Rebecca joined Walker Foster in January 2022 as a Legal Assistant in the Litigation department, proceeded onto a training contract and qualified with us in July 2025.
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Rebecca GeldardSolicitorRebecca is a solicitor based at our Skipton office with a key role in our growing Corporate Commercial department. Her work includes business sales, acquisitions, (share and assets), MBO's, restructures, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, and contract drafting.
Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys going to concerts and going out for food and drinks with friends and family.
Mergers and acquisitions remain one of the most common strategies for business growth. When executed well, a merger or acquisition can expand market share, strengthen capabilities and create long-term value.
Many people assume that only someone named in a Will can challenge it. In reality, a person does not always need to be included as a beneficiary to contest a Will. In certain circumstances, someone who has been left out may still have legal standing to bring a claim.
When buying or selling a business, the sale documentation must clearly set out who is responsible if something later goes wrong. Two of the most important protections in a business sale are warranties and indemnities.
The requirement to be physically present is absolute. A signature cannot be witnessed online via a video call like Zoom or FaceTime, or even through a window.
A power of attorney does not continue after death. When the donor dies, the authority granted to the attorney ends immediately. There is no grace period, and the attorney stops acting from the point of the donor’s death.
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