Fellous Avocats · Sector
Real estate
Businesses, operators and partners: supporting commercial commitments relating to premises, business activity and how they change.
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Premises and the operation of a business
The firm deals with these matters from a business law perspective.
Choosing premises or changing a place of business has consequences for how the company is organised. Financial and contractual commitments are compared with the intended activity, the timetable and the project.
The firm acts on commercial documents, relationships between the parties involved, the commercial lease and transactions relating to the operation of the business. The exact scope of the engagement is defined on the basis of your request and the documents available.
Who we work with
- Businesses and operators: setting up, occupation of premises and changes in activity.
- Retailers and networks: how the premises, the business (fonds de commerce) and operating contracts fit together.
- Landlords, tenants and commercial partners: reciprocal commitments and disputes over their performance.
- Partners and investors: organising relationships around an operating project or a transfer.
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Examining commitments relating to the premises
Gathering the draft lease, amendments, schedules and correspondence. The intended activity, financial terms, duration and the parties' obligations are examined in the context of the operating project.
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Supporting a change in the business
A transfer, a change of organisation or a new contractual relationship requires existing agreements to be compared with the proposed project. The documents are reviewed to identify the points to be discussed and the steps to prepare.
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Preparing a commercial dispute
A disagreement over the performance of a commitment or a sum claimed must be documented. The firm examines the facts, the contract and the correspondence before proposing a framework for action suited to the objective.
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- Commercial contractsPreparing commitments between customers, suppliers, service providers and partners.
- Commercial litigationOrganising the case, assessing the options and preparing negotiations or proceedings.
- Shareholder disputesExamining the rights, documents and possible responses to a governance disagreement.
Your questions
Frequently asked questions
Which documents should be prepared for the review of a commercial lease?
The complete lease, amendments, schedules, relevant correspondence and information on the activity carried on or planned. Mention any deadlines already known.
Can the firm review a project before signing?
The first exchange makes it possible to define the subject and the scope of the work. Send the draft and the intended timetable so that the points to be examined can be identified.
Which documents should be gathered when a business is transferred?
Documents relating to the operation of the business, the premises, current contracts and the transfer project form a first basis. The list is completed according to the transaction.
How should a dispute relating to the operation of a business be presented?
A chronology, the contracts, the amounts under discussion and the correspondence make it possible to understand the disagreement. The dates on which formal notices or claims were received must be indicated.