The Coronavirus Crisis – How our Commercial Services Team has been helping clients

The Commercial Services Team here at Franklins have been working closely with our clients to help alleviate business pressure during the Coronavirus pandemic.

These unprecedented times have, undoubtedly, placed undue constraints on business relationships and the Commercial Services Team are here to help those seeking to manage their contractual liabilities and obligations at this difficult time.

Christopher Buck, Associate Partner in the Commercial Services Department here at Franklins has been providing effective and diligent legal advice to both businesses and consumers alike during the Coronavirus outbreak. Just some of the legal support he has provided to date includes advising wedding venues and caravan parks as to their contractual position with the aim to provide them with the advice they need in order to make informed decisions about how to continue to maintain and, if required, how they may terminate, any existing contractual relationships

Our Commercial Services Team can also provide advice and support in the following areas:

• Understanding your contractual position, obligations and liabilities in the context of the law of England and Wales;
• How you may seek to terminate a contract, including an analysis of any force majeure provisions contained within a contract, or in the absence of such provisions the doctrine of frustration and how this may apply;
• Your ability to suspend or postpone services and/or payments that may be due now or in the near future; and
• An analysis of directors’ duties in light of coronavirus and how to ensure you avoid personal liability should your business be in financial difficulty.

In light of these ever-changing circumstances, it is crucial to act now rather than later! If you require any legal advice on commercial contracts or insolvency issues, please do not hesitate to contact Christopher Buck on 01908 660966 / 01604 828282 or via email at Christopher.Buck@franklins-sols.co.uk.