Gloucestershire’s 50 Leading Entrepreneurs - September 2019

Entrepreneurs

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S

Watching your back

As this edition of Punchline champions the business entrepreneurs among us, we thought it worthwhile staying with the theme. Every business person who has that entrepreneurial sixth sense to smell out opportunity and the courage to grasp it will need good professional advice. They might consider any professional advice to be too staid and cautious, but after having their fingers burned once, they can see that correct professional advice is indispensable if they are to maximise their business. To instruct a professional you need to trust them, and to trust them you need to know them. You need to instruct someone who appreciates how you work and what you want. This means they can work with you quickly to achieve the deal or cut out any potential threat to your cash flow. “Solicitors can no longer can sit behind their desk and wait for the client to come to them” said Alex Lyttle. “You need to be able to relate to your client, build trust, understand their business and make sure you are ready when they call.”

Commercial litigation and employment law are Mr Lyttle’s own areas of expertise, in addition to dealing with all kinds of contract disputes, including breach of warranty claims and general commercial contract disputes. He is able to advise

Alex Lyttle,Associate Partner at Tayntons

employers with any queries they might have, from an employee on long-term sick leave to a breach of their restrictive covenants. “At Tayntons we pride ourselves on our close working relationships with clients, so we understand their needs and can help them with their decision-making. “Equally, you don’t want a lawyer who thinks they know your business better than you do. “We understand business people are the experts in what they do and that they rely on us to make things possible. “A good lawyer will help them protect their ideas and assets. They will work on their behalf to resolve

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