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Vaughan Jones, Head of Corporate
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"The team is highly motivated, hardworking and extremely professional" - Legal 500, 2020
Our aim is to deliver practical advice that adds value to your business by being pro-active, innovative and responsive to market conditions.
Burnetts' Corporate team "are a strong regional practice and do very well in Carlisle and the surrounding areas." Clients quote - "Everything was done professionally, promptly and to my complete satisfaction with the right result achieved." - Chambers 2020
We advise on a wide variety of commercial issues including:
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
- Funding agreements and banking arrangements
- Joint venture and shareholder agreements
- LLP's and partnerships
- Business restructuring advice
- Private equity, venture capital and management buy-outs
- Commercial contracts
- Intellectual Property, IT and Technology
- Data Protection
- Regulatory (such as Competition Law and state aid/directors' duties)
More In This Section
- Overview
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals
- Business Restructuring Advice
- Commercial Contracts
- Corporate Governance
- Data Protection and Freedom of Information
- Funding Agreements for Business
- Intellectual Property, IT and Technology
- Joint Ventures and Shareholder Agreements
- LLPs and Partnerships
- Private Equity
- Regulatory Advice
- State Aid
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Vaughan Jones
Partnership Chair and Head of Corporate
Vaughan Jones is Burnetts' Partnership Chair and Head of Corporate team
Melissa McManus
Associate Solicitor
Melissa is an Associate Solicitor in Burnetts' Corporate team
Client Testimonials
Burnetts, The Corporate Experts
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Chambers & Partners 2020
Burnetts has consolidated its position as Cumbria's leading law firm.
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Legal 500
Burnetts continues to be Cumbria's most recommended law firm.
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Directors' duties
Corporate Solicitor Matthew Collings explores company directors' duties and the possible consequences in the event of a breach.
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Travel disruptions and the workplace
Ready for the storm? With wintry weather on the horizon, we look at some of the employment law and HR…
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What is a ‘drag along’ clause?
Corporate Solicitor Matthew Collings explains the benefits of “drag along” provisions in a company’s Articles of Association or Shareholders’ Agreement…
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Shareholders’ agreements: why every new business should consider one
When running a company with more than one shareholder, it makes good business-sense to take the time to draft a…
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The GDPR is here! What happens now?
Partner Caroline Redhead looks ahead at what to expect from enforcement of the GDPR which came into force on 25 May 2018.
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How do I sue for breach of contract?
James Curran gives a guide to breach of contract and explains how to take legal action.
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Top 5 Tips for Commercial Tenants
For many tenants taking a commercial lease is unchartered territory. So, as a tenant, what should you look out for…
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