advice, finding common-sense solutions and achieving the best client care.

We are recommended by the Legal 500 guide 2026 for our client service with consistently high client satisfaction results and a 4.7 Trustpilot score.

Get in touch

Wards Solicitors, which recently celebrated 120 years in business, stands out from other firms with a High Street branch network of 13 offices spanning the Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos and Bath and North East Somerset region including a new city centre hub.

Contact Partner, Marina MacLennan, head of our Corporate and Commercial team, for more information.