Contracts & agreements
Drafting and reviewing the documents a trading business runs on, with the risk points marked in plain English rather than buried.
- Supply and service terms
- Shareholder and partnership agreements
- Licensing and confidentiality
Fallow & Bloom — Solicitors
Careful legal work, explained in language you can act on.
A small practice for people and businesses who want a straight answer, an agreed scope and a fee they were told about before the work began.
Practice areas
The matters we take on, and the ones we will refer out
We work in a deliberately narrow set of areas so that the person advising you has seen the problem before. If your matter sits outside them, we will say so at the first conversation.
Employment & workplace
Advice for employers and senior employees, from the wording of a contract to the handling of a difficult exit.
- Contracts and handbooks
- Restructures and redundancy process
- Settlement discussions
Property & conveyancing
Residential and small commercial transactions, kept moving with updates you do not have to chase.
- Purchases, sales and transfers
- Commercial leases and renewals
- Title and easement questions
Wills & estates
Putting arrangements in writing while they are still straightforward, and helping executors through the administration when they are not.
- Wills and powers of attorney
- Estate administration
- Trust structures
Dispute resolution
Most disagreements are better settled than litigated. We advise on the merits first and on the process second.
- Contract and payment disputes
- Negotiation and mediation
- Pre-action correspondence
Companies & start-ups
Setting a new venture up so the ownership, decision-making and exit terms are settled before they matter.
- Incorporation and constitutions
- Founder arrangements
- Early commercial paperwork
How we work
Four steps, and you know where you stand after the first
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First review
You tell us what has happened. We tell you whether it is a legal problem, a commercial one, or something that will resolve itself — before any file is opened.
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Scope and fee in writing
If we take the matter on, you receive a short letter setting out exactly what we will do, what we will not, and how the work will be charged.
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Advice and drafting
Documents come to you marked with the points that need a decision from you, separated from the points that are ours to handle.
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Completion and handover
We close the file with a plain summary of what was agreed and what you should keep, so the next adviser never has to start from nothing.
Fees & engagement
You should never learn the cost of legal work from the invoice
Every matter is quoted before it starts. Where the shape of the work changes, we tell you what that means for the fee at the time, not at the end.
Fixed fee
Used wherever the work has a predictable shape — a will, a lease review, a company formation, a standard contract. One figure, agreed in advance, covering the stages listed in your engagement letter.
Monthly retainer
For businesses that need someone to call rather than a file to open. An agreed block of advisory time each month, with anything larger quoted separately before it begins.
Time-based
Reserved for disputes and matters whose length genuinely cannot be known at the outset. You receive an estimated range, and an update whenever the estimate needs to move.
People
The solicitor you meet is the solicitor who does the work
Matters are not passed down to someone you have never spoken to. You will know from the first letter who is responsible for your file.
Adrian Fallow
Principal · Commercial & disputes
Advises owner-managed businesses on their trading documents and on disagreements that have started to cost more in attention than in money.
Ines Bloom
Senior solicitor · Employment
Works with employers and senior employees through contracts, restructures and the conversations that tend to happen shortly before a dispute.
Theo Marchant
Solicitor · Property & private client
Handles transactions, leases and estate administration, and is usually the person keeping a conveyance moving week to week.
Questions
Before you get in touch
Is a first conversation confidential?
Yes. Anything you tell us while we consider whether to act is treated as confidential, whether or not we go on to open a file for you.
How do you check for conflicts of interest?
We run a conflict check against our existing and former clients before accepting instructions. If a conflict exists we tell you promptly and, where we can, point you to another practice.
How quickly will someone respond to an enquiry?
Enquiries sent through this page are read by a solicitor, not an inbox. You will have a reply within two working days telling you whether the matter is one we can help with.
What should I have ready for the first meeting?
Whatever exists already: the contract, the letter, the title documents, the correspondence. If nothing is written down yet, a short timeline of what happened and when is enough to begin.
Can meetings be held remotely?
Most of our work is done by video call and secure document exchange. Where a matter requires identity verification or a signature to be witnessed, we will arrange to meet in person.
Request a consultation
Tell us what has happened
A few lines is enough to start. We will read it, check for conflicts, and reply within two working days with either an outline of how we would approach the matter or a referral.
If the matter is not one we handle, we will say so plainly rather than take it on.
Please do not send confidential documents with a first enquiry. No solicitor–client relationship is created until we have confirmed the scope of work in writing.