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Joint Ventures Solicitors Essex
Joint ventures can offer significant opportunities for growth, shared investment, and access to new markets. They also bring complexity. When two or more parties work together, clarity at the outset is essential to protect relationships, manage risk, and avoid future disputes.
Are you entering a shared business venture with others?
Joint ventures often begin with strong commercial alignment, but differences in expectations, control, or exit planning can emerge over time. Without clear legal structures, even well-intentioned arrangements can become difficult to manage.
Our role is to help you document the commercial agreement properly, address risk early, and create a framework that supports collaboration while protecting your position.
New Collaborations
You are planning a joint venture to share resources, expertise, or investment and want clarity before committing.
Control and Decision-Making
You need certainty around governance, voting rights, and how key decisions will be made.
Risk and Investment
Each party is contributing differently, and responsibilities, liabilities, and funding need to be clearly defined.
Future Exit
You want clear provisions for what happens if the relationship changes or the venture ends.
Protecting Relationships
You want legal agreements that support cooperation without creating unnecessary tension.
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Joint Ventures Solicitors Services
We advise on a wide range of joint venture arrangements.
Joint Venture Agreements
Drafting and advising on agreements that set out roles, responsibilities, and decision-making clearly.
Corporate Joint Ventures
Structuring joint venture companies, including shareholder arrangements and governance frameworks.
Contractual Joint Ventures
Advising on non-corporate arrangements where parties collaborate without forming a separate entity.
Investment and Funding Terms
Clarifying capital contributions, ongoing funding, and profit distribution.
Exit and Dispute Planning
Including mechanisms to manage deadlock, exits, and dispute resolution.
Why choose Mullis & Peake
Joint ventures require legal advice that balances precision with practicality. We focus on outcomes that support long-term commercial relationships.
Clear, structured advice
We explain what we find in plain English, focusing on practical implications rather than technical detail for its own sake.
Commercial understanding
We advise businesses across sectors and understand the realities of running a company alongside legal obligations.
Proportionate recommendations
Not every issue requires immediate action. We help you prioritise what matters now and what can sensibly wait.
Local Essex presence
Based in Essex, we offer responsive advice with a strong understanding of local owner-managed and growing businesses.
Frequently asked questions
Not always, but clear documentation is strongly recommended to avoid uncertainty and disputes.
No. Joint ventures can take different legal forms, and choosing the right structure is important.
Yes. Agreements can include fixed terms or conditions for bringing the arrangement to an end.
Well-drafted agreements include dispute resolution and deadlock provisions to manage this.
Yes. We regularly work with other professional advisers to ensure aligned advice
We usually act for one party to avoid conflicts, but can advise on collaborative processes where appropriate.
Get in touch with our Joint Ventures team
If you are planning a joint venture or reviewing an existing arrangement, we can help you move forward with confidence.
Specialist joint ventures solicitors
– Dedicated solicitors with deep experience.
Fast, confidential advice
– Clear guidance when you need it most.
No-obligation consultation
– Understand your options before you decide.
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