Beyond Corporate Law‘s specialist corporate and commercial practice has noteworthy experience in advising on high-value joint venture arrangements and acquisitions of key developments in Manchester. In addition, it frequently assists its clients in leasing negotiation and arrangement cases. Hannah Al-Shaghana, who has a strong client portfolio, is described as ’quite simply first-rate’. Development specialist James Flynn leads the team. Owen McKenna is experienced in the remit of transactional real estate cases.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Beyond Corporate offer a personalised and extremely commercial approach, with easy access to senior lawyers across a broad-range of disciplines. All their lawyers are personable, approachable individuals whose expertise punches well above their size of firm. It truly is an exceptional boutique practice which is unusual outside of London.’

  • ‘Hannah Al-Shaghana is quite simply first-rate. She is technically excellent but always combines that knowledge with exceptional commerciality. She is thorough, diligent and always available to chat through different approaches to issues.’

  • ‘The team is always available when needed.’

Key clients

  • Gino D’Acampo Hotels & Leisure Ltd
  • Isterco Associates Limited
  • Castlefield Estates Limited
  • Property Alliance Group
  • Motel One (UK) Limited
  • New Care
  • James Hall and Company Limited (SPAR supermarkets)
  • Supreme Imports Limited
  • Hurstwood Holdings Limited
  • Pringle Executive Homes Limited
  • Errigal Developments Limited/Owen McLaughlin
  • McGoff Group
  • Cert Property
  • Capital & Centric
  • Rise Homes
  • Logik Developments
  • Sykes Seafood Limited
  • Mandelbrot Holdings Limited
  • Novo Property Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Sykes Seafood Limited on the leasehold acquisition of a 167,000 sq. ft. logistics/manufacturing facility.
  • Acted for Motel One on two new hotel developments in Bridewell and Blackfriars, London, which will provide circa 405 bedrooms in total, with a capital value of over £100m.
  • Acting for Gino D’Acampo Hotels & Leisure Ltd on relevant matters.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Flynn

Other key lawyers

Hannah Al-Shaghana, Owen McKenna