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Your Trusted Legal Partner in Farnborough
Herrington & Carmichael is a full-service law firm with a heritage spanning over 180 years, dedicated to providing expert legal advice to businesses and individuals across the UK and internationally. Our team of specialists operates at the forefront of their respective legal fields, offering tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of multinational organisations, entrepreneurial businesses, and private clients. With offices in Farnborough, Reading, and Ascot, we combine deep local knowledge with a global perspective to deliver results-driven legal services. Our commitment to excellence has been recognised through inclusion in The Times Best Law Firms list for 2023 and 2024.We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with our clients, underpinned by a culture of integrity, professionalism, and innovation. Our expertise spans corporate, commercial, employment, family, immigration, real estate, and private wealth law, among other specialist areas. We invest in our people and infrastructure to ensure we remain at the cutting edge of legal practice while maintaining a client-centric approach. Our success is measured by the satisfaction of our clients and the positive impact we make on their personal and business lives.
Services
Corporate Law
Dispute Resolution
Employment Law
Immigration Services
Real Estate
Private Wealth
Family Law
Wills & Probate
Regulatory Compliance
International Legal Services
Highlights and features
- Over 180 years of legal expertise in Hampshire, Surrey, and the Thames Valley
- Dedicated specialists across 10+ practice areas including corporate, family, and immigration law
- Recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2023 and 2024
- Client-focused approach combining legal excellence with commercial pragmatism
- Three strategically located offices with international case coordination capabilities
Services
Corporate Law
Our corporate law team advises businesses on transactions, governance, and commercial matters. We support clients from start-ups to multinational corporations with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance. With sector-specific expertise in technology, healthcare, and financial services, we provide strategic legal solutions that drive business growth and mitigate risk.
Dispute Resolution
We handle complex commercial disputes through litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution methods. Our experienced team represents clients in contract disputes, insolvency matters, intellectual property conflicts, and professional negligence claims. We focus on achieving cost-effective outcomes while protecting our clients' commercial interests and reputations.
Employment Law
Our employment law specialists advise businesses and individuals on workplace rights and obligations. Services include drafting employment contracts, handling tribunal claims, managing redundancies, and ensuring compliance with evolving employment regulations. We provide proactive guidance to prevent disputes and maintain harmonious workplace relations.
Immigration Services
We offer expert immigration advice for businesses and individuals navigating UK visa requirements. Our services include sponsorship licence applications, work permit processing, and compliance audits. We assist multinational companies with relocating staff and help individuals with residency and citizenship applications, ensuring adherence to current immigration laws.
Real Estate
Our real estate team handles commercial and residential property transactions across the UK. We advise on acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development projects, and construction contracts. With specialists in new build developments and property finance, we provide comprehensive legal support for investors, developers, and private clients.
People
Yavan Brar
Managing Partner, Head of Corporate
With extensive corporate law experience, Yavan leads our corporate team and oversees strategic growth. He specialises in complex M&A transactions and advises major clients on business restructuring and international expansion.
Alex Canham
Partner, Corporate
Alex provides expert corporate legal advice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He has significant experience in private equity transactions and regularly advises growth-oriented businesses on investment and exit strategies.
Alistair McArthur
Partner, Head of Employment
Alistair leads our employment law team, specialising in workplace disputes and HR compliance. He advises businesses on employment tribunal cases, contract negotiations, and workplace policy development across multiple industry sectors.
Liz Hailey
Partner, Head of Real Estate
Liz oversees our real estate practice with expertise in commercial property transactions. She advises developers and investors on acquisitions, development projects, and property finance arrangements across the UK market.
Charlotte Drury-Woods
Partner, Head of Private Wealth & Inheritance
Charlotte specialises in private wealth management and succession planning. She advises high-net-worth individuals on wills, trusts, probate, and tax-efficient estate planning to protect family assets across generations.
Questions
What areas of law does Herrington Carmichael specialise in?
We specialise in corporate, commercial, employment, family, immigration, real estate, private wealth, and dispute resolution law, with additional expertise in regulatory compliance and international legal services.
Does the firm handle international legal matters?
Yes, we coordinate cross-border legal projects through our global network and have experience advising clients in Europe, North America, and Asia.
What experience does the firm have with business start-ups?
Our entrepreneurs and start-ups service provides tailored legal support including business formation, funding arrangements, and growth strategy advice based on extensive experience with new ventures.
Are there specialist property law services?
Our real estate team offers comprehensive property law services including residential and commercial transactions, new build developments, and property finance solutions.
How does the firm support employment law compliance?
We provide proactive employment law advice covering contracts, workplace policies, tribunal representation, and compliance with current employment legislation for businesses of all sizes.
Reviews (7)
Aimee Stewart
Jun 08, 2022
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Herrington Carmichael have been nothing but prompt and efficient in helping us with our transfer of equity in what has been a difficult situation. Kate Gurney has been excellent and could not ask for a better solicitor.
John Quinn
May 12, 2022
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I engaged Herrington Carmichael 6 years ago for a property purchase and returned to them recently to handle a sale and purchase. Jo and her team (including Ellena) completed our house purchase without a hitch. All aspects of the transaction were handled in a professional, efficient and friendly manner. 10 out of 10. Let's hope the sale goes as smoothly.
Sean McAlinden
May 03, 2022
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Caroline, Toby, and Ellena have all been quite brilliant on our sale and purchase. It would be fair to say the house we were initially looking to purchase ended up being rather complex where the owners had high court orders against the property and more. Caroline and team thoroughly protected us extremely well from what could have been quite a terrible situation. for that I am extremely grateful.
Upon changing direction to purchasing a less problematic house, Caroline and team worked extremely fast which enabled our chain to stay in-tact and we were moved in within a very short period. I highly recommend Herrington Carmichael.
Upon changing direction to purchasing a less problematic house, Caroline and team worked extremely fast which enabled our chain to stay in-tact and we were moved in within a very short period. I highly recommend Herrington Carmichael.
Simon Owen
Apr 13, 2022
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This was our second property transaction through Herrigton Charmichael and once more the quality and professionalism of service from Kate and Joshua was exceptional. It's never as straightforward as you want it to be and it was a reassuring relief to have them batting on our side throughout.
Amy F.
Feb 15, 2022
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Caroline was really helpful! My partner and I were buying our first property and Caroline patiently answered all our incessant questions. She and Natasha were really responsive, and we'd definitely recommend them in future.
S. Leroux-Graves
Feb 05, 2022
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Excellent service provided for new home purchase. Pam Kamel in particular was very professional, prompt in her response and enabled us to move swiftly on our purchase.
Stephen Hurdle
Dec 18, 2021
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When you engage a solicitor, you look for a person with whom you feel at ease that they are competent and are on the front foot, rather than someone who seems always behind the curve and you are constantly pressing for progress. Your firm, and Roisin Hooke in particular, assisted by Jessica Richards, came recommended to us and more than exceeded expectations. We always knew exactly where we were up to on our transactions, communications were clear and unambiguous and any few queries were dealt with promptly.
Add to that a person who not only fulfilled her role but made you feel she personally took an interest in our business rather than it being just a case to be dealt with, and we felt we had the perfect assistance for our need. Thank you for such good service and naturally we shall recommend your firm to others. Stephen & Sandie Hurdle Just to add; the completions team has continued the good work, getting us efficiently over the line and on time. Very satisfied with the service
Add to that a person who not only fulfilled her role but made you feel she personally took an interest in our business rather than it being just a case to be dealt with, and we felt we had the perfect assistance for our need. Thank you for such good service and naturally we shall recommend your firm to others. Stephen & Sandie Hurdle Just to add; the completions team has continued the good work, getting us efficiently over the line and on time. Very satisfied with the service
