Too much legal risk to ignore.
Most growing businesses sit in a gap with too much legal exposure to keep ignoring, but not enough to justify a full-time hire. So contracts get signed unread, templates get downloaded and adapted, and the lawyer is only called once something has already gone wrong, at hourly rates that punish you for asking.
The real cost is not the fees. It is the decisions made without advice because getting advice felt expensive and slow.
We become the legal function you have not hired.
In practice that means:
- A dedicated lawyer who knows your business and does not need re-briefing;
- Contracts reviewed before they are signed rather than after;
- The standing jobs actually getting done, from terms of business to policies and contractor paperwork;
- Somewhere to take the small questions while they are still small;
- Support when something larger lands, like a dispute, an acquisition or a data incident; and
- A fixed monthly fee agreed in advance, from £500 plus VAT per month.
You get the judgment of a senior in-house lawyer at a fraction of the cost of employing one, and it scales as the business grows.
If you would rather start by finding out where you stand, the Legal Health Check gives you a written picture and a prioritised plan for a fixed £2,000 plus VAT.
Our Approach
Legal advice that makes running and growing your business easier.
We start with your business, not the law.
Before we open a document, we want to understand what you are trying to do commercially. The legal answer is only useful if it serves that.
We get to the point.
You get a clear view of what matters and what does not, in plain English, with the real risks separated from the noise.
We give you an answer.
Not a menu of options and a shrug. We tell you what we would do, why, and where there is a genuine judgment call for you to make.
We stay available.
Whether you work with us on a single project or on a subscription, we are here for the follow-up question. We would always rather you asked.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Legal Health Check
Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
