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Jackie Bennett

Team Assistant
Corporate & Commercial

Jackie joined Woodfines in January 2022 as an Administrative Assistant in the Operations team and then in January 2024 she moved departments and became a Team Assistant in the Company Commercial team.

Jackie gained a HND in Public Administration (Legal Studies); and graduated in 2001. She then furthered her studies and completed a Bachelors of law (Honours) LLB degree at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated in 2003.

Keith Corkan

Team Assistant
Corporate & Commercial Employment Law

Jackie joined Woodfines in January 2022 as an Administrative Assistant in the Operations team and then in January 2024 she moved departments and became a Team Assistant in the Company Commercial team.

Jackie gained a HND in Public Administration (Legal Studies); and graduated in 2001. She then furthered her studies and completed a Bachelors of law (Honours) LLB degree at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated in 2003.

Regulatory support

Our team will assist you in ensuring compliance with all corporate laws and regulations, so that the business can move forward on a sound financial and legal basis.

Corporate reorganisation & restructuring

We are company commercial law experts advising on all aspects of your businesses structure to meet your commercial objectives. Including preparing for exit, merge with another entity, consolidating your balance sheet, increase equity, implement an MBO or MBI, expand the business model or dealing with a financial crisis.

 

Commercial contracts and advice

Our team provides legal solutions for commercial trading relationships, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements at various stages in the supply chain.

 

 

Buy-ins & Buyouts

Trust our commercial experience for a smooth transition during management buy-ins and buyouts. We are also on hand to assist with owner fall outs and finance advice to support growth expansion.

Investment – Private Equity and Venture Capital

Our team provides the guidance you need to secure essential funding for your growing businesses.

Corporate & Commercial

 

Welcome to our dedicated page for Business Legal Support Services. Our corporate and commercial solicitors provide high-quality legal services to various clients, including owner managed businesses, aspirational small and medium sized businesses, large companies and PLC’s.

 

Amanda Ritchie

Team Assistant
Corporate & Commercial

Jackie joined Woodfines in January 2022 as an Administrative Assistant in the Operations team and then in January 2024 she moved departments and became a Team Assistant in the Company Commercial team.

Jackie gained a HND in Public Administration (Legal Studies); and graduated in 2001. She then furthered her studies and completed a Bachelors of law (Honours) LLB degree at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated in 2003.

More about Amanda…

What’s the most daring/scariest thing you have done?

I went hill walking with my family and I found myself Traversing steel cable fixed to a rock face above a fast flowing welsh river, people who know me would not think I would do such a thing but

did it!  I have also spent many a winter skiing with my family where I have felt on top of the world. 

Neil Gibbs

Team Assistant
Corporate & Commercial

Jackie joined Woodfines in January 2022 as an Administrative Assistant in the Operations team and then in January 2024 she moved departments and became a Team Assistant in the Company Commercial team.

Jackie gained a HND in Public Administration (Legal Studies); and graduated in 2001. She then furthered her studies and completed a Bachelors of law (Honours) LLB degree at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated in 2003.

More about Neil…

What’s the most daring/scariest thing you have done?

Accepting the role of Managing Partner professionally and personally, bungee jumped from a hot air balloon.

What was your first job?

Working on a building site ferrying cement to the bricklayers – a great summer job, but not so great in the winter months.

Tell us something that not many people would know about you?

I have completed the Three Peaks challenge three times and aspire to complete Surrey Hills 100.

If you weren’t a lawyer or in your current profession, what would you be doing?

As I am quite entrepreneurial in outlook I would have founded my own business and have retired long ago!