Barnes Law

Barnes Law is a boutique London law firm with cross-border expertise. The firm specialises in representing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals across their business and personal legal needs in the UK and internationally.

Founded by Yulia Barnes in 2019 and headquartered in the heart of Mayfair, London, the firm has earned its reputation as a preferred choice for businesses, business owners and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) seeking a tailored, premium service.

Barnes Law prides itself on its partner-led approach and strategic ability to navigate complex legal challenges. The team operates with a hands-on approach, working creatively and collaboratively to help clients achieve their business and personal objectives.

The team works closely with professional advisors outside of the legal sector to provide top-tier service across clients’ diverse business and personal advisory needs. To provide a seamless service for cross-border clients and where necessary to comply with local regulations, Barnes Law collaborates with its trusted network of law firms located in other jurisdictions.

The team at Barnes Law is comprised of solicitors, barristers and paralegals with strong track records, excellent reputations and extensive experience across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Its solicitors and barristers advise on legal matters spanning arbitration, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property and real estate (commercial and residential), ensuring comprehensive coverage across core practice areas.

Several team members also serve as accredited adjudicators, arbitrators and mediators, bringing valuable perspective to contentious matters and enabling the firm to provide effective alternative dispute resolution alongside traditional litigation.

• Arbitration
• Commercial Law
• Corporate
• Commercial Real Estate
• Contentious Trusts and Estates
• Employment Law
• Franchising
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Residential Property

Corporate and Commercial

Barnes Law is recognised for its legal expertise and its role as a trusted business adviser to SME clients. From high-growth start-ups to long-established businesses, the team is known for advising businesses across at key inflection points of their growth. The firm is engaged by clients across a wide range of high-value sectors including real estate, logistics, hospitality, energy, technology and alternative investments.

The team regularly advises on business structuring, market entry strategies and corporate governance, as well as on legal needs that arise throughout all stages of the business lifecycle. This includes handling corporate and commercial transactions, protecting intellectual property, advising on commercial real estate matters, navigating employment and immigration issues and managing disputes through litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution methods.

Business Owners, HNWIs and Investors

Hand in hand with the firm's commercial specialism is its role in advising entrepreneurs, established business owners, HNWIs and investors on their personal and business-related legal matters. Barnes Law provides comprehensive, strategic legal advice to successful business leaders, helping them to navigate their business, capital and family matters in the UK and internationally.

This includes helping clients navigate the sale of a business or protecting their interests when providing a personal guarantee, to advising on convertible loan agreements and complex contractual arrangements surrounding asset introductions and strategic referral relationships.

Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Barnes Law’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution team represents clients in UK courts and major UK and international arbitration centres, including in corporate and shareholder disputes, commercial law and agency disputes, construction and property disputes and contentious trust matters.

While the firm has developed an impressive track record of reaching compromises through mediation rather than needing to formally litigate in the courts, Barnes Law takes a no-nonsense approach, working closely with every client to strategise and work towards achieving the best possible outcome, whether via litigation or alternative dispute resolution methods.