Succession

Legal support for succession planning to ensure smooth, compliant business transitions.

We provide legal support in succession planning, including all employment law aspects of business continuity, leadership transitions, and family business handovers.  Our team ensures compliance while protecting key employee and employer interests

Our Expertise

At BCR, our team of experts offer specialist legal support in all employment law aspects of succession planning in Jersey, helping businesses prepare for smooth and compliant transitions in leadership and ownership. Whether you are planning for retirement, restructuring, or handing over a family-run enterprise, our team provides tailored advice to ensure business continuity while protecting the interests of both employers and employees.

Our Approach

Succession events can trigger complex employment considerations, including the transfer of employment rights, changes to senior management contracts, and the management of redundancies or reassignments. We guide our clients through these issues with a strategic and practical approach, ensuring legal compliance whilst remaining focused on achieving our clients’ commercial aims.

We assist in reviewing and updating employment contracts, service agreements, restrictive covenants, and incentive arrangements to reflect future business needs.

Our goal is to minimise disruption and legal risk while preserving key talent and maintaining operational stability. By engaging us early in the succession planning process, businesses can ensure a smooth transition, safeguard continuity, and uphold legal and employment best practices throughout the change in leadership.

Our Values in Action

Excellence: Provide expert, tailored advice that meets the highest standards.

Delivery: We deliver clear, practical legal solutions with responsiveness, precision, and no surprises.

Respect: We listen, understand, and tailor our advice to each client’s unique needs.

Elegance: We simplify complexity with clarity, professionalism, and refined legal execution.

Why BCR Law

We provide expert legal support for succession planning, ensuring smooth leadership transitions and business continuity. Our team helps navigate employment law complexities to protect both employer and employee interests during change.

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