Commercial law is primarily concerned with matters that relate to the commercial activities businesses engage in. These activities are often transactional and as such a great deal of commercial law work is related to contracts or the transfer of property. The range of commercial activities covered by commercial law is diverse.
Corporate law is often referred to as company law and is an area of law which deals with the rights, relations and conduct of businesses. It is heavily based on the governance of companies and the structures that allow for their continued functioning. As corporate lawyers have highly specialised knowledge on these topics, they are highly valued by clients. Further, these phases create significant changes in markets and business operating landscapes.
In order to keep adapting to new challenges in the market these businesses engage in activities which create work related to:
- Acquisitions
- Corporate finance
- Corporate restructuring
- Insolvency
- Litigation
- Mergers
Commercial law matters may include topics such as:
- Competition law
- Consumer law
- Contract law
- Intellectual property
- International trade law
- Labour law
- Property Law