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About us

This website, areslegal.co.uk (our site), is operated by Ares Legal Limited (Ares Legal, we, us or our), a company registered in England and Wales under company number 15424106 with its registered office at 13-17 Hursley Road Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, SO53 2FW.

We provide advisory legal services and are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Using our site

By using our site, you accept these terms of use. If you do not agree to them, please do not use our site. Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how we use personal data and cookies.

Our content is not legal advice

The content on our site, including our articles and guides, is general information only. It is not legal advice, it is not tailored to your circumstances and it reflects the law when it was published, which may since have changed. You should take advice on your own situation before acting, or deciding not to act, on anything you read on our site.

Contacting us does not make you a client

Sending us an enquiry, through our site or otherwise, does not make you our client. We only act for you once we have confirmed our engagement in writing, including the fixed fee or Ares Access subscription that applies. Descriptions of our services and fees on our site are for information only and are not an offer. Please do not send us confidential or sensitive information until we have agreed to act.

Our intellectual property

We own, or are licensed to use, the intellectual property in our site and its content, including our articles, guides, names and logos. You may view, print and download extracts of our content for your own reference or for use within your business, provided you credit us as the source and do not change it. You must not otherwise copy, republish or commercially use our content, or use our names or logos, without our written permission.

Automated access and AI

You must not use our content to train, fine-tune or otherwise develop any artificial intelligence or machine learning model, or use automated tools to copy or extract our content in bulk, without our written permission. This does not prevent search engines, including AI-powered search services, from indexing our site so that it can be found and linked to. We expressly reserve all rights in our content for text and data mining.

Acceptable use

You must not use our site:

In any way that breaches any local, national or international law or regulation.
In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
To send spam or other unsolicited advertising or promotional material, including through our contact forms.
To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
To try to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with or disrupt our site or the systems it runs on.

If you breach these terms, we may suspend or block your access to our site and report the breach to the relevant authorities.

Our responsibility to you

We provide our site free of charge, for general information. We do not guarantee that it, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, accurate, complete or free from errors or viruses.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties and other terms that might otherwise apply to our site or its content, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, our site, or from your reliance on any of its content. Where we act for you, our responsibility is governed by our engagement terms with you, not by these terms.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by the law of England and Wales.

Our site may link to websites and resources provided by others. These links are for your information only. We have no control over those websites and are not responsible for them or for any loss arising from your use of them.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms, and our site, from time to time. The version on our site when you use it is the one that applies. These terms were last updated on 12th October 2026.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms, and any dispute or claim (including any non-contractual dispute or claim) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.

Alisha

Jon was really helpful in reviewing a contract for me. He made clear every point I needed to consider - explained them and gave me points that I could raise if required. I don’t underestimate at all the importance of having someone review legal documents, but Jon is so down to earth and easy to talk to - I would recommend him to anyone!

Becky

ARES helped me during a particularly complex and stressful shareholder and company dispute, and I couldn’t have asked for better support. They were clear and pragmatic and helped me navigate what could easily have become overwhelming. I really valued their ability to explain my options plainly, and keep the focus on what actually mattered. Communication was timely and professional, advice was well-judged, and I always felt they had my best interests at the centre of their thinking. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone dealing with a difficult contractual or legal situation.

Richard

I worked with Jon and his team on refreshing our client and subcontractor contracts this year and was highly impressed from start to finish - fast, knowledgeable and responsive - I got exactly what I needed and wouldn't hesitate to work with them again.

Sarah

We contacted Ares Legal for some support in creating handover contracts to our sub-contractors. We gave an outline of what we thought we needed and then were given some excellent advice and suggestions before the final version was provided. We didn't feel hurried, were encouraged to discuss our concerns so the solicitor could explain in detail why she had suggested what she had, didn't feel that any question was considered stupid and had our minds put completely at rest. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Ares Legal to anyone requiring good business focused advice. Thanks to Jon and the team.

Ben

Incredible experience with Ares Legal. They provided us with prompt assistance and legal advice throughout the closing of our funding round. Thanks to Aurelia and Jon!

Grant

Five star service, reliability, adaptability and a quick response time to all communications is why FGIH uses the services of Ares Legal. It's great to work with someone who offers a friendly approach in guiding us, answering our questions and providing appropriate solutions. Thank you. Grant Parker, Chief Operations Officer, Forensic Genomics Innovation Hub.

Renée

When I needed some business-related legal advice regarding the updated use of songs on social media, Jon was a superstar! He explained everything I needed to know in a clear and straightforward way. Highly recommended for legal advice across a wide variety of topics! Many thanks Jon!!

Janell

Excellent commercially focused advice and incredibly responsive to questions and feedback. Jon provided clear, practical guidance on our new business terms and associated agreements, ensuring they were robust and fit for purpose. Highly recommend reaching out to him for all your commercial contracts and data protection queries—he’s an absolute guru in this field!

Alex

Great experience with Jon and the team. Trust worthy and reliable. We will partner with them again for future work.

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