We are delighted to announce that SO Legal has joined the Family Business Community as Brand Associate member.

The Family Business Community is dedicated to supporting, connecting, and empowering family-owned and family-run businesses across generations.

At its core is a deep understanding of the unique dynamics that define family businesses, where rational commercial decisions are often intertwined with complex emotional and relational factors. Recognising and balancing these dynamics underpins everything The Family Business Community does.

Family businesses remain hugely important to the UK and Global economy, accounting for millions of businesses nationwide and employing a significant proportion of the private sector workforce. From established multi-generational companies to growing owner-managed businesses, family-run enterprises continue to play a major role across a wide range of sectors.

Supporting family businesses through every stage

At SO Legal, we work with family businesses across a broad range of legal matters, supporting clients throughout the lifecycle of a business and helping them address both day-to-day challenges and longer-term strategic planning.

Our expertise includes:

• Commercial property
• Corporate and commercial
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Employment law
• Private client
• Family law
• Immigration law
• Residential property

We regularly advise family businesses on matters including shareholder agreements for family businesses, family business disputes and how to resolve them, succession planning, commercial property transactions, employment law matters, and family investment companies (FICs), helping families manage and protect wealth while planning for the future.

Sue Howorth, Co-Founder of The Family Business Community, said:

“Family businesses often face unique challenges because business decisions are closely connected to family relationships, values, and long-term legacy. Having private and trusted advisers who understand both the commercial and personal aspects of those conversations is incredibly important. We are delighted to welcome SO Legal as a Brand Associate member of the Family Business Community and look forward to working together to support family businesses across the UK.”

Bhavini Kalaria, head of commercial litigation at SO Legal, said:

“Family businesses are a hugely important part of the UK economy, and we work with family-run businesses across a wide range of sectors. Joining the Family Business Community is a great opportunity for us to further support family businesses and build relationships within the wider community.”

Supporting businesses, families, and business owners nationwide

We are a specialist law firm with offices in London, Brighton, Bath, Eastbourne, Hastings, and Ulverston, supporting businesses, families, and individuals nationwide across a broad range of legal services.

Our solicitors advise clients on matters ranging from commercial property and corporate transactions to dispute resolution, employment law, private client matters, family law, and immigration law.

We work with family businesses at every stage, from growth and succession planning to dispute resolution, property transactions, and protecting family wealth. If you run a family business and would like legal guidance or support, get in touch with our solicitors, call 01323 407555 or email [email protected].