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Practical legal advice for startups, scale-ups, and established SMEs across every stage of growth.

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Legal services for SMEs

We offer a full suite of legal services tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs, startups, and growing businesses:

Corporate Law
Advice on company formation, shareholder agreements, governance, and business structuring.
Setting Up a Business
Legal guidance for startups, including registration, compliance, and early-stage planning.
Commercial Litigation & Disputes
Resolve business disputes efficiently with strategic, results-driven legal support.
Intellectual Property
Protect your brand, products, and ideas with trademark, copyright, and IP advice.
Commercial Contracts & Agreements
Drafting and reviewing contracts that safeguard your interests and support your growth.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Navigate financial challenges with expert advice on restructuring, recovery, or winding down.
Employment Law
Support with contracts, policies, disputes, and HR compliance for your growing team.
Landlord & Tenant Law
Legal advice for commercial leases, renewals, and property-related obligations.
Commercial Property Disputes
Resolve property conflicts quickly and effectively to keep your business moving.

Why SMEs Choose Porter Dodson

Business-Focused Advice
We understand the pressures of running a business and offer solutions that work in the real world.
Flexible, Scalable Support
Whether you're a startup or a growing enterprise, we tailor our services to your size and sector.
Trusted by SMEs across the South West
From tech startups to family-run firms, we’ve helped hundreds of businesses succeed.

Michelle Wilson and her conveyancing team at the Poundbury Office were a joy to work with: efficient, courteous and swift, always responding quickly to queries. I heartily recommend them.

Barry

Isobel Massey goes the extra mile for her clients and is extremely well prepared. She is very helpful for counsel and writes detailed and clear instructions, while also keeping counsel in the loop regarding bundles.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Isobel had an amazing ability to ignore all the peripheral noise to home in on detail that was important to the children and their needs. At the same time she managed to make the seemingly impossible conversations easy and comfortable. She finds the silver linings in the darkest of moments. I am eternally grateful.

Family Client

Once again, a fantastic service by Porter Dodson! A big shoutout to all of the team, especially Reena, Beckie and Jennifer. You have guided and been so helpful to my parents throughout the process of a house purchase for them. It’s been a challenging time for them, but you got them through. Highly recommend and would not hesitate to use them in the future. Thank you!

Michelle