Claire Armer - Managing Director

Claire Armer is the Managing Director of Newtons Solicitors, working across the Company Commercial and Commercial Property Teams. 

Claire Armer is the Managing Director of Newtons Solicitors. Working closely with Chris Newton and all the teams across the offices Claire has a hands-on approach to managing the day to day running of the firm.

Claire qualified in 2002 and prior to undertaking a management role in the firm worked closely with a range of commercial businesses across the region gaining a reputation for being down to earth and approachable making her popular with clients and staff alike.

In addition to contributing articles for Newtons’ website, Claire has written articles on a range of commercial topics for the national and local press as well as for specialist legal publications.

Claire’s legal experience includes:
Commercial

• Buying and selling companies
• Company administration and compliance; share transfers and company reorganisation
• Shareholder and partnership agreements
• Commercial agreements e.g. terms and conditions, distribution agreements, franchise agreements and consultancy agreements
• IT agreements e.g. service level agreements, software development agreements, shrink-wrap and click-wrap software licences

Commercial Property

• Sale and purchase of commercial property
• Acting for Landlord or Tenant of commercial premises on a range of issues including drafting, negotiating and advising upon heads of terms, leases, agreements for lease, rent deposit deeds, assignments, deeds of variations, lease forfeiture, exercise of break clauses and service of section 25 notices

Claire is based in Knaresborough and also works in our Ripon office.