Welcome to the Silver Shemmings LLP Website

Silver Shemmings LLP is a progressive legal practice offering clear and practical advice. This means that we deliver realistic advice and support aimed at strengthening your business.

Our philosophy is that the most commercially sensible course is, where possible, to avoid a dispute as this can escalate costs and potentially damage our clients’ relations with their customers and/or suppliers.

Silver Shemmings provide a pro-active approach, giving clear and practical support so that our clients can meet their objectives. We recognise that no issue can be considered in a legal vacuum and so we look to be part of the team giving added value to the client’s commercial decisions.

Practical legal advice that makes commercial sense

We are able to advise on a wide range of commercial and legal issues. We can assist our clients with

• contractual matters especially with regard to all types of standard and bespoke forms of construction contracts (including PFI), joint venture agreements and collateral warranties and bonds
• dispute resolution including adjudication, adjudication enforcement, mediation, arbitration and litigation
• commercial issues such as debt recovery, insolvency, mergers & acquisitions, employment
• property related matters including commercial leases / acquisitions / sales, landlord/tenant disputes, health & safety, and environmental matters
• environmental concerns including water pollution and ground contamination, managing environmental liabilities in contracts, claims made by the Environment Agency and environmental risk management
• product liability, professional negligence and indemnity claims
• employment, contracts, grievances, regulations, policies and tribunals
• health & safety issues including claims made by the HSE