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Professional Services - Accountants

From inception to well-established practices our professional services team can assist at all stages.

Our professional services team works closely with many accountancy firms of various structures and sizes, as clients as well as suppliers of services to us and our clients. This has led to a detailed understanding of the business of accountancy practices, making us well placed to advise and assist you on the requirements of your practice.

From inception to well-established practices our professional services team can assist at all stages of practice development and in all areas including:

• Advising on your business structure: sole trader, company, partnership or limited liability partnership (LLP)
• Drafting shareholders’ agreements with tailored articles of association (satisfying regulatory requirements), partnership agreements and LLP agreements together with appropriate income distribution arrangements
• Incorporation of sole traders and partnerships to companies or LLPs
• Practice sales, purchases and mergers
• Admission or appointment of a new shareholder, partner or member (for example, appointment of an equity or fixed share/salaried partner)
• Retirement or removal of an existing shareholder, partner or member (whether voluntary or otherwise)
• Advising new shareholders, partners or members on the terms offered to them
• Dispute resolution between shareholders, partners or members
• Constitutional and governance matters including (for directors and, where appropriate, members) compliance with the Companies Act 2006
• Regulatory advice regarding your profession including compliance review and related disciplinary matters (ICAEW and ACCA)
• Protecting your practice using restrictive covenants and injunctions
• Drafting employment contracts, handbooks, policies and procedures
• All other employment and human resource related issues
• All issues in relation to the property needs of your practice and you personally

For a no obligation and confidential discussion about how we may be able to assist you in relation to your requirements, please contact us. We know you are busy professionals and our professional services team will always make time to talk and/or meet with you outside of your core practising hours.

Key Contacts

Akeel Latif, Partner
0161 941 4000
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Neil Myerson, Senior Partner
0161 941 4000
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Philip Kenny, Solicitor
0161 941 4000
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