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Commercial, Tech & Data

Expert commercial legal advice and support. 

Specialist commercial lawyers

Whether or not your company has an in-house legal function, running a business today presents many complex challenges. Our commercial lawyers provide expert commercial law services, offering support for day-to-day matters and contractual advice that underpins business operations. Bringing in a trusted expert in commercial law lets your team focus on strategically driving your business forward where their attention is most needed.

On a more advisory level, our expert commercial lawyers assist with brand reputation management by offering risk-based commercial legal advice and strategic input on business growth. This includes advice on consolidation, competition law, and how to drive efficiencies and cost savings within supply chains.

Our services

Our experienced team of commercial lawyers specialise in:

Our commercial solicitors provide support with a broad range of commercial contracts, from day-to-day operational agreements to high-value, complex, business-critical relationships. We provide risk-based, practical commercial law legal advice tailored to the needs of commercial clients across multiple industries. Additionally, we empower commercial clients by creating templates that help streamline contractual arrangements and ensure compliance with commercial contracts.

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Business strategy continues to be shaped and transformed by data and technology. We understand that technology and data play a fundamental role in how businesses interact with customers, develop products, manage staff, and position themselves in the market. Our commercial law services include advising on data privacy regulations and compliance.

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Our franchise lawyers have extensive experience assisting clients in delivering their franchising models. We provide practical commercial legal advice on the advantages and disadvantages of franchising as a route to market. Our specialist sector expertise ensures that our commercial clients receive tailored advice suited to their industry and sector. Our clients include both franchisors and franchisees, from start-ups to large international companies.

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The rapid evolution of technology impacts businesses significantly. Staying ahead in the commercial industry requires an agile and adaptive approach and an in-depth understanding of how technology can be leveraged to solve corporate issues, create opportunities, and improve efficiencies. Our commercial solicitors provide insights into competition law, regulatory frameworks, and legal issues associated with emerging technologies.

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Why choose Foot Anstey?

At Foot Anstey, our commercial solicitors believe in genuinely getting to know our commercial clients. This allows us to deliver commercial law legal advice that goes beyond monetary value. Understanding the culture and ethos of an organisation enables us to provide tailored commercial law services that align with business goals.

We recognise that every client’s strategy and risk appetite is different. By working in partnership with our commercial clients, we deliver actionable and practical commercial legal advice that aligns with their business objectives.

We also prioritise building strong relationships with our clients. Many of our commercial law lawyers have spent considerable time working in-house on secondment with both public and private sector clients. Being on-site gives us a first-hand view of business needs and allows us to identify and mitigate potential legal issues before they arise.

Among our commercial expertise, we also provide insights on commercial property investments, helping businesses grow through strategic infrastructure investments to maximise profit.

Our people

With one of the largest commercial law teams outside of London, our commercial team brings together specialist units working in financial services, employment law, commercial transactions, public sector procurement, brand and data protection, projects and facilities management, consumer law, and regulatory services.

Our deep expertise in commercial law enables us to share industry trends and market insights with our commercial clients. Our business lawyers provide not only legal services but also a genuinely advisory service that combines technical excellence with practical business solutions.

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What do our clients say?

“Communication and attention to detail is always paramount, as well as working collaboratively with the client to fully understand the nuances to any particular transaction.”

Legal 500 2025

“Excellent commercial advice tailored to the deal at hand.”

Legal 500 2025

“Great practice full of high quality individuals and a real sense of team support – they understand our business and are available to step in when needed with smart, commercial and high quality advice. Very highly recommend.”

Legal 500 2024

“Very responsive, commercial, and provide excellent advice, giving our business exactly what it needs. The team is well set up, and the right level lawyer takes care of us depending on the request. Real quality in depth.”

Legal 500 2024

“A fantastic team producing City quality work in the South West. Punch well above their weight, and have a very transparent approach to fees. Everyone that I have dealt with has been responsive, clear and commercial.”

Legal 500 2023

“The team brings practical and actionable advice in a concise form, which we really appreciate. They are dependable and always happy to support adjusting to our needs and budget constraints.”

Legal 500 2023

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