Case Studies

Read some of our past case studies below.

The protection that Board Minutes can provide

Our client was an incoming director of a company that he was acquiring using finance. The other parties in the case were the outgoing directors and were selling their shares in the company.

Resolving work place disputes through mediation

A PLC Company were seeking to resolve a work dispute between a line manager and team member. Unfortunately the working relationship between manager and team member had completely broken down.

Sportsman Vs. Agent Dispute Case Study

Our client had entered into a contract with his Agent which resulted in certain services being provided in return for payment as a percentage of income from his sporting activities.

Engineering Warranty Disputes

We advised a PLC on their warranty position in a potentially significant product liability dispute. It was important that we worked together as an extension of their in-house legal team to secure all the relevant information pertinent to the advice.

Money Lending

A client entered into a contract with a business associate to lend him a substantial amount of money. Under the terms of the contact the money would be repaid after 12 months. Read our case study to find out more details.

Unpaid Invoice

A Claimant brought a claim against a Defendant regarding a number of items of electrical equipment which had been sold to them. The invoice had not been paid for two months and no contact had been received from the Defendant.

Relocating Staff

We act on behalf of a large local company and deal with a wide range of legal matters on their behalf. Recently the Client made the decision to close one of their offices which would affect 6 employees.

Debt Recovery – Letter of Claim

An estate agent was instructed by a vendor to sell their house, they signed the relevant paperwork confirming that upon a successful sale of the property they would be required to pay a fee of 2% of the sale price.

Poaching Staff

We recently acted for a company that provide temporary nursing staff and who had had a claim issued against them in the Central London County Court.

Acquisition of Collingtree Park Golf Club

Following a series of negotiations, the members of Collingtree Park Golf Club instructed us to act on the purchase of the clubs assets from its owners.

Director Shareholder Disputes

The director and shareholder of a company who had been accused of breaching his director duties and breaching a shareholder’s agreement.

Dispute regarding the payment of deferred consideration

Acting in a dispute regarding the payment of deferred consideration for a manufacturing company whose directors had sold their shares to an international company but had not been paid.

Employee Ownership Trusts

Franklins’ Corporate Team have recently acted on the transfer of 75% of the share capital Support Maintenance Services Limited to a Trust set up for the benefit of the company’s employees.

Family Dispute Regarding a Property

Following a breakdown of relationship, our Northampton Family Law team were instructed to act in relation to a family dispute around a property.

Divorce and Financial Issues

Following the breakdown of a marriage during the COVID pandemic, our client seemed advice on how to deal with the financial implications surrounding his divorce.