M and M Solicitors

M & M Solicitors is primarily a criminal defence practice based in Cardiff, where it has been serving the local community and beyond for many years. Its experienced team of solicitors offers clients a tailored service suited to their individual needs and requirements.

The firm: Established in 2005, M&M Solicitors quickly grew to be a leader in its field, representing individual firms as well as corporate entities. The firm has rapidly expanded, covering serious fraud work/large-scale drugs conspiracies across the length and breadth of the country, and has a particular specialism in large-scale fraud investigations and HMRC investigations covering a wide spectrum, including alcohol, mobile phones, carbon trading and pharmaceuticals, among others.

M&M Solicitors prides itself on its ability to deliver expert legal advice and practical solutions to clients’ issues, and is committed to providing a professional, client-focused and results-driven service.

M & M’s meticulous preparation for such cases is often worthy of judicial acknowledgement, and it is held in high regard as competent and a ‘safe pair of hands’ by others in the profession who quite often refer clients requiring the firm’s particular skills. Additionally, it is registered at the Dubai International Financial Centre, with Nadeem Majid exercising full rights of audience before the DIFC Court.

Types of work undertaken:Crime: M & M is a highly ranked criminal litigation practice which specialises in defending very serious crime. It specialises in all types of crime, and has particular expertise in serious fraud, proceeds of crime, money laundering, drug trafficking, extradition, and bribery and corruption cases. The practice consistently attracts high-profile work, with clients being prosecuted by HM Revenue & Customs, The Serious Fraud Office, and the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, as well as the Crown Prosecution Service. It also represents individuals and public limited companies in allegations ranging from corruption, serious fraud (so called ‘white-collar crime’) and regulatory issues brought by MHRA, SFO and SIA, among others. Its lawyers have been involved in many leading cases of recent years, and its experience is invaluable in representing individuals charged with crimes. Clients engage the firm at an early stage, and in many case this has led to no prosecution following. The firm’s skill is demonstrated by the consistently excellent results achieved by the firm.

Residential conveyancing: the qualified and experienced residential conveyancing team is able to offer specialist property advice and guidance in purchases; sales; remortgaging; transfer of equity; and auction sales and purchases.

Commercial conveyancing: M & M is able to provide straightforward practical advice to clients on the acquisition and disposal of freehold property; grant of a new lease by a landlord or the acquisition of a new lease by a tenant; assignment, subletting and surrender of leases; lease renewals; purchase and sales of businesses; acquisition of development land and plot sales; refinancing of properties and property portfolios; and liquor licensing.

Litigation: the firm has a great deal of experience in resolving commercial litigation cases in employment law (contentious and non-contentious); contract disputes; debt recovery; commercial property; professional negligence; landlord and tenant disputes; boundary disputes; insolvency; and construction industry disputes.

Commercial debt litigation: M & M Solicitors has an experienced commercial debt litigation team that specialises solely in this field of work. This level of expertise ensures a practical, professional and proactive service which is tailored to meet the specific needs of clients.

Commercial contract disputes: M & M’s breadth of experience and resources mean it is able to provide individual attention and personal service for all contract issues, including breach of contract; sale of goods and supply of services agreements; franchise agreements; consultancy agreements; and a wide range of other situations.

Private contract disputes: over the years M & M’s specialist contract solicitors have built up extensive experience representing private individuals facing a wide range of disputes, including disputes over property ownership; collection of private debts; inheritance and probate disputes; building disputes; management and progression of insurance claims; and Landlord and Tenant Act proceedings for residential clients.

Specialist business sales and purchase solicitors: the specialist commercial team at M & M Solicitors has extensive experience in the sale and acquisition of a wide variety of businesses. It has particular focus on buying or selling a business as a going concern; advice on exiting a business; employment issues relating to business sales; financing; joint ventures and partnerships; property issues; and sales or purchases of professional practices.