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Corporate Law
Professional partnerships and LLPs
Trusted legal expertise for partnerships in healthcare, finance, surveying, and other regulated professions across England and Wales.
110+
years of service
30
experienced partners
200+
advisers and growing
Specialist legal advice for your professional partnership
Your partnership. Our legal support.
Professional partnerships operate under unique pressures—commercial, regulatory and personal. Whether you’re launching a new practice, facing a partnership dispute or planning a partner’s exit, expert legal advice can protect your practice and your future.
At Tees, we specialise in advising professional partnerships. We work with GPs, accountants, architects, dentists, surveyors and veterinary surgeons, offering practical legal solutions tailored to the realities of professional life.
"Without Tracey’s expertise and professionalism, we wouldn’t have achieved such a successful financial resolution during a partnership breakdown."
Why choose Tees
- Specialist insight: Years of experience advising professional partnerships in regulated sectors.
- Tailored advice: We understand the dynamics and demands of your profession.
- Clear, commercial thinking: Straightforward guidance focused on solutions, not jargon.
- Responsive support: Direct access to a senior solicitor when you need it most.
Our expertise
Our legal services are tailored to the specific needs of professional partnerships:
Partnership and LLP agreements
Clear agreements are the foundation of a stable practice. We draft, review and update bespoke documents covering profit sharing, decision-making, retirement, expulsion, and succession.
Mergers and acquisitions
Thinking of merging or expanding your practice? We’ll guide you through due diligence, compliance, negotiation and structure to ensure smooth, secure transitions.
Disputes and dissolutions
When disagreements arise, we act quickly and sensitively. We resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation or litigation—always aiming to protect your interests and preserve relationships.
Retirement, expulsion and succession
We advise on exits, partner retirements and planning for the future—protecting all parties and ensuring the continuity of the practice.
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning, and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
Get in touch today, we’re here to help
Our Corporate and Commercial team has experience in all aspects of business law, so you can be assured of a comprehensive, integrated service with Tees. Our specialist team comprises colleagues from across our organisation, for example, in employment law, real estate, litigation, and business finance.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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What our clients say
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“Client communication is excellent. Over a period of time, we have built good relationships with the personnel in the firm who have a good grasp of our business and its needs. Calls are always returned quickly, and discussions are kept concise and to the point. There is an understanding that we want to keep opinions commercial and ‘on message’. We feel that the team has grown with us.”
Legal 500 2027
Corporate and commercial
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“The team at Tees is fantastic: knowledgeable, technically skilled, commercially astute, and always goes the extra mile for their clients. They know how to prepare a case and provide commercial and legal advice that is exceptional.”
Legal 500 2027
Firm wide quote
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“The standout partners for us are Lucy Folley, who handles the bulk of our commercial business, and Robert Whitaker, who efficiently handles employer-side HR legal problems with commercial wisdom.”
Legal 500 2027
Corporate and commercial
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