Justin Kelly

Justin Kelly

Partner & Notary Public


Contact Justin

Contact Justin

I am a Partner at Butcher & Barlow and both a practising Solicitor and Notary Public.

I graduated from University in 1998 having obtained a first class honours degree in Law and then attended the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Chester before joining Butcher and Barlow as a trainee solicitor over 20 years ago.

Although practising as an employment lawyer for much of my working life, I became increasingly involved in matters being dealt with by our Corporate & Commercial Team and developed an additional specialism in corporate practice. In recent years,  I have been leading on many high-value transactions including multi-million-pound acquisitions and disposals.

As the recently appointed Head of Corporate & Commercial at the Firm, I regularly deal with both asset sales and purchases, share sales and purchases and general commercial contracts whilst retaining a keen interest in and overall responsibility for the employment work given my substantial experience in that field.

In my employment practice, I am regularly instructed by clients ranging from very small/start-up companies to HR departments of multinational companies including companies whose parent offices are in the US, China and the Netherlands.

I have recently moved my primary office to the dedicated Commercial and Agricultural office at Gadbrook Park in Northwich but retain an office in Bramhall where I continue to meet the clients I have built relationships within the Stockport area for many years.

I am a member of the Employment lawyers association and also the Notaries Society. As a Notary, I authenticate facts and documents for international transactions acting for individuals through to multi-national PLC’s with overseas offices.

Outside of my work, my time is primarily engaged with my family including a young son and a teenage daughter and so much of my time is spent acting as a taxi service to various clubs and events. I am a long-suffering Manchester United supporter hoping for better days!

 

Specialist Areas

Commercial Property
Commercial Property
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Corporate & Commercial
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Employment Law & HR
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Notarial

Accreditations

The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2024 The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2023 The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2022 logo The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2021 logo The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2019 logo

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What our clients say about Justin

The support of Jonathan Aldersley continues to be an invaluable asset to my companies and his proactiveness, calm demeanour, opinions and expertise in managing often fairly complex M&A projects is highly appreciated. Justin Kelly is also worthy of recognition in particular for the commercial judgement applied to employment matters and the negotiations he undertook.’

Legal 500

I have worked with Justin Kelly and Jonathan Aldersley on numerous projects and found them both to be very approachable and accessible should I need to seek advice or query contract terms. They also have a desire to keep projects moving along and swiftly dealing with roadblocks which have the potential to stall thing.

Legal 500

I have an excellent relationship with Justin Kelly who stands out due to his in-depth knowledge of the law, particularly in employment issues and ability to communicate and explain the law in practical terms. Butcher & Barlow’s overall professionalism is a hallmark of this practice.

Legal 500

Yet again you have guided me/us successfully through a potentially very difficult situation. Well done and thank you.