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Corporate Law

Buying and selling businesses is at the heart of our corporate work. Our reputation in this field is based on the highly professional service, wide-ranging commercial awareness and value for money we provide.

Our clients range from large national companies to privately owned and family businesses in London and across the South East. From our offices in Orpington, well located close to the M25, we provide the quality of service you expect from a City-based firm with the added benefits of dealing with a personable practice.

The CWJ corporate team has been ranked by Chambers, the UK's leading directory of the legal profession, as one of the best in the Bromley region. read more

The team is headed by Ben Madden, who is recognised as a leading practitioner in Bromley and Sussex for corporate finance work in Chambers.

The professionalism of our approach gives confidence to clients and peace of mind. Their business interests are secure in our team’s hands.

The type of work we do includes:

Corporate

  • Business sales and acquisitions
  • Management buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Companies Act 2006 compliance
  • Shareholders' agreements and other joint venture agreements
  • Share restructures
  • Banking and securities
  • Advice to directors
  • Company secretarial

Insolvency

  • Restructuring
  • Acquisition of business assets from administrators
  • Insolvency procedures including voluntary arrangements, administrations and liquidations
  • Advice for or relating to directors

The following are handled by our Commercial team:

Commercial Agreements

  • Agency agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Franchise agreements
  • Terms and conditions

Partnership

  • Partnership agreements
  • Advice on dissolution
  • Sales and purchases
  • Conversion to LLP

Speak to our corporate law solicitors in Orpington today

If you require further advice, please fill in our Online Enquiry Form and a member of our corporate team will contact you as soon as possible.