Check the position
We review the contract, invoice trail, delivery evidence and any dispute raised by the customer.
Talk through the debtPractical advice for growing businesses
Business compliance, recovery and intellectual property
Compliance, data protection and contract risk can feel overwhelming for small and medium-sized businesses. Perkins Legal gives businesses across East Hertfordshire and Essex a clear plan for protecting value and dealing with pressure.
Recover what is owed
Debt recovery for small and medium-sized businesses
Unpaid invoices affect cash flow quickly. We help you choose a sensible route, starting with the paperwork and ending with court action where recovery is resisted.
Make a clear demand
A focused payment demand can set a firm deadline, explain the consequences and open a useful negotiation.
Discuss next stepsEscalate with care
Where payment is still withheld, we can advise on a court claim and the evidence needed to support it.
Call about recoveryAct before options narrow
Insolvency and restructuring advice
Creditor pressure calls for early decisions. We explain restructuring options, repayment plans and directors' duties, and can coordinate with insolvency practitioners when specialist input is needed.
Restructuring choices
Understand what can be renegotiated, which liabilities need urgent attention and how a repayment plan may work.
Creditor pressure
We help you respond to demands, statutory notices and threatened proceedings without losing sight of the wider business.
Directors' duties
Directors need clear records and careful decisions when a company may be unable to pay its debts.
What should directors record?
Keep board decisions, cash-flow information, creditor communications and professional advice together. Timing matters.
Resolve governance conflict
Director and shareholder disputes
Board conflict can block decisions and unsettle staff, customers and lenders. We set out the available route before positions harden.
Keep the business moving.
Advice may cover board deadlock, shareholder rights, access to company information and the terms of a negotiated exit.
Negotiated resolution
A structured discussion can settle authority, roles, funding or an orderly separation without immediate formal proceedings.
Formal remedies
Where negotiation fails, we explain shareholder remedies, governance steps and the evidence required for a stronger position.
Protect customer information
UK GDPR and data protection
Good data protection starts with documents people can use. Perkins Legal helps SMEs review privacy policies, data-processing agreements and day-to-day handling of personal information.
Policies that match practice
Your privacy policy should describe what the business actually does, including retention and sharing.
- Lawful bases and notices
- Retention wording
Supplier data agreements
We review data-processing agreements so responsibilities are clear when another organisation handles customer data.
- Processor obligations
- Security and breach terms
Requests and responses
When a data subject access request arrives, a clear process helps the team find, assess and respond to information.
- Scope and identity checks
- Response planning
Make obligations visible
Consumer law and regulatory compliance
Terms, sales processes and safety arrangements should give customers accurate information and give your team a reliable way to act.
A practical compliance checklist
Start with the points that affect a customer, a worker or a regulator today.
- Consumer terms are fair, readable and transparent
- Website claims match the service delivered
- Health and safety responsibilities are assigned
- Sector rules are checked before a new offer launches
Protect what makes you distinct
Intellectual property, trademarks and technology contracts
Your name, software, content and working methods have commercial value. Clear ownership and licensing terms reduce arguments when a project grows or a supplier changes.
Trademark protection
We advise on trademark registration, ownership and the practical steps to protect a name or brand.
Ask about your brandWebsite and software contracts
Review scope, delivery, support, payment and ownership terms before a digital project becomes difficult to change.
Review a contractOwnership and licensing
Set out who owns code, designs, content and data, and what each party may use after the work is complete.
Protect your IPStart with the issue in front of you
Request a business compliance review
Tell us your sector, the issue you are facing and any deadline. A short outline helps us focus the first conversation.
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