Food and Drink Solicitors

Our solicitors can guide you through the process of mergers and acquisitions for food and drink businesses. We will provide our guidance on the potential risks, assist with reviewing and negotiating contracts, agreements, including purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and employment contracts and ensure the terms and conditions are in your best interests.

We can also provide post-merger advice to ensure everything has been efficiently done.

Intellectual property sometimes referred to as IP, plays a significant part in food and drink businesses, being a crucial asset and often an identifying factor for the brand. Ensuring your IP rights are protected is crucial for the best chance of business success.

Our solicitors can provide invaluable advice, ensuring your IP is correctly managed and protected from infringement. We can provide guidance on registering trademarks, drafting robust licensing agreements and distribution agreements and enforcing IP rights where they have been infringed.

Food and drink businesses often need robust contracts put in place with suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, retailers, and other organisations in relation. To ensure the success of your business and protect your interests in the best possible way, acquiring advice and guidance from an experienced solicitor is essential.

At Rollits Solicitors, our team can provide expert assistance with putting strong foundations in place for the success of your business, including sound commercial contracts that best reflect your interests and should negotiations on terms and interests be necessary, we can guide you through the process.

There are circumstances where you may be faced with a breach of contract, and we can guide you through such matters, ensuring they are quickly resolved in the most appropriate manner, whether that be via alternative dispute resolution or court litigation.

When you instruct our team, we will ensure you are aware of the regulatory laws surrounding food and drink. We will guide you through consultations, and the application processes, and will always ensure that you and your business are in full compliance with the relevant legislation.

Should you face regulatory issues, such as food safety, our team will guide you through interviews under caution and, should matters escalate, provide expert preparation and representation during the trial.

Our food and drink regulatory lawyers can provide sound advice and support on  many matters, including food safety legislation and health & safety:

Disputes can occur for a number of reasons in relation to food and drink, including breach of contract, product liability, intellectual property disputes, and regulatory non-compliance. Seeking the guidance of a solicitor at the earliest opportunity can ensure matters are quickly resolved and help prevent an impact on your business.

Our solicitors always encourage clients to seek an amicable resolution where possible. We can guide you through strategic out-of-court methods, including negotiation and mediation. Should the matter be more complex to resolve, we will guide you through court proceedings, assisting with preparing a strong argument and representation during the hearing.

Business leaders have a responsibility to correctly follow employment law. Our employment solicitors have a wide range of experience working with large organisations, public limited companies, SMEs, and startups in the food and drink sector.

Our specialist employment law specialists provide straightforward advice, to make sure clients understand the relevant legal processes, with no room for confusion on a wide range of matters, such as disciplinary procedures; employment contracts and policies; recruitment; redundancy; TUPE; Employment tribunal claims; employee capability procedures; flexible working and discrimination.