Cross-Border Legal Advice for UK and Overseas Businesses

International business law governs commercial transactions, corporate structures, and disputes that cross national borders.

At Myerson, we provide expert advice in international corporate law, commercial law, dispute resolution, employment law, and more, ensuring compliance with both UK and overseas regulations.

Through our membership in the MSI Global Alliance, we connect clients with trusted legal partners in over 100 countries. 

Yes. We support UK businesses with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, international contracts, intellectual property protection, and global compliance matters.

Our team works closely with international law firms to deliver seamless advice tailored to your target jurisdictions. 

Absolutely. We regularly advise international companies, investors, and entrepreneurs on setting up operations in the UK, acquiring businesses, investing in commercial property, hiring staff, and managing disputes. Our goal is to help overseas clients operate confidently in the UK market. 

The MSI Global Alliance is a network of over 250 independent law and accounting firms in more than 100 countries. As an active member, Myerson gives clients priority access to pre-vetted lawyers worldwide, ensuring coordinated, culturally aware, and commercially focused cross-border legal support. 

We manage multi-jurisdictional litigation, international arbitration, enforcement of foreign judgments, and complex commercial disputes. Our international dispute lawyers have secured significant results for clients in industries ranging from manufacturing to banking. 

Yes. Our international employment lawyers advise on employment contracts, global mobility, secondments, redundancies, TUPE, and compliance with both UK and foreign employment regulations. 

We provide guidance on UK GDPR, EU GDPR, cross-border data transfers, and data protection compliance.

We also assist with breach response plans and risk management for businesses operating internationally. 

Yes. We also assist with personal matters for overseas individuals with UK legal needs, such as property transactions, estate planning, and dispute resolution. 

Successfully bringing a claim on behalf of a high-tech manufacturing business based in England against an oil exploration company based in Romania on the Black Sea coast. Attending round the table settlement discussions in Constanta and Bucharest, Romania and recovering payment in excess of $1.1M US dollars. 

Acting on behalf of an English agent against a large American manufacturer, based in San Diego, California. Obtaining judgement in the United Kingdom and recovering payment from California. 

Acting on behalf of a French manufacturer of emergency nuclear fallout shelters and disaster relief equipment (whose customers include governments and NGO’s internationally) against an English distributor for a significant sum. 

Defending a claim brought by an Icelandic bank against an entrepreneur based in Barbados in relation to a $26M development in Barbados. 
 

Myerson was instructed by three UK entities forming part of a wider international group to provide banking advice on accession agreements with ING. The aggregate value of the facility was in excess of £39 million. Myerson worked closely with the advisors based in other European jurisdictions.   

Client Intro: 

JB Law is a boutique Dutch law firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital transactions, often dealing in international business law. 
Case Overview: 

Myerson’s Banking and Finance team was instructed by JB Law to provide English law advice on two high-value refinancing transactions for their clients operating in distinct industries - commercial real estate and the cruise sector. Both transactions required specialist legal analysis to ensure compliance with international law and to mitigate risks associated with complex cross-border financing structures. 
Our work included: 

• Reviewing and advising on facility agreements, security documents, and guarantees under English law. 

• Identifying and resolving English law issues arising from the financing arrangements. 

• Supporting JB Law in negotiations to ensure compliance and to mitigate legal risks. 

• Delivering timely, commercially focused advice to meet tight transaction deadlines. 

Ryan Fletcher, Senior Associate, Corporate, and Head of the Banking Sector at Myerson said: 

"We were pleased to assist JB Law with their high-value and logistically complex cross-border financing transactions. The unique nature of the assets and the phased security structure required precise legal analysis under English law. Our ability to provide clear, practical advice within the required timeframe reflects our expertise in handling complex international matters and supporting clients operating across multiple jurisdictions." 

We were successful in an Application in the High Court in London relating to the registration and enforcement of Singaporean Judgments in England.

The issue which had to be considered by the Court was whether our client was entitled to register in England two Judgments made in their favour following a six-day commercial fraud trial in the Singaporean High Court. The Singaporean Judgments totalled US$1,028,455 and US$413,199.58 plus interest.

The Judgment Debtor argued that the Singaporean Court had no jurisdiction to determine the original proceedings, that the Judgments had been obtained by fraud and that the registration of the Singaporean Judgments in England was contrary to public policy.

The case involved difficult questions about the level of evidence needed before the Court would list any issue in contested registration proceedings for trial. In other words, whether any of the Judgment Debtor's arguments had a real prospect of success and needed to be resolved at trial.

After both written and oral submissions, the Court declined to list any of the issues for trial and dismissed the Judgment Debtor's Application to set aside registration.  Therefore, the Singaporean Judgments remain registered and enforceable in England.  In addition, the Court ordered the Judgment Debtor to pay 100% of our client's costs relating to the Application.  The Court's decision is unusual because the Court normally only awards approximately 70% of the costs incurred by a successful party.

Myerson advised Netherlands-based Its Value Consultancy B.V., part of Improven Group, on its acquisition of the remaining one-third shareholding in UK-based Its Value Limited, completing the buyer’s transition to full ownership of the business.

The shares were acquired from the outgoing minority shareholder, who remains involved with the business in a consultancy capacity. The transaction enables Improven to streamline governance and support the next phase of growth for the group’s UK operations. Myerson provided comprehensive cross-border advice throughout the transaction, including structuring the acquisition, negotiating the share purchase arrangements and managing the matter through to successful completion.