McCay Legal continues to strengthen its commercial practice as businesses across the region undertake increasingly significant transactions and complex legal matters

The North West’s commercial landscape is changing, and so too is the scale and complexity of the legal work being carried out within the region.

McCay Legal, with offices in Derry/Londonderry, Strabane and Omagh, has continued to develop its commercial offering, advising businesses, investors and individuals on significant corporate transactions, commercial property matters, employment issues and complex disputes.

The firm has previously reported a record quarter for its Commercial Team, with more than £15 million in transactions completed across its Corporate and Commercial Property teams, including a £5.5 million share acquisition. For the firm, however, the significance lies not simply in the value of the work, but in what it demonstrates about the level of commercial legal expertise available to businesses across the North West.

A commercial practice built for a growing region

As businesses across Derry/Londonderry, Strabane, Omagh and the wider North West continue to grow and invest, the legal matters behind that growth are becoming increasingly sophisticated. McCay Legal has developed its commercial practice with that changing business environment in mind.

Its commercial teams advise clients at different stages of the business lifecycle, from growth and investment through to acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, commercial property transactions and disputes. The focus is on providing commercially minded advice that reflects not only the legal issue in front of the client, but the wider objective of the business.

That combination of accessibility, local understanding and the ability to handle substantial, technically demanding work has become an increasingly important part of McCay Legal’s identity as it continues to build its position as the North West’s commercial law firm.

More than the transaction itself

Commercial legal advice is rarely about documentation alone. Behind every acquisition, contract, property deal or dispute is a wider business objective, whether that is protecting an investment, facilitating growth, resolving a problem or allowing a business to move forward with confidence.

McCay Legal’s commercial offering encompasses corporate transactions, shareholder and partnership arrangements, commercial contracts, commercial property, employment law and commercial litigation. This breadth allows clients to access advice across several areas of their business through one firm, rather than viewing each legal issue in isolation.

A commercially focused approach to disputes

The firm’s commercial litigation practice also reflects the increasingly complex nature of disputes being handled within the region. McCay Legal acts in matters including contractual disputes, shareholder and boardroom disagreements, partnership disputes, debt recovery, injunctions and other contentious business matters.

While litigation can sometimes be unavoidable, the firm’s focus is on the commercial outcome for the client. That can mean negotiation or mediation where an effective resolution can be reached, while ensuring clients have experienced representation when court proceedings are necessary.

For a business, the strongest result is not always defined by the size of a settlement or the length of a legal battle. Cost, time, reputation, commercial relationships and the ability to continue operating effectively can all be equally important considerations.

Supporting ambitious businesses across the North West

The continued growth of McCay Legal’s commercial practice comes at a time when businesses across the North West are themselves becoming more ambitious, more sophisticated and increasingly active in major investment, development and growth projects.

For Managing Director Gareth McCay and the wider team, the aim is to ensure that businesses in the region have access to the depth of legal expertise required when the stakes become higher or a matter becomes more complex.

“Our ambition has always been to build a firm capable of delivering high quality, commercially focused legal advice here in the North West,” said Gareth McCay, Managing Director of McCay Legal. “The businesses we work with are growing, investing and undertaking increasingly significant transactions. We want our legal offering to grow alongside them, while retaining the accessibility, relationships and understanding of our clients that are so important to us.”

As the firm continues to expand its commercial work, the emphasis remains on combining strong technical legal advice with an understanding of the commercial pressures, opportunities and ambitions facing businesses throughout the region.

McCay Legal provides advice across Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property and Employment Law from its offices in Derry/Londonderry, Strabane and Omagh.

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