Summit
Strategic legal insight on tap
Some businesses don't need a project. They need a proactive permanent presence.
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Most businesses already have external lawyers. What they don't have is a senior legal mind who knows their business, thinks about their plan continuously, and is genuinely invested in making sure nothing derails it.
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External law firms are reactive by design. They wait for something to go wrong, then engage — formally, expensively, and usually too late to avoid the damage. They're built for legal combat, not strategic partnership. And every conversation with them costs money, which means most CEOs have fewer of them than they should.
Summit is the alternative. Not instead of your law firm, but before it. The proactive permanent presence that means you rarely need to call them in the first place.
What you get out of it
Calm, instant, informed perspective from someone who knows your business - and who has spent over twenty years as a General Counsel across some of the UK's most ambitious businesses. Not theoretical legal advice. Not an hourly rate ticking in the background. Hard-won experience of what actually matters, what doesn't, and what the fastest, least damaging path forward looks like in practice.
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And that real world experience is combined with a relationship-first approach to everything: so when issues do arise, the instinct is never to escalate to formal process. It's to find the path that protects the plan and the relationships your business depends on.
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In practice that means:
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Direct access to Andrew whenever you need it: a call, a conversation, a steer on whatever comes up
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A monthly check-in, online or in person, to scan ahead, review what's changed and make sure nothing is quietly building into a problem
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A senior strategic legal mind who knows your business, your plan, your people and your ambitions — so you never have to start from scratch
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Horizon scanning as an ongoing discipline, not a one-off exercise - so the business keeps moving fast with someone always looking around the corners ahead
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A relationship-first instinct on everything: finding the path that protects the plan and the relationships that matter, before formal legal process ever becomes necessary
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And something that compounds over time: a relationship built on trust, continuity and genuine shared interest in landing the plan.
How it works
Summit is deliberately simple. No complex structures, no terms that trap you into things you don't need.
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Direct access to Andrew in between, as much or as little as you need. Some months that means one conversation. Others it means several. The access is always there. And a monthly check-in, the rhythm that keeps everything on track.
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The relationship starts with a thorough onboarding, getting deeply under the skin of your business, your plan, your ambitions and your current legal and compliance picture. That foundation is what makes every subsequent conversation more valuable than the last.
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For some businesses, Summit follows naturally from Horizon or Vantage: the programme has done the foundational work, and Summit keeps the momentum going.
For others, it's the right starting point from day one.
Who it's for
Summit is for ambitious businesses that want more than occasional legal advice. They want an immediate strategic steer from a senior legal partner who is genuinely part of the team, without the cost or commitment of a full-time GC.
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It works particularly well for:
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Scaling businesses that need strategic legal, risk and compliance thinking to keep pace with their growth
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Founders and CEOs who want a trusted strategic legal mind on tap, in their corner for the long term
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Businesses that have completed Horizon or Vantage and want to maintain that forward visibility permanently
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Leadership teams that want someone who knows their business well enough to give instant, informed strategic advice whenever it matters
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Summit is limited to a small, select number of businesses at any one time. That's entirely deliberate: the relationship only works when it's given the attention it deserves. There are currently only a couple of places available.
The details
Ongoing monthly partnership. Monthly check-in, online or in person. Direct access to Andrew whenever needed. Limited availability: small number of businesses at any one time.
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From £3,500 + VAT per month
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If you're considering Summit, the best next step is a conversation. Not a pitch - just an honest discussion about whether this is the right fit for both of us.