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Singletons is one of the best known specialist leading commercial, competition and IP/IT solicitors firms in the UK.
Experts in commercial litigation and Corporate disputes/Business Sales.
Email susan@singlelaw.com or tel 020 8866 1934 for legal advice or training now.

Best value high quality advice.
Prompt response times.
Practical advice.
  • Based on 20 years of City and business experience.
  • Advice given to companies in the UK and abroad from leading UK FTSE 100 plcs to small start ups.
    Over 800 satisfied clients since 1994.


  • We will advise you on:-
  • Company/Commercial law, buying and selling businesses, joint venture and partnership agreements (see video on "Singletons" page of site and youtube) standard terms of sale, contracts, contract and other commercial disputes and litigation
  • Commercial Litigation and Disputes - Major High Court litigation regularly won
  • EC and UK competition law - abuse of dominant position, pricing issues, parallel importation, price fixing, compliance and training, competition law damages litigation, EU and UK investigations, mergers and merger notifications, Bribery Act 2010 and compliance
  • Intellectual property law - copyright, patents, trade marks, designs
  • Computer, ecommerce, internet data protection/privacy and IT law
  • EU law including commercial agency regulations

  • Contact us now for urgent commercial litigation advice. Some competition, intellectual property and IT and director/corporate disputes can sometimes be undertaken on a no win/no fee (conditional fee) basis

  • Singletons' charges are an average 50% per hour less than our London competitors on the other side in most commercial litigation/competition-OFT matters/IP and similar matters, but with faster guaranteed response times and more personal attention and usually greater experience.

  • We have won virtually all cases we have taken to trial and have an almost 100% success rate at settlement at mediation.


  • Testimonials:
    " Working with you and Xxxx on this deal has been a revelation to me; we had two solicitors who were dealmakers and with no agenda other that get to completion. Neither of you had any interest in scoring Brownie points off each other
    or blinding the other with legal acumen. At no time was there any rancor
    or anger and you are both to be sincerely congratulated." (Unsolicited comment when acting on an acquisition of a business)

    August 2012 - "The best lawyer I have ever worked with. One of those people who knows what you need. This will definitely be our choice for the next time" (unsolicited feedback, IP/IT advice).

    "Having such a good team makes the lives of individual members of the team, and particularly mine, so much easier" (Leading Counsel in commercial high court litigation)

    "Susan Singleton of Singletons is renowned for "acting for the people who matter", and was said by one peer to be "as good as Millard on data protection"".(Chambers and Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession, when ranked in top 32 IT solicitors in London and Chambers· World·s Leading Lawyers).

    "The "terrific" Susan Singleton at Singletons "knows more about data protection than just about anyone in the country", according to clients" (Chambers Guide)

    "Susan Singleton continues to develop a thriving IT and competition practice"... "Susan Singleton of Singletons is said to be "level-headed" and "always on the ball"" .. "Singletons· phenomenal Susan Singleton is eminently sensible and knows her stuff"...."With a high profile in lecturing, publishing and advisory work .Susan Singleton is noted for her extraordinary energy.." (Chambers) )
    "Intellectual Property and Information Technology Recommended Expert", (Legal Business, Legal Experts 2012)

    Teams of people can be put together for bigger matters where necessary from our extensive collaborative partners.
  • TWITTER Follow Susan Singleton's legal tweets and stay up to date on legal changes on twitter.com - legal news as it happens (singlelaw)

  • PODCAST INTERVIEW with Susan Singleton link
  • REPORTED CASES: Martin Pointing v. Customs and Excise Commissioners [1999] F.S.R. 394. Yeheskel Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd & Others[2003] EWHC 687. Case summary at link

  • LAW BOOKS
    Details of Susan Singleton's 30 books are on her Amazon Author page at link
    May 2013 2nd edition of Buying and Selling Insolvent Companies and Businesses available
    link
  • CONFERENCES

    See our list of in-house courses at
    link

  • LATEST LEGAL NEWS AND ARTICLES

  • 7th May 2013 IP/IT Update published in Solicitor's Journal - link
  • 17th April 2013 Supreme Court judgment in Meltwater case on copyright and linking to be covered in next IT Law Today and Solicitors Journal update.

  • 11th January 2013 won commercial agency damages case at trial.

  • Latest IP/IT Legal Update published in Solicitors Journal 15 January 2013link

  • Third in our series of Classic Contract Law Case summaries in September 2012 Supply Management journal of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) link

  • CIPS' Supply Management magazine carries my article on contract law:
    link







  • Forthcoming events presented by Susan Singleton:

    Courses are now shown on the Training Page on the web site


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    Member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
    Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Firm's SRA Number 78030
    and subject to its Code of Conduct - www.rules.sra.org.uk/VAT No. GB 649974958.