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Butcher & Barlow LLP

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The corporate and commercial team at Butcher & Barlow LLP is active across a broad range of sectors, with particular strength in the healthcare space. The team acts for a diverse roster of clients, comprising SMEs, corporates, and individuals, and is well-equipped to handle the full spectrum of transactional work, as well as possessing a strong track record in advising on employee share schemes. Leading the team is Justin Kelly, who is noted for his expertise in asset and share sales and purchases, as well as general commercial contract matters.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'What I really like about Butcher Barlow is that they are normal people. They don't baffle you with terminology. They work with integrity and always do what they say they're going to do within the deadlines set.’

  • ‘Jonathan Aldersley has worked with our company for many years. Through business sales and acquisitions. He's genuine, honest and a genuinely nice person.’

  • ‘The commercial team have a number of experienced solicitors who can guide our clients through their transactions, typically buying and selling businesses or when raising finance.’

  • ‘Always deal with Jonathan Aldersley who I trust to work to the required deadline to allow us and our clients complete successful transactions.’

  • ‘The interconnectivity and collaboration between departments feels seamless. Our work usually requires interfacing parties from different areas of expertise and its refreshing as a customer to know the collaboration is managed in the background without the need to act as a conduit to pass on claim information and update other parties.'

  • ‘Tom Newman was our day to day contact he was always available and willing to help. He answered all our questions, gave us sound advice and dealt with all our concerns - which I have to admit were many. This may not be relevant but he always remained cheerful and positive when we were at our lowest.’

  • ‘Butcher and Barlow do many things very well, the most important of these is their desire and actions that get them right under the skin of ones business to deeply understand the needs of both the business and its individuals.’

  • ‘Our main point of contact Jonathan Aldersley was a stable a highly reassuring individual. He was reliable, diplomatic, knowledgeable and above all highly respected by the buyers team of advisors. Our day-to-day contact Tom Newman and Daniel Woodcock who advised on property matters were always punctual in their responses to our questions and concerns and they always put us at ease with their informed advice.’

Key clients

  • Joseph Holt Brewery
  • Aeroco Group Limited
  • Depledge Strategic Wealth Management
  • Law Distribution
  • Fords of Winsford
  • P & H Evans Limited
  • London Stone Paving Limited
  • ABC Digital Ltd
  • K Steels limited
  • Horsfield-Smith Ltd
  • TVD (NW) Limited
  • DTE Accountants

Work highlights

Acting for an aircraft component manufacturer in relation to asset sale involving assignment of various IP rights and other contractual obligations with a licence for the use of rights back to for use in specific territories across the world.
Advised a major car retailer in relation to a multi million pound share acquisition and share for share exchange.
Advised property group on corporate finance documents and security documents following the provision of a securitisation bond instrument issuing secured fixed rate bonds.

Practice head

Justin Kelly

Other key lawyers

Jonathan Aldersley; Tom Newman; Daniel Woodcock