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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.

Very professional service from beginning to end. My husband and I felt very reassured that our wishes were met and our Wills have been written with the utmost care and consideration.

Private Client

Ellice ran the process smoothly and efficiently and everything was explained clearly to us.

Private Client

Reena and Beckie communicated promptly and effectively with both the progress and problems during the house sale, enabling the process to keep moving. The sale proceeded in a timely and organised manner. A highly professional team. Thank you both.

Mercer

Porter Dodson Solicitors have been a great help to us for the past 12 years. We have recently been very lucky to have Reena Raval from the Sherborne branch helping us with a property. Reena kept us updated at every step, explained everything very clearly with great communication and made the whole process feel completely manageable for us to understand. Reena dealt with our paperwork very swiftly and kept us updated with clear costings. Highly recommended!

Residential Client