With our team’s knowledge and experience we provide our business clients cost-effective resolution to many types of contractual disputes for and against commercial enterprises or private individuals.  From the beginning we present you with a clear strategy, and inform you of your options in every step of your matter. 
We aim to get what’s best for you and ensure your interests are thoroughly represented through one or more of the following avenues:

• Direct Mediation with all Parties and their Solicitors
• Arbitration or Mediation through a specialized recognized body/organisation
• Tribunals
• County Courts
• High Courts

With our years of experience in Commercial Property matters, you can be assured of the best quality and professional, but down to earth, advice that’s suited to your individual circumstances.

We can assist with a variety of commercial matters including:

• Acquisition and disposal of various types of business, such as (not limited to):
• pubs
• hotels
• other licensed premises
• care homes
• educational establishments
• Act on your behalf with the mortgage lenders and/or banks; and Prepare and submit on your behalf all documentation, such as licenses or consents, VAT and stamp duty, and title registration.

As per the Companies Act 2006, we source and prepare the required documents for your particular business, such as your Articles of Association detailing the company owners and executive powers and limitations.

We provide advice and service for your business on matters of:

• Governance and Ownership/Directorship
• Shareholders and/or Partnership Matters; and
• Regulations and Registrations

We are able to advise and provide support to your company on associated matters that help to achieve the overall commercial objective of the company, such as:

• Joint Venture Enterprises
• Strategic Partnership Agreements
• Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Working Agreements
• Collateral to Contracts

Our experienced legal team of consultants and representatives is very aware of the constant threats of infringements, misuse, disputes and litigation and false exploitation of your IP rights, and has the understanding of the everyday and complex issues that face individuals and all size of businesses. Our consultants are totally up-to-date on the treaties in place by member countries, changes in laws, and licensing requirements relating to your Intellectual Property Rights. They aim to provide the clients the protection, peace of mind and results to enable them to successfully pursue the various sectors of the national and international markets.
We aim to successfully give superior legal services for the protection of our Client’s name, value, products and brands by:

• Securing and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights;
• Risk Assessment and Management of Intellectual Property Rights; and
• Application, Licensing and Maintenance for Intellectual Property Rights.

Over the years our team of Consultants and Representatives have satisfied major clients worldwide in the following industry and market sectors, with their unique global solutions:

• Tobacco & Cigarette
• Health and Beauty
• Perfume and Body Fragrance
• Personal Accessories
• Electrical and Electronics
• Fashion and Personal Wear

Today, the nature of the counterfeit products on the global market makes consumers unable to distinguish the difference in the real and the mere look-a-like, causing wide confusion. With our wide team of Investigators and agents we believe that we can effectively assist you in bringing such infringements and or Passing off to an end. In this regard our interest goes beyond the traders and distributors and seeks out the Manufacturers of the counterfeit products to enforce delivery up or destruction of the offending items. We understand the huge task many companies face in protecting their name, value and rights, as Counterfeiting and Passing Off can significantly damage goodwill and business reputation, leaving companies exposed to unwanted litigation and economic loss.

We ensure you are presented with the best advice on the law and your particular case, advising you of your options for a clear, most direct and cost-effective resolution of your litigation matters. We represent you at:

• Tribunals
• County Courts
• High Courts

Our team is widely experienced in the following areas, but not limited to:

• Asset Protection and Recovery
• Insolvency and Restructuring
• Property Litigations
• Professional Negligence

We understand whether our client is private or commercial there is always a preference for resolving disputes without lengthy complex litigation and for keeping cost to a minimum. Our aim is to ensure your interests are represented thoroughly every step of the process and you are treated fairly with the least amount of stress.

With our knowledge on UK immigration laws we provide quality advice and legal services in all the immigration categories to our clients wanting to work or invest in the UK.   

We will advise you on the prospects of success of your application, as well as prepare and submit your application to the relevant immigration department.   

Your application process is monitored thoroughly to ensure that you do not encounter unnecessary problems with your application. 

Whether your stay in the UK is long or short, temporary or permanent, you can count on us at Rafina Solicitors to give you competent thorough service every step of the way.

For employers looking for advice on business immigration and work permits, or individuals needing support, we have extensive experience in dealing with many aspects of nationality law and immigration.

We assist in resolving the disputes of directors, shareholders, members, partnerships and companies in the following matters, but not limited to:

• Director’s Disputes
• Shareholder’s Disputes
• Joint Ventures disputes
• Unfair Prejudice Petitions
• Indemnity Claims
• Professional Negligence
• Sale and Purchase Agreements

Our experienced specialists litigation and dispute resolution solicitors will ensure you have the best advice and strategies to resolve your partnership disputes keeping complexities, costs and stress to a minimum.

Mrs Rahim is an accredited mediator and our firm are able to offer independent mediation. Mediation is a key form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Alternative here means an alternative to having a decision imposed by a judge in court.

Mediation is a consensual process, based on selfdetermination that involves the participants in the dispute, together with their lawyers, advisers, or supporters, if they have any, meeting with a neutral third person.

The mutual aim is to find a resolution to the dispute or problem that the participants face It is a confidential and without prejudice activity that allows the participants to explore the full range of potential solutions in a safe environment. The neutral, or mediator, may encourage the use of principled negotiation, based upon reason and objective criteria.

The mediator may reality test the perceptions of fact, advantage, risk, and cost; and thereby assist the participants to find a mutually acceptable solution.

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