Business

Our specialist team helps all kinds of businesses with their data security, from start-ups to multi-national organisations. We have extensive experience in helping businesses make the most of their data as an asset. We advise on regulatory compliance, including in connection with emerging technologies, and on issues arising from breaches of cyber security or subject access requests. Consumers are increasingly...

Our Regulatory team prides itself on being a trusted port of call for clients, helping them to maintain compliance, controlling risks and minimising potential liabilities across their business. The advice we give is focused at all times on protecting our clients’ reputation. With over 20 years’ experience in crisis management, we are also on hand 24/7 as trusted advisors, providing...

Increasingly, organisations and business leaders are no longer measuring success solely from the annual accounts, but whether it has a defined positive purpose, whether that purpose is being met and what the organisation’s impact is. That impact might be environmental, related to the community around it, its people, supply chain and the wider effects on the other business and customer...

Businesses of all kinds can benefit hugely from expert professional help at every stage of their journey – from start-up and expansion through acquisition, debt or equity fundraising to succession and exit planning issues. At Stephens Scown, we advise clients of all sizes across the UK and are one of the largest commercial law firms in the South West. We...

Our dispute resolution specialists work with clients all over the UK and we have one of the largest teams in the South West.  We can provide expert litigation advice for: business ownership disputes and exit strategies commercial dispute resolution construction-related disputes debt recovery – via our DebtLink service property litigation. Highly respected and recommended for dispute resolution We’re ranked in...

Creating a happy and engaged workforce is vital to the success of your business.  We work closely and proactively with our clients to identify and address potential workforce problems before they arise, enabling you to optimise the performance of your people – and your organisation. Employment law and HR best practices are constantly changing. This creates additional risk and potential...

Whether you’re designing and creating the technology that shapes everyday life and business, or need guidance implementing and purchasing it, you’ll need legal advice from lawyers who have the knowledge and experience to support you through the process. Technological advance is faster now than it’s ever been, and affects just about every aspect of professional and personal life – from...

Our Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (IP and IT) team prides itself on providing clear, concise advice on a wide range of issues. Regarded highly by Legal 500 (2025), in which clients say we are “Proactive, approachable, very knowledgeable and commercially minded. A fantastic team who I trust in all areas! Always thorough and transparent.” Our team combines a proven,...

Understanding your sector and your business. With client service at the heart of everything we do, we offer practical, commercially astute legal advice tailored to your business and to your industry, enabling you to put more space between you and your rivals. Our lawyers are experts in a wide range of diverse sectors. We understand the unique opportunities and challenges...

Coming up with ground-breaking ideas is rarely the result of a ‘eureka’ moment. Mostly, it’s the result of continuous innovation, determination and investment. Wherever they come from, your ideas are worth protecting – and doing so commercially can be just as challenging and demand a different form of intellectual agility. So how do you protect your intellectual assets effectively, while...