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Legal Support for Professional Services Firms

Working with accountancy practices, consultancies, IFAs and other regulated advisory businesses on commercial, regulatory, employment and contentious matters.

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Partnerships & Firms

Sector Focus

Confidential Advice

Sensitive Matters

Partner

Led Instructions

SRA

Regulated Practice

Professional services firms trade on confidence, confidentiality and client relationships. Disputes - negligence claims, regulatory investigations, partner exits and fee disputes - can destabilise the business and create significant reputational risk.

We act for professional practices and regulated advisers in defending claims, managing regulatory scrutiny, resolving partnership disputes and pursuing fee recovery, with a focus on confidentiality and governance defensibility.

Sector Challenges

  • Partner exits, retirements and disputes between principals
  • Restrictive covenants, client follow and team moves
  • Professional negligence claims and regulatory complaints
  • Mergers, sales and consolidator transactions
  • Engagement letters, client terms and indemnity arrangements
  • Regulatory enquiries from the FCA, ICAEW, SRA or other bodies

How We Help

  • Partnership and LLP agreements, member exits and retirements
  • Engagement letters and client terms of business
  • Restrictive covenants and team move litigation
  • Defence of professional negligence claims
  • Regulatory advice and engagement with relevant bodies
  • M&A, consolidator transactions and succession planning
  • Disputes between partners, members and the firm
  • Senior employment and equity-holder advice

Who We Work With

  • Accountancy practices and audit firms
  • Management consultancies and advisory firms
  • Independent financial advisers and wealth managers
  • Surveying, engineering and architectural practices
  • Specialist consulting and expert witness businesses

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All enquiries are treated in strict confidence. We respond promptly.

Please don't share confidential or sensitive information until we have completed our conflict check.

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STA Legal Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority — SRA No. 8003444. All advice is provided in accordance with SRA Codes of Conduct.

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Sensitive matter at your firm?

Speak to us in strict confidence about a partner exit, claim, regulatory issue or transaction. We understand the dynamics of professional practice.

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