Western Legal acts for US companies and founders on the full width of English commercial law: contracts and terms, UK subsidiaries and corporate documents, commercial property, disputes and debt recovery, employment for UK staff, data protection and UK and EU trademarks. All work is delivered remotely by a Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA No. 641612) at fixed fees agreed in writing in USD before work begins. We do not advise on US federal or state law, which stays with your US counsel.
Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.
US companies expanding into Britain need more than an incorporation. The structure, the constitutional documents, the people with significant control register, the commercial terms and the employment documents all have to work together, and the filing obligations are criminal offences when missed rather than administrative slips.
We deliver the entity, the documents and a compliance map as one fixed fee package, and we say plainly when a question belongs with an accountant rather than a lawyer.
English law is the most widely chosen governing law for international commercial contracts, and it is frequently the compromise when neither side will accept the other's home state.
We draft and review distribution, supply, licensing, SaaS, services and agency agreements under English law, with the dispute clause chosen around where your counterparty actually holds assets.
A US supplier owed money by a British company is often quoted large numbers by litigation firms for what starts as a letter. We charge a fixed fee for the letter before action, the pre action correspondence and the settlement negotiation, all in writing.
If proceedings become necessary we hand over to litigation counsel with the file fully prepared.
We advise on English law. US federal and state law, including your securities, tax and employment positions at home, stays with your US counsel. Where a matter needs both, we work alongside them rather than around them.
Trademarks are where many clients start, but the practice covers the width of commercial work under English law. Whatever you send, the answer arrives in writing at a fixed fee agreed first.
NDAs, terms and conditions, distribution, agency, supply, licensing, SaaS, services and bespoke agreements drafted, reviewed and negotiated.
UK incorporation, SPVs, shareholder agreements, resolutions and filings, buying and selling businesses, due diligence and completion.
Commercial leases reviewed and negotiated, licences, variations, dilapidations and landlord matters for premises in England and Wales.
Letters before action, statutory demands, settlement negotiation, mediation representation, arbitration written stages and construction adjudication.
UK and EU trademarks, international filings, opposition defence, domain disputes, copyright and enforcement.
Employment contracts and handbooks for UK staff, tribunal work, UK GDPR documentation, website legal packs and regulatory responses.
What we do not do is your local law. That is referred to correspondent counsel in your jurisdiction, and we tell you before any cost arises.
Santosh Pandey is a Solicitor of England and Wales, SRA No. 641612, and is not admitted to practise in any United States jurisdiction. Our advice is limited to the law of England and Wales, and to UK and EU trademark procedure. We do not advise on federal law or on the law of any state, and we do not represent that we are able to do so.
Work is carried out from London and delivered in writing. Where a matter needs a US law view, your own counsel keeps it, and we work alongside them rather than around them. Where you do not yet have US counsel, we say so rather than fill the gap.
Every engagement letter states this in terms before any work begins, so the limit on what we can advise on is agreed in writing at the outset rather than discovered later.
Written reply within 24 hours. Trademarks filed within 48 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| UK trademark, one class | Filed at the UKIPO within 48 hours of instruction. | from USD 705 |
| Each additional class | Added at filing. | USD 310 |
| EU trademark | Filed through our EU correspondent agent, plus the EUIPO fee at cost. | from USD 880 |
| Trademark opposition defence | TM8 and evidence rounds, fixed for the whole defence. | USD 1,525 |
| Domain name disputes | UDRP and Nominet DRS complaints, decided on the papers. | from USD 1,215 |
| NDA or confidentiality agreement | Drafted or reviewed under English law. | from USD 310 |
| Contract review and markup | Distribution, agency, supply, licensing, SaaS or services agreements with a written risk report. | from USD 755 |
| Bespoke commercial agreement | Drafted from your commercial terms under English law. | from USD 1,590 |
| Terms and conditions | Customer or supplier terms built for English law. | from USD 825 |
| UK company formation and structure | Incorporation, SPVs, holding structures and constitutional documents. | from USD 700 |
| Board and shareholder resolutions | Companies Act compliant minutes, allotments, transfers and filings. | from USD 375 |
| Shareholder or joint venture agreement | Control, exit, deadlock and transfer provisions. | from USD 2,095 |
| Buying or selling a UK business | Legal due diligence with a written red flag report, and the agreement negotiated. | DD from USD 2,475 · SPA from USD 3,745 |
| Commercial lease, review and negotiation | Premises in England and Wales reviewed with a written risk report. | from USD 955 |
| Employment documents for UK staff | Contracts, handbooks and policies for people you employ in the United Kingdom. | from USD 540 |
| UK GDPR and website legal pack | Privacy notice, cookie consent, terms and processing records. | from USD 755 |
| Letter before action to a UK company | Formal demand on a business debt owed by a company in England and Wales. | from USD 440 |
| Mediation representation and arbitration | Position statements, written submissions and settlement drafting. | from USD 1,840 |
| Arbitration clause and enforcement strategy | Drafting the dispute clause so an award is enforceable where the assets are. | from USD 725 |
| UK market entry package | Structure, commercial terms, trademark protection and a compliance map. | quoted per project |
No. We are English law only. Your US counsel keeps federal and state matters, and we work alongside them where a deal needs both.
An arbitral award is enforceable in the United States under the New York Convention. Court judgments are recognised state by state under the relevant recognition statutes, which is why the dispute clause deserves real thought rather than boilerplate.
Yes, including the structure, constitutional documents, PSC register, commercial terms and employment documents. Note that UK bank account opening for a company with overseas directors is the usual delay, often months, so plan the launch date around it.
Fixed fees in USD agreed in writing before work begins, valid for 30 days. No hourly billing and no VAT.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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