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This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - SRA number 383490 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicestershire LE19 1SA Tel 0116 289 7000 Fax 0116 281 6229 Email [email protected] Web www.bhwlaw.co.uk The East Midlands’ leading specialist commercial law firm

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This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - SRA number 383490

5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicestershire LE19 1SATel 0116 289 7000 Fax 0116 281 6229

Email [email protected] Web www.bhwlaw.co.uk

The East Midlands’ leading specialist commercial law firm

BHW provides the highest quality legal, commercial and strategic advice to businesses of all types and sizes.

We offer the full range of commercial legal services and specialise in many industry sectors, including aerospace, agriculture, information technology, plant hire, retail and schools.

Our approach is cooperative, straightforward and businesslike. Put simply, we get the job done.

BHW is a Legal 500 “leading firm” and has been recognised by the Law Society for exemplary standards of client care and business management.

The East Midlands’ leading specialist commercial law firm

If you would like to discuss any of our services, please give us a call. Our expertise, experience and commitment will exceed your expectations.

Our corporate team combines the best legal expertise and market knowledge with an understanding of our clients’ aspirations, strategic objectives and deal methodologies to deliver a package which is constructive, practical and cost effective.

Our pragmatic advice always takes into account your individual circumstances and we believe that by getting to know you and fully understanding your goals we can deliver an unrivalled service.

Our services include: -

• Share and asset acquisitions

• Share and asset disposals

• Mergers

• EISandEMIshareoffers

• Joint ventures

• MBO’sandMBI’s

• Group reconstructions

• Finance, security and investment agreements

• Venture capital investments

• Data room services

Please contact Nick Bridle to discuss our corporate services.

Phone: 0116 281 6220 Email: [email protected]

Corporate

Our commercial team provides expert and cost effective business solutions to all types and sizes of business – from start-ups to multi-nationals.

Sound contractual relationships with your suppliers, customers and commercial partners are crucial for your business, adding value and minimising risk.

We will protect your interests and help you build a better business.

Our full range of commercial services include: -

• Agencyanddistributionagreements

• Franchising

• Licensing

• Purchaseandsupplytermsandconditions

• Longtermsupplyagreements

• Shareholderagreements

• Jointventures

Commercial

Please contact Ed Nurse to discuss our commercial services.

Phone: 0116 281 6230 Email: [email protected]

We act on major acquisitions in shopping centres, high streets and retail parks around the UK. The department also specialises in leases for data centre premises and distribution depots.

We deal with the sale and purchase of agricultural property, agricultural tenancies and option agreements relating to the potential development of agricultural land. We also deal with wind farm agreements.

Typical transactions include: -

• Theacquisitionofmajorretailpremises

• Theconstructionandlettingofsubstantial distribution depots

• Saleandleasebackofbusinesspremises

• Theacquisitionofnewheadofficepremises

• Takingleasesofspecialiseddatacentre premises

• Buyingandsellinginvestmentproperties

• Agriculturalproperty

Commercial Property

Please contact Julie White if you would like

to discuss commercial property services further.

Phone: 0116 281 6228 Email: [email protected]

We are the East Midlands’ leading law firm for pension scheme property transactions and we act for some of the UK’s leading pensions advisers and their clients.

More and more commercial properties are being purchased through pension schemes because the tax benefits are potentially significant – but there are risks. Tax advantages can be lost if the strict procedures and guidelines laid down by HMRC are not followed. There are various financial limits that apply to scheme borrowing and requirements for formal letting arrangements to be in place.

Because we specialise in pension scheme property transactions we can help you ensure that your proposals will work and will be compliant.

We also deal with bespoke pension scheme transactions, for example, property purchases by multiple pension schemes, purchases of mixed use properties and purchases which are part individually funded and part pension scheme funded.

Ifpensionschemelendingisnotsecured on commercial property, BHW can help secure lending over other assets – for example company assets such as equipment and intellectual property.

Our team advises on all aspects of freehold and leasehold property, acting for national and local businesses.

Pension Scheme Property Transfers

Please contact Julie White to discuss our commercial property services.

Phone: 0116 281 6228 Email: [email protected]

Please contact Beverley Merrell to discuss our pension related property services.

Phone: 0116 281 6221 Email: [email protected]

BHW are the UK’s leading lawyers for supply chain contracts in the Aerospace industry. We have been instrumental in defining the latest generation of standard industry contracts with the world’s primary aircraft OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

We help our clients negotiate balanced contracts, providing both security of supply for the customer as well as commercial security for the supplier. We are experts in implementing supply chain and procurement systems enabling secure flow down of client requirements to their supply chain.

We understand the pressures of ramp up modifications and through programme development. We can prepare you for review meetings and can operate as discreet in-house advisers or take an active role in negotiations if required. We never lose sight of the overriding objective – to achieve a commercial solution.

Aerospace

Please contact Ed Nurse to discuss our aerospace services.

Phone: 0116 281 6230 Email: [email protected]

BHW are the experts for school to academy conversions. We pride ourselves in getting to know each school’s learning ethos, priorities and values and in making sure that the work we do enhances rather than diminishes those values. We have testimonials and recommendations from every school that we have converted into an academy.

Whether you’re converting on your own, as part of a chain, an Umbrella Trust or a Multi Academy Trust, we have the expertise and experience to guide you and to help you decide which option works best for you.

We offer competitive fixed fees to provide you with a best value solution and to help you plan your first academy budget with the certainty you need.

School to Academy Conversions

Our Academy Support Programme is also there to help you after conversion providing a professional and cost effective “post conversion” package, to deal with your legal, HR, procurement, commercial, funding, governance and property needs.

Please contact Ed Nurse to discuss our academy conversion services.

Phone: 0116 281 6230 Email: [email protected]

We are software and information technology specialists. We know the importance of providing advice and documentation that works for all sides – developers, service providers, licensees and end users alike.

We have extensive experience advising on all types of agreements relating to: -

• Softwaredevelopment

• Softwarelicences

• Softwaresupportandmaintenance

• Outsourcing

• SoftwareasaService(SAAS)

We also know how dangerous information technology disputes can be and take a commercial approach to resolving contractual differences. We can work with you to rebuild project relationships and to get service provision back on track.

Our technical expertise is genuine. MattWorsnopleadsourInformationTechnologyteam.Inadditiontobeinga solicitor, Matt has an M.Eng in Electronic Systems Engineering. With over 10 years’ practical experience as a software developer, Matt and his team can quickly understand the technology behind project software ensuring that the best practical and commercial contract solutions are implemented.

Software and InformationTechnology

Please contact Matt Worsnop to discuss our information technology services.

Phone: 0116 281 6235 Email: [email protected]

CarefulmanagementofIntellectualProperty(IP)canhelpyour business secure its innovations, products, brands and creative designs in a similar way to physical property.

At BHW we can help you identify yourIntellectualPropertyandhow best to protect it in the UK and world markets.

We can also help you develop a clearIntellectualPropertyStrategy,including systems to help you audit yourcurrentIP,gainprotectionanddeal with infringements and disputes.

Our expert legal team offers advice on afullrangeofIPincluding:-

• Copyright

• Designright

• Patents

• Trademarks&servicemarks

• Tradesecrets&confidentialinformation

• Trademark applications (bothUKandEU)

• Trademarkandsoftwarelicensing

• Trademarkoppositionsandlitigation

Innovation,BrandingandIntellectualProperty

Please contact Ed Nurse to discuss our intellectual property services.

Phone: 0116 281 6230 Email: [email protected]

Being an employer is becoming an increasingly complex business and there are always new proposals in the pipeline. We help you balance the need to be a fair employer with the need to run a competitive business and provide a practical and common-sense approach to issues arising in the workplace.

We can provide you with up-to-date and unambiguous contracts, policy documents and staff handbooks, to reduce the likelihood of any disputes. Should you need to defend a claim from an employee, we have the knowledge, experience and expertise to help you deal with it effectively and commercially.

Employment

Please contact Laura Allanson to discuss our employment services.

Phone: 0116 281 6237 Email: [email protected]

We cover all areas of employment law, including: -

• Contractsofemployment

• Staffhandbooksandpolicydocuments

• Workplacedisputes

• Disciplinaryandgrievanceprocedures

• Unfairandwrongfuldismissal

• Redundancyprocedures

• Discriminationlaws

• Maternityandotherfamilyfriendlyentitlements

• Compromiseandterminationagreements

• Transfersofbusinesses,outsourcing, restructures and mergers(TUPE)

BHW Employer Support and Protection SchemeFor many of our clients, the best way to use our employment services is through our BHW Employer Support and Protection Scheme.

This includes a contract and staff handbook review to ensure your employment documentation is up-to-date and compliant, unrestricted telephone support, access to a comprehensive suite of best practice guides, email updates and a quarterly newsletter.

The Scheme can be insurance backed so that if an employee brings a claim against you, all your costs and the amount of any award you have to pay is covered. The Scheme is very cost effective and is payable in equal monthly instalments allowing you to cap your costs.

We provide practical HR and business compliance training courses to give your staff the confidence, knowledge and skills to manage effectively. You can choose from our comprehensive range of pre-packaged courses, or we can tailor a course to suit your particular needs.

We have also developed our own BHW HR Toolkit - a cost effective software package specifically designed to allow small and medium sized businesses to deal with their HR administration with a minimum of fuss.

Training and Support

Please contact Laura Allanson to discuss the BHW Employer Support and Protection Scheme or for more information on our Training and Support services.

Phone: 0116 281 6237 Email: [email protected]

Our Dispute Resolution team is robust, pro-active and above all, commercial. Whether your problem is simply an unpaid debt or a complicated contractual dispute, we’ll adopt the best strategy to get a resolution as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

We are also experts in helping implement strategies to minimise risk.

We know when to litigate and when to negotiate. Lisa Wainwright, who heads the Dispute Resolution Department, is both a solicitor and a qualified mediator.

We understand how important it is for our clients to know we’re on their side. We do whatever it takes to get the right result and our commitment is demonstrated in everything we do.

Our services include: -

• Contractdisputes

• Productliability

• Bankingdisputes

• Shareholderdisputesandunfairprejudice petitions

• Injunctions

• PartnershipandLLPdisputes

• Professionalnegligenceclaims

• Debtrecovery

• Cardealershipdisputes

• Propertydisputes

Additionally, BHW is one of the few firms in the East Midlands able to handle contentious probate disputes. Our services include challenging and defending Wills, promissory estoppel claims and negligence claims against professional advisers.

We can also advise on the full range of contentious insolvency issues, helping both insolvency practitioners and individuals in bringing and defending claims for wrongful and fraudulent trading, preferences, transactions at undervalue and misfeasance.

Dispute Resolution

Please contact Lisa Wainwright to discuss our dispute resolution services.

Phone: 0116 281 6223 Email: [email protected]

This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - SRA number 383490

5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicestershire LE19 1SATel 0116 289 7000 Fax 0116 281 6229

Email [email protected] Web www.bhwlaw.co.uk

Our expertise, experience and commitment will exceed your expectations.