Corporate & Commercial

Our Corporate & Commercial team provides clear, practical legal support across the full lifecycle of your business—whether you’re forming a company, navigating an acquisition, planning a restructure, or negotiating the commercial agreements that underpin your day to day operations. We advise on company formations, investments, shareholder arrangements, due diligence, and transactions, while also drafting and negotiating robust commercial contracts such as supply and distribution agreements, service contracts, licensing arrangements, and terms of business. By taking the time to understand your goals, we deliver strategic, jargon free guidance that manages risk, protects your position, and adds real commercial value—supporting both immediate decision making and your long term growth.

Corporate & Commercial

Rutherfords LLP, having the right legal support is essential to protecting your interests and driving long‑term success. Our Corporate and Commercial team provides clear, strategic advice to businesses of all sizes—from entrepreneurs and start‑ups to established companies and growing enterprises. Whether you are launching a new venture, negotiating a key contract, or navigating a complex transaction, we are committed to helping you operate confidently and compliantly.

We work closely with clients to understand their objectives, taking a practical and commercial approach to every matter. Our goal is not just to resolve legal issues, but to add value by helping you make informed decisions that support your wider business strategy.

Corporate Services

Our team advises on the full spectrum of corporate matters, including company formations, restructures, acquisitions, disposals, investments, and shareholder arrangements. Whether you are buying or selling a business, taking on a new partner, or raising finance, we guide you through each step with clarity and precision.

We carry out thorough due diligence, draft and negotiate transaction documents, and coordinate with accountants, lenders, and other advisors to ensure a smooth process. Our focus is on identifying risks early, protecting your position, and securing terms that align with your long‑term goals. For business owners planning ahead, we also assist with succession planning, governance structures, and long‑term growth strategies.

Commercial Services

Sound commercial agreements are the foundation of a successful business. We help clients negotiate and draft contracts that are robust, clear, and tailored to the realities of their sector. Our expertise includes supply and distribution agreements, terms and conditions of business, service contracts, licensing arrangements, confidentiality agreements, and joint venture documentation.

Our advice is practical and forward‑looking. We help you understand your obligations, limit potential liabilities, and ensure you are equipped to manage relationships with suppliers, customers, partners, and investors. Where disputes or uncertainties arise, we offer straightforward guidance to help you find solutions quickly and with minimal disruption to your operations.

Strategic, Personal Support

What sets our service apart is the personal, long‑term relationships we build with clients. We take the time to understand your business model, challenges, and ambitions. This allows us to provide advice that is not only legally sound but commercially meaningful.

We recognise that legal documents and transactions can be complex and time‑sensitive. Our team communicates clearly, avoids unnecessary jargon, and keeps you informed throughout each stage. Whether you need rapid turnaround on a contract or support with a major corporate transaction, we are responsive, accessible, and focused on delivering results.

Here to Support Your Growth

Running a business involves making decisions with confidence. Our Corporate and Commercial team is here to provide the practical, informed support you need—helping you protect your business today and plan effectively for the future.

Team Members

Claire Poulton
Partner

Claire Poulton
Daniella Tarbuck
Consultant Solicitor

Daniella Tarbuck

Jason King
Lauren Henderson
Solicitor

Lauren Henderson
Claire Poulton

Partner

Claire Poulton

Claire joined Rutherfords in September 2006 shortly after completing her Law Degree. Claire began work at Rutherfords as a paralegal, gaining experience in a variety of commercial and property transactions, going on to qualify as a solicitor in June 2010 and was, subsequently, made partner in January 2013. 

Claire has had the benefit of working in a variety of areas of law and is therefore able to apply this breadth of knowledge to all her work but now specialises in commercial property, landlord and tenant, agricultural and complex development work. She acts mainly for property owners / landowners with large expanding portfolios together with land owners and developers on complex development projects (including option agreements, overage agreements, conditional contracts, development agreements and land promotion agreements).

Claire has a long-standing client base and adopts a professional, warm and friendly approach which is welcomed by business and private clients alike

Daniella Tarbuck

Consultant Solicitor

Daniella Tarbuck

Daniella is a Consultant Solicitor who has many years’ experience dealing with business owners mainly in the SME market as she enjoys the ‘hands on’ approach required when working alongside business owners and directors as part of their legal team. Having worked in commerce before her legal career, she adopts a practical and commercial view of transactional work and works hard to find a straightforward resolution for her clients.

Daniella was educated at Queen Mary’s High School for Girls and The University of Birmingham and trained at the Wilkes Partnership in Birmingham, following a period of working for Wragge & Co immediately after qualification.

She now enjoys working with the Rutherfords team to assist corporate and commercial clients achieve the best outcome they can from their transactions and has a particular interest in fast turnaround commercial bridging finance.

Jason King

Jason joined Rutherfords LLP in 2020 as part of the expansion of the Commercial Team.

Jason obtained Distinction when undertaking the LPC at Nottingham Law School, having already obtained a grade 2:1 Law Degree. Having completed his training contract at a law firm in Warwickshire, he qualified as a solicitor in early 2017. Jason has benefitted from working in various areas of Commercial and Property law, with the ability to assist clients in a variety of different matters

Lauren Henderson

Solicitor

Lauren Henderson

Lauren joined Rutherfords in 2015 as a Paralegal in our Corporate and Commercial Department.

Lauren started her training contract in 2017. She achieved a first class Law Degree and went on to graduate, achieving a Masters in Law (LLM) and completed her LPC.

Lauren has been an integral part of the Corporate and Commercial Department since joining Rutherfords and completed her training contract in 2019 and will continue to work with the team on all Corporate and Commercial matters now as a qualified Solicitor.

Services

Call us on: 01827 311411

Contact
Ventura House, Ventura Park Road,
Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3HL
T: 01827 311411
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