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Commercial Property
The team has a reputation for technical excellence and deals with a wide range of transactions including acquisitions, disposals, commercial leases and secured lending.
Corporate, Banking & Finance
Ranked as a leading firm in the Legal 500, the Corporate, Banking & Finance team are experienced solicitors with excellent business contacts and a reputation for getting the job done well.
Commercial Law
The Commercial Law team can guide you on the legal and commercial issues that arise at every stage of your business’s life and provide advice on the most suitable structures and arrangements for its activities.
Employment Law for Businesses
Whatever kind of business you are, our Employment Law team can help you meet the challenges of increasingly complex and changing employment legislation.
Debt Recovery
A fast, efficient and cost effective debt recovery service.
Dispute Resolution for Businesses
Our Dispute Resolution team provides a wide-range of services in advising on and resolving all types of commercial and contractual disputes and claims.
Our Experts
Carl Vincent
Chairman, Head of Department
Employment Law
Carl Vincent
Chairman, Head of Department
Employment Law
Carl advises businesses, partners and senior executives on all areas of employment law and Employment Tribunal litigation. He also has extensive experience of High Court litigation and partnership, LLP and shareholder disputes.
Read moreChris Brightling
Head of Department
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Chris Brightling
Head of Department
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Chris is a corporate partner and head of the Corporate, Banking & Finance and Commercial Law team at Girlings. He has significant experience advising on corporate acquisitions, disposals and investments as well as general corporate law matters.
Read moreJeremy Burke
Head of Department
Commercial Property
Jeremy Burke
Head of Department
Commercial Property
Jeremy has extensive and varied experience as a Commercial Property Solicitor working with companies, charities, educational institutions, banks, developers and individuals based in the UK and abroad.
Read moreDavid Redgate
Partner
Commercial Property
David Redgate
Partner
Commercial Property
David has built up an excellent reputation working for a wide range of commercial clients throughout Kent and further afield. Formerly a Director on the board, he still works closely with Canterbury BID.
Read moreDavid Morgan
Partner
Employment law
David Morgan
Partner
Employment law
David has a background in science and the pharmaceutical industry and before training as a solicitor he spent more than 10 years as a research scientist in the pharmaceutical industry; working for the world’s largest pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in their Bioprocess Development Group at Sandwich, Kent.
Read morePaul McAleavey
Partner
Employment Law
Paul McAleavey
Partner
Employment Law
Paul is a Partner at the Firm and his practice includes advising companies, senior executives, professional footballers and LLPs on a wide range of employment and HR issues. He has a decade of experience at top-ranked London law firms, including in the City of London.
Read moreCaroline Armitage
Consultant Solicitor
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Caroline Armitage
Consultant Solicitor
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Caroline has a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial law as a Solicitor and also as a specialist adviser to charities. She works as governance specialist and legal adviser to charities, SMEs, OMBs, and entrepreneurs.
Read moreJonathan Masucci
Partner
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Jonathan Masucci
Partner
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Jonathan is experienced in advising on corporate acquisitions and disposals as well as general corporate, commercial and charity law matters.
Read moreSimon Stempien
Partner
Commercial Property
Simon Stempien
Partner
Commercial Property
Simon has extensive and varied experience as a Commercial Property Solicitor and works with companies, charities, banks, developers and individuals across Kent and the South East. He is based in our Herne Bay office.
Read moreNicola Webster
Senior Associate Solicitor
Dispute Resolution
Nicola Webster
Senior Associate Solicitor
Dispute Resolution
Nicola is an experienced commercial dispute resolution specialist, providing advice, support, and guidance to a wide range of businesses, charities, public bodies, and organisations, often dealing with high value claims.
Read moreSophie Robins
Partner
Commercial Property
Sophie Robins
Partner
Commercial Property
Sophie is an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor with a reputation for getting to know her clients’ businesses and objectives to give business focused advice.
Read moreLee Quickenden
Associate (FCILEx)
Dispute Resolution
Lee Quickenden
Associate (FCILEx)
Dispute Resolution
Lee is an Associate (FCILEx) in our Litigation team, based in our Ashford office. He joined Girlings in May 2022.
Read moreUsman Miah
Associate Solicitor
Commercial Property
Usman Miah
Associate Solicitor
Commercial Property
Usman is a commercial property solicitor with experience in advising businesses and individuals on various freehold and leasehold matters, particularly in the healthcare and early education sectors.
Read moreBeth Norman
Associate (FCILEx)
Commercial Property
Beth Norman
Associate (FCILEx)
Commercial Property
Beth is a property lawyer specialising in advising developers and housebuilders on their residential developments and plot sales across Kent and the South East. She is based in our Canterbury office.
Read moreElesha Bradford
Assistant Solicitor
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Elesha Bradford
Assistant Solicitor
Corporate, Banking & Finance; Commercial Law
Elesha qualified into our Corporate, Banking & Finance and Commercial Law team in September 2023. She is based in our Ashford office.
Read moreRebecca Page
Debt Recovery Manager
Debt Recovery
Rebecca Page
Debt Recovery Manager
Debt Recovery
Rebecca is our Debt Recovery Manager, and is attached to the Dispute Resolution Department. She is based in our Herne Bay office.
Read moreThomas Picknell
Assistant Solicitor
Commercial Property
Thomas Picknell
Assistant Solicitor
Commercial Property
Thomas qualified into our Commercial Property team in September 2023. He is based in our Herne Bay office.
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