BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES

Limited Liability Partnership Agreements

Protect your business with a well drafted limited liability partnership agreement

Create a clear path for your business and make commercial collaboration between members easier and more efficient with a well drafted limited liability partnership agreement. Whether you’re converting a partnership or starting anew, we’ll help you document the terms that will govern your limited liability partnership (LLP) – it’s one of the smartest ways to create certainty as to your partnership rights and to offer protection against risks to your business.

Experts in limited liability partnership agreements

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Negotiating a limited liability partnership agreement that supports your strategy and limits risk

Our team of corporate lawyers can support you with:

Advice on the benefits of a limited liability partnership agreement

and how this differs from a general partnership agreement or a limited partnership agreement.

If there is no LLP agreement in place, or if the agreement is not comprehensively drafted, default statutory provisions will apply, and these may not be suitable for your business.

Drafting the limited liability partnership agreement

We’ll draft the LLP agreement in a way that gives your business enough flexibility to support its growth and development.

Dispute resolution

We’ll provide you with the tools necessary to resolve disputes, should they arise, promoting a swift resolution.

Defining parameters of a LLP agreement

We’ll assess what rights or assets need protecting and clarify how payments and profits are allocated.

We’ll also help set out members’ responsibilities and explicitly state what happens if things go wrong, the LLP goes insolvent, or you want to leave the LLP.

Payments and profit structures

We’ll help organise allocation of profits and obligations of continued payment or rescue funding.

Intellectual property

We’ll advise on any intellectual property to be transferred into the LLP along with setting out clear provisions for ownership of IP by the LLP and its members.

Defining parameters of a LLP agreement

We’ll assess what rights or assets need protecting and clarify how payments and profits are allocated.

We’ll also help set out members’ responsibilities and explicitly state what happens if things go wrong, the LLP goes insolvent, or you want to leave the LLP.

Asset purchases

We’ll advise on asset purchases to be held by the LLP and equally, asset disposals.

Negotiations

with the other parties to the limited liability partnership agreement.

Decision-making

Including how day to day decisions and long-term strategies will be made and by whom.

Registration at Companies House.

Essentials of a limited liability partnership agreement

Getting the right legal support when drafting a limited liability partnership agreement can help you avoid common pitfalls and get the business essentials right, first time.

Working with you to understand your business needs, we will help you answer the following questions when drafting a limited liability partnership agreement to facilitate long-term commercial benefit:

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Have the roles and responsibilities of the LLP members been clearly defined?

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Has ownership of any assets to be used in the business been clearly established? And what happens to the assets (or profits from assets) if the LLP terminates or the assets are sold?

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How will payments from or to the Limited liability partnership be structured and allocated? What can they be used for?

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What restrictions apply to the members of the LLP?

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Who makes the decisions in the LLP and are there any reserved matters or rights of veto?

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What happens when a member wants to join or leave the limited liability partnership?

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What happens if there is a deadlock in decision-making?

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Does the limited liability partnership agreement include any warranties?

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What will happen if things go wrong? Does the limited liability partnership agreement include any indemnities in respect of potential losses that may be suffered by each party?

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What remedies are provided under the agreement?

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Can the terms of the limited liability partnership agreement be varied by the members? If so, how?

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Do you need to set a duration of the limited liability partnership?

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What happens if the LLP goes into administration or becomes insolvent?

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Do members know who will fulfil the LLP’s tax obligations?

Advantages of a carefully drafted limited liability partnership agreement

Protect your assets
Clearly document how assets owned by the limited liability partnership are to be treated and disposed of, so that each LLP member knows their rights.
Structure for decision-making
By creating a thorough and well documented decision-making structure, there will be no confusion as to the decision-making process. This will demonstrate good corporate governance to customers and suppliers and help you avoid accidental or unwanted liabilities for the business.
Limit risks to your business
Producing clear guidelines on risk allocation or to what extent members agree to be liable will help you avoid costly and time intensive dispute resolution processes.
A clear exit strategy
When being a member of the limited liability partnership is no longer commercially viable, having an exit strategy is of key importance. Being able to rely on well-documented provisions that clearly set out what happens when a member wants to leave the LLP can give you peace of mind that you are not making an overly onerous commitment.
Get clarity on your tax liability
An LLP is a separate legal entity from its members, but it is treated as a traditional partnership for the purposes of tax. LLP members are taxed as partners and so they are individually liable for tax on their share of the income or profits of the LLP. It is well worth documenting who is in charge of compliance with the LLP’s tax obligations to avoid penalties for late payments.

Who we help: Small, medium and large limited liability partnerships

We support a wide range of Middle East and Europe-based limited liability partnerships in commercial businesses where the creation and protection of a robust and profitable business model is crucial. We advise clients of all types, from start-ups to established market players.

Why choose Suis Law Lawyers?

Our corporate lawyers have a wealth of experience in drafting limited liability partnership agreements and in advising LLPs in general. We can assist you with strategic analysis of your LLP, provide you with well-drafted documentation and support you with negotiations of your governing documents – from the commercial terms of your business to the more common legal protections that you might need.

Beyond providing you with corporate advice, we take a holistic approach to supporting you across all areas of business law. Our extensive experience helping businesses across the Middle East and Europe develop means we understand commercial challenges beyond just their legal implications – enabling us to provide practical advice and guidance to help you achieve your business goals, now and in the future.

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