Malcolm Scott Walby

My Approach

A pragmatic, experienced lawyer who has run businesses successfully in his own right and has had to take all the tough decisions that every business leader has to face from time to time. It’s all about the people and ensuring that the family business sector survives and prospers.

Area of Expertise

• Shareholders agreements
• Business re-construction
• Internal disputes
• Business sales and purchase
• Terms and conditions of trading
• Self-employed consultant/contractor agreements
• Employment disputes, contracts and advice (primarily advising the employer)
• Qualified, accredited and experienced Commercial Mediator

Recent Work

• Settling a claim by long-term employee with disabilities and mental health issues to exit.
• Settling a dispute between directors, to exit and take “his clients” with him.
• Drafting a shareholders’ agreement between existing company and a new investor bringing in 200 clients
• Represented company in commercial mediation with ex-director and shareholder
• Advised ex-wife who owned 50 shares in husband’s company in divorce proceedings
• Dealing with the sale of company for total of over £12 million
• Shareholders’ agreement for family business with blood relatives only clause
• Buying a construction business with 30 employees and leased premises
• Terms of business with non-solicitation clause and restrictive covenants
• Sub-contractor or consultancy agreement IR35 compliant
• Transfer of intellectual property rights
• Holding company/subsidiary company group re-structuring

Professional Associations & Qualifications

• Qualified as a Solicitor in 1992
• LLB (Hons) Law Degree from University of Glamorgan (1st in graduating class)
• LLB Honours Business Law, City of London Polytechnic
• Law Society Finals, Lancaster Gate College of Law
• Training contract S J Berwin, London
• Royal Naval Office, Britannia Royal Naval College
• Managing Director family business taken from insolvent to sale for over £2,250,000 and exit
• In-house lawyer and General Manager logistics business 475 staff