About Us

Rawlison Butler is a regional business law firm based in South-East England with offices close to London-Gatwick International Airport. Recognised for our client satisfaction and the quality of our legal expertise, we have won several recent awards including “South East Corporate Law Firm of the Year” in the ACQ Global Awards 2014.

We provide legal advice on corporate, and commercial contracts, competition law, franchising, information technology, intellectual property, employment, litigation, real estate and private client matters. The firm has particular industry sector experience in automotive, charities, education, finance and insurance, manufacturing and distribution, property, retail, technology and travel. We are experienced business lawyers.

To ensure you always receive the most appropriate advice and support for your business, you need lawyers who fully understand and appreciate your business drivers and what you wish to achieve. Knowing your aims and what makes you and your business tick, means we can ensure you always receive the best advice to fully meet your requirements.

Our easy-to-work-with teams have a proven track record of delivering straightforward, cost-effective, no-nonsense advice and solutions on time for a wide variety of businesses, from global corporates, through national and regional companies to sole traders.

Our franchise team acts for both franchisors and franchisees. Drawing on specialist expertise from across the firm, we can provide our clients with a wealth of experience in all legal aspects of franchising. We can assist with:

• Franchise structures and strategies
• Drafting and advising on franchise agreements, master franchise agreements, franchise manuals and associated documentation
• International franchising Franchise reports for franchisees
• Franchise sales, re-sales and purchases
• Franchise disputes, covering everything from disputes over pre-contractual misrepresentations to post-termination restrictive covenants
• Advising on dispute avoidance strategies and policies
• Business planning and financing
• Licensing
• Property-related matters
• Brand protection and management
• Employment
• Data protection