Mary was admitted as a solicitor in 1976 and practised at Linklaters and Clifford Chance specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions before joining William Sturges. She was an in-house legal advisor for Fisons Plc, looking after the Company’s agrochemical, pharmaceutical and scientific equipment divisions. She was also a consultant adviser to the Last Great Western Railway Housing Association. She has advised numerous charities on their constitutions and operational problems.
Mary is an experienced company commercial lawyer and has advised clients of all sizes ranging from sole traders, partnerships, privately owned or publicly listed companies. Mary has experience in the following areas:
- formation, reorganisation and restructuring of companies
- mergers and acquisitions and purchase and sale of businesses
- the creation and financing of joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability partnerships
- security and loan documentation, finance leasing and guarantees
- general commercial contracts, conditions of sale and purchase, agency, distribution and franchise agreements
- websites, terms of use, privacy policies and website development agreements
- employment including terms and conditions of employment, directors service agreements, staff manuals, disciplinary and grievance procedure, statutory compromise agreements, employee share schemes, general management and HR issues
- dispute resolution including negotiating settlements
- industrial and provident societies, housing associations, charities, clubs and community centres in relation to their constitutions, rule books and general operation
Mary’s clients experience includes pharmaceutical, chemical, scientific equipment, food and shipbuilding companies, paper manufacturers, stationery and clothing chains, general retail outlets, medical services groups, nursing homes groups, restaurants, preparatory schools and nurseries, commodity brokers, financial services partnerships, retail franchises, lawyers, company directors, bankers, teachers, doctors, therapists and new start ups.
Mary has lived and worked in Paris and is a fluent French speaker. As a result she is able to assist English clients with prospective property investment in France as well as French clients with their investments and businesses in the United Kingdom.
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