This document provides information about the corporate and commercial law services of Girlings Solicitors. They offer legal advice to help businesses achieve their strategic goals and handle challenges. Their services include advising on business mergers and acquisitions, disposals, governance, contracts, intellectual property, and more. They aim to build long-standing relationships and thoroughly understand their clients' businesses.

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Corporate & Commercial
Whatever business challenges
you face we can provide
sensible legal advice to help
you see the wood for the trees.
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2. Corporate &
Commercial
Law Specialists
We focus on building long-standing
relationships with our clients. We make
sure we thoroughly understand their
business so that we can help them
achieve their strategic goals.
Our services include advising on:
n Business mergers/acquisitions
n Business disposals
n Management buy outs/buy ins
n Leveraged buyouts
n Venture capital transactions
n Joint ventures
n Corporate governance
n Shareholders’ agreements
n Articles of Association
n Succession planning
n Corporate restructuring
n Partnership/LLP agreements
n Business formation/incorporation
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3. Working with you
At whatever stage your business is at, our
team can help. We have excellent business
contacts and a reputation for getting the
job done well. We also have a reputation for
being shrewd negotiators and work hard to
get the right result. We act for a wide range
of clients including entrepreneurs and owner
managed businesses (OMBs) - start ups, as
well as long established family businesses -
with all types of business structures: limited
companies, partnerships, LLPs and sole
traders. We also work with PLC’s, banks and
financial institutions as well as with charities
and other not-for-profit organisations across
a variety of sectors.
Acquisitions disposals
If you are buying or selling a business,
taking the right advice from legal experts
early on in the process can make a huge
difference in terms of time and financial
investment. A significant part of our
work as corporate solicitors involves the
acquisition or disposal of companies and
their businesses. Our experience ensures
that such transactions (often complex)
are dealt with professionally and efficiently
and we use our skills and expertise to
identify and manage the
often considerable legal risks.
Business contracts
We also offer commercial law services
and advise on the wide range of contracts
and arrangements which businesses need.
Our services include advising on:
n Standard terms and conditions of
trading
n Agreements with suppliers and
customers
n Agency, distribution and franchise
agreements
n Protection, and licencing of Intellectual
Property
n Technology supply and transfer
agreements
n Service level agreements
n Software development, licencing and
support agreements
n E-commerce and on-line services
n Regulatory compliance issues
A comprehensive service
Our Corporate Commercial team works
closely with our Employment Law and
Commercial Property specialists so that we
can provide a comprehensive service for all
the legal aspects of your business.
For further details contact
a member of the team
- see overleaf for details
A clarity of vision to help
you grow your business
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An office near you
Contact a member of our Corporate Commercial team: 01233 664711
Chris Brightling, Head of Department - chrisbrightling@girlings.com
Caroline Armitage, Consultant Solicitor - carolinearmitage@girlings.com
n Ashford Office
Stourside Place
Station Road
Ashford
TN23 1PP
Tel. 01233 664711
n Canterbury Office
16 Rose Lane
Canterbury
CT1 2UR
Tel. 01227 768374
n Herne Bay Office
39 William Street
Herne Bay
CT6 5NR
Tel. 01227 367355
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Authorised and regulated by the
Solicitors Regulation Authority No. 614527. *Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd is a separate company
authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority No. 522082.
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