Legal services

Most legal questions in business end as a figure in the accounts. A contract decides when a tax liability arises. The form of a working relationship decides what is charged on wages. A registration filing decides the day a new rate takes effect. So we do not separate the legal side from the accounting side: whoever prepares the decision is whoever will later record it.

What we handle

• contracts: drafting, reviewing other people’s drafts, protocols of disagreement – each with the tax consequences of the options set out;
• registration filings: changes of activity, address, director, share capital, ownership;
• support during inspections and correspondence with the authorities;
• objections to inspection reports and administrative appeals;
• claims against counterparties and recovery of receivables;
• internal documents: accounting policy, standing rules, orders, HR paperwork.

When a lawyer is needed alongside an accountant

Before signing a large contract, so that nobody discovers afterwards that revenue recognition has moved a quarter. Before changing the structure of the business. When the tax office sends a request: the reply is a legal and an accounting document at once. When a counterparty stops paying and the receivable is already sitting in the books. And when a company has to be registered in a way that will not need undoing on day two.

How we work

We start from the facts: what has already been signed, what has already been recorded, which deadlines are running. Then we give an assessment – what can be done, what is better left alone, and what each option risks. If a question falls outside what we do, we say so rather than agreeing to try.

What the fee depends on

Scope follows the complexity of the question, how many documents have to be read, and whether you need the decision alone or seeing it through as well. Reviewing one contract and running a dispute are very different jobs.

Common questions

Do you represent clients in court?

Our work is pre-trial: contracts, registration filings, correspondence with the tax office, objections and administrative appeals. If a matter is heading for court we say so plainly and prepare the position and the documents.

Can we take legal services without the accounting service?

Yes. Though if we keep the books as well, part of the work goes faster – nobody has to request documents or explain the background from scratch.

Do you check counterparties?

Yes, and it is part of the work before a deal: registration data, VAT status, any markers of risk. The same check is what later saves you from a blocked tax invoice.

How long does reviewing a contract take?

It depends on its length. We agree the timing before starting, and if a document is urgent we say honestly whether we can meet it.