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Welcome to Mackrell.Solicitors

Mackrell.Solicitors is an award-winning, full service London law firm, with a truly global reach.

Headquartered in central London, we have been providing high quality legal advice and services since 1845.

As a firm, our philosophy is to make your life easier. Providing clear, practical solutions through an otherwise complex web of legal jargon, our ability to make legal advice accessible has resulted in us maintaining an impressively high retention rate amongst our clients.

Despite significant growth in recent years we remain personal enough to provide the tailored service clients look for and every case is supervised by one of our Partners, working closely with our team at all levels throughout. We are also large enough to offer comprehensive and practical expertise so our clients are able to use our firm to deal with all of their legal needs, no matter what the scale or complexity may be.

Being a full service firm also allows us to easily refer work between departments – avoiding outsourcing of parts of a client’s legal requirements saves the client both time and money; something we are able to provide both domestically and internationally through our international association Mackrell International.

We are founders of Mackrell International, a world leading global network of approximately 4,500 lawyers across 60 countries, enabling us to offer the added value of immediate international legal advice and assistance in any jurisdiction worldwide. We are a worldwide web of lawyers, with local knowledge.

Our expertise is also widely recognised within our profession, in the UK and further afield. We have been named in the Business Development Innovation category at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2019 and we have recently been shortlisted at a number of other national awards.

Mackrell.Solicitors – an innovative, traditional, local and truly global firm, in one.

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About Mackrell International

As founders of Mackrell International, a world-leading international network of independent law firms, made up of 94 member firms in 60 countries and 160 cities, we are able to provide our clients with easy access to high quality global legal advice, wherever they need it in the world. Together we are about 5,000 lawyers and speak over 40 languages.

We are top ranked by Chambers Global Directory for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Like us, most Mackrell International members are in the top 10% of their country’s law firms with a proven track-record. They also have experience of working with all sizes and types of business from the world’s largest multinationals and public sector organisations to owner managed business, entrepreneurs and private clients.

Confidence and trust is important and we know our global counter-parts well through working with them and networking at our conferences. MI’s active Practice Groups provide an opportunity for us to learn and share sector expertise.

We are able to provide immediate global influence and local expertise.

Mackrell International member firms have offices in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic Of), Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Of America, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

How does it work?

You appoint us to work on your global project and we do the rest. We source the right lawyers from the network; introduce them to you and co-ordinate the delivery of MI’s global services. If you have any existing relationships with preferred firms, we can work alongside them. Flexibility is a big advantage of working with MI because we adopt the procedure most appropriate to each individual client.

Whether you are buying or selling properties for investment purposes or your own occupation, or land for redevelopment, we can assist in the transaction.

We act for private individuals and companies, always with a jargon-free pragmatic approach. Our commercial property department will ensure your transaction proceeds quickly and efficiently. We regularly update you with the progress of your purchase, sale or lease and advise you on the implications of a commercial mortgage.

Our experienced lawyers, within their matrix of connections and investors, can advise on funding strategies, planning matters and ensure that the matter is structured according to the needs of your business. Through the global network of Mackrell International, we also work with many international companies and lawyers on the real estate aspects on inward investment and UK business start-ups. Our services include:

• acquisitionsanddisposalsofproperty,includingretail,restaurants,hotels, shops, warehouses and offices

• optionsandconditionalcontracts• directorsguarantees• acquisitionsforinvestment• leaserenewalsunderLandlordandTenantAct1954• commerciallandlordandtenantmatters• actingforcommercialinvestmentcompanies• actingonmortgagesandre-mortgages• businessrenewals.

Nick DaviesPartner

T: 00 44 (0) 20 7420 4197E: [email protected]

Your principal commercial property law contact:

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Commercial Property

Whether you are an individual, a Partnership or a Company, buying a new home or investing in property, our experienced team can help.

We act for both UK and non-UK resident individuals and companies and our association with Mackrell International enables us to handle property transactions and land purchases worldwide. Our services include:

• salesandpurchasesofbothfreeholdandleaseholdinterests• actingonyourbehalfinrelationtoremortgages• buytoletschemes• equityreleaseschemes• advisinguponissuesincludingrightsofwayandrestrictivecovenants• jointownershipanddeclarationsoftrust• specialistsinhighvalueresidentialsalesandpurchasesand

transaction structures.Your principal residential property law contact:

Catherine CattaniSolicitor


Residential Property

International arbitration is an increasingly important part of resolving complex cross border disputes.

It is really a crucial tool for managing business relationships from their inception. This is its great advantage over litigation. International arbitration is particularly popular amongst international, influential and high net worth business people as a way of resolving disputes, many of whom are active in sectors such as oil, gas and other natural resources, as well as financial services, construction and investment The relative ease with which arbitral awards can be enforced abroad, together with the confidential nature of proceedings, has led to arbitration becoming an increasingly popular option for our clients.

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Your principal arbitration law contacts are:

Thomas CrittendenSenior Associate Solicitor


International and National Arbitration

James AttonPartner


Our award-winning team is experienced in handling all litigation and dispute resolution matters ranging from mediation and arbitration proceedings to all forms of court proceedings.

We undertake tribunal, County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court work.

Our membership of Mackrell International means we are able to act on your behalf in international disputes in all jurisdictions.

We are approved agents for litigation funding insurers and can advise on insuring against costs. We are also happy to consider conditional fee arrangements, damages based agreements and alternative methods of funding litigation. Our services include:

• commercialdisputes• company/shareholderdisputes• constructiondisputes• contractdisputes• debtcollection• employmentdisputes• financialservicesandregulatorydisputes• fraud• insolvency• intellectualpropertydisputes• ITdisputes• mediationandarbitration• personalinjury• professionalnegligence.

James AttonPartner


Your principal litigation and dispute resolution law contacts:

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Thomas SpencerAssociate Solicitor


We are experienced in acting on behalf of individuals and companies who find themselves under investigation or facing charges brought by regulatory bodies, including private and public sector employees and business owners.

Our clients also include people who are professionally qualified. Our services in this area include:

• FinancialConductAuthority(FCA)complianceandriskmanagement• FCAinvestigationandenforcementproceedings• FinancialOmbudsmancomplaints• Moneylaundering• NationalCrimeAgency(formerlySOCA)• CriminalProsecutionService• HMRevenue&Customsdisputesandtaxinvestigations• SeriousFraudOfficeinvestigationsincludingmoneylaundering• ProceedsofCrimeActmatters.

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Business Crime, Regulatory Disputes and Criminal Defence

Facing criminal charges of any description can be a daunting prospect, especially if you have never been in trouble with the law before.

Our team of highly experienced lawyers have built a strong reputation for successfully advising clients in all areas of criminal law.

From the police station to the court, we will provide sympathetic and realistic advice about the best way forward.

We act for a range of people and corporations including high profile and high net worth individuals and those of good character, facing potential reputational and professional ruin as a result of a criminal investigation.

We will provide the best possible legal representation and can expertly guide you through the legal process, whether you plead guilty or not guilty. Our team of specialists are well renowned for persuading investigative teams and prosecutors to drop their cases, consider reduced sentences or lower penalties.

Our services include:

• advisingindividualsandfamiliesfacingcriminalproceedings• advisingthevictimsofcrime• advisingindividualsinregardstocomplaintsagainstthepolice• dealingwiththeinteractionofcriminalproceedingsandinquests

Our lawyers have experience of working in a range of courts from Magistrates Courts to the Crown Court and Supreme Court.

Your principal crime and regulatory contact:

Elliott Rolfe Associate Solicitor


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Mackrell.Solicitors is one of very few solicitor firms to incorporate Counsel in our team. Philip Jones, who has 25 years’ experience at the independent bar, advising clients including individuals and public sector and corporate organisations, is based in our litigation department, where he is able to assist with:

• civildisputeresolutionforcommercial/contractualmatters• employment• civilfraud• insolvency• property• landlordandtenantissues• contentiousprobate• administrationofestateactions• claimsundertheInheritance(ProvisionforFamily&Dependants)Act• clinicalnegligence• professionalnegligence• personalinjury,includingaccidentsoverseasandindustrialdisease.

Our in-house service enables us to draw on the expertise of experienced counsel at the earliest stages in a case and delivers seamless access and communication between our solicitors and barrister.

Your contact for in-house barrister services:

Philip JonesConsultant Barrister


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In-House Barrister Services

Our expert team provides practical, commercially-minded advice to clients ranging from start-ups to large multinationals. We also work closely with colleagues in other specialist departments, including corporate, employment and intellectual property. Our services include:

• commercialagreements• resellerandagencyagreementsincludinginternationaldistributionagreements• manufacturingandsupplyagreements• non-disclosureandconfidentialityagreements• softwarelicensingagreements• standardtermsandconditions• supplycontracts• guaranteesandindemnities• competitionlawissues• dataprotection• websiteprivacypolicy.

Your principal company and commercial law contact:

Maung AyePartner


Company and Commercial

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Our employment law expertise is a valuable resource for business owners and managers seeking advice on employment issues, such as the drafting of contracts and interpreting regulations. If you are an employer or employee affected by the breakdown of an employment relationship or other work-related disputes, we can also offer support and advice focused on achieving a cost-effective solution that minimises the time and stress involved in resolving the issue. We can advise on:

• contractsofemployment,bothexistingandnew• bullying,harassmentandvictimisation• settlementagreements• discrimination• dismissal• grievances• defendingdisciplinaryaction• maternityandpaternityissues• flexibleworking• redundancy• TUPE• whistleblowing• tribunalproceedings.

Your principal employment and social media law contact:

Joanna AlexiouAssociate Solicitor


Employment

The comprehensive experience of our corporate specialists means we are able offer assistance on issues ranging from starting your own business to acquisitions and disposals. We can advise on issues including:

• businessstart-ups• acquisitionanddisposalsofcompanysharesand

business assets• mergersandacquisitions• corporaterestructuring,businessexpansionandinvestment• bankingandloanagreements,includingfactoring• sharebuy-backs• protectionofshareholders• managementbuy-outsandbuy-ins• directors’liabilities• partnershipandlimitedliabilitypartnerships(LLPs)• theimplicationsoflegislation,includingtheCompanies

Act 2006 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000• UKandinternationaljointventures,includingshareholders

agreements• inwardinvestmentintheUK• AIMandISDXmarketsissues• shareoptionschemesandemployeeincentives.

Keith ProvinsPartner


Your principal corporate law contacts:

Corporate

Maung AyePartner


We represent individuals and companies in establishing, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, both contentious and non-contentious.

We advise on all areas of intellectual property, including protecting, registering, licensing, purchasing or selling intellectual property and issues involving ownership disputes or infringement claims. Our expertise includes:

• confidentialinformation• copyright• databaserights• designrights• know-how• patents• trademarks(registration,maintenanceandlitigation)• licensingagreements• assignmentagreements• collaborationagreements• counterfeitgoodsclaims• passingoff.

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Your principal intellectual property law contact:

Sehaj LambaSolicitor


Intellectual Property

This department exclusively handles litigation matters relating to land or property. We act for both landlords and tenants and have extensive experience in working directly with managing agents.

As with our general litigation department we are experienced in bringing or defending cases brought before the HighCourt,CountyCourtandProperty&LandTribunalsuptoappeal.Ourservicesinclude:

• residentialandcommercialpossessionproceedings• commercialandresidentialservicechargerecovery• successionandabandonmentclaims• disrepairclaimsandcounterclaims• dilapidationsclaims• commercialleaserenewalsundertheLandlordandTenantAct1954• leaseholdenfranchisementandleaseextensions• boundary,rightofway,righttolightandencroachmentdisputes• claimsrelatingtowaterinfrastructurecharges• treerootcases• appealsagainstimprovementandotherstatutorynotices.

Tony KentPartner


Your principal property dispute law contact:

Property Disputes

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We regularly represent individual and corporate clients on issues relating to both personal and corporate insolvency, including corporate recovery and restructuring. Our experience includes:

• bankruptcy• IndividualVoluntaryArrangements• claimsagainstdirectors• directors’disqualification• administrations• receiverships• liquidations• CompanyVoluntaryArrangements• companyre-structuresandre-financing• creditors’rightsoninsolvency• landlords’rightsoninsolvency.

James AttonPartner


Your principal insolvency law contact:

Insolvency

Life as a sporting professional opens the door to new and exciting opportunities, whether you are competing in your home country or moving abroad to develop your career.

Whilst a career as a sporting professional may be unpredictable and short, the earning potential can be substantial and the lifestyle fast-paced.

Our multi-disciplinary sports team is passionate about sport and is able to advise clubs, governing bodies, commercial sponsors, individual sporting professionals and anyone else in the sports industry on all legal matters relating to sports.

As we have a strong understanding of the sports industry from a commercial perspective, we are able to provide expert advice on a number of corporate and commercial arrangements such as sponsorship deals and player transfer agreements.

We also understand that sporting professionals have domestic and global professional, commercial and personal circumstances which may be complex and involve a range of legal issues. Our flexible approach means that we are happy to work with representatives, such as agents or other advisers, to ensure that legal issues are resolved quickly and efficiently.

Our strong working relationships within the sporting industry means we are able to provide specialist advice in the following areas:

• corporateandcommercialarrangements• criminaldefenceservices• disputeresolutionandlitigation• employment• familyissues• immigration• intellectualproperty• property.

Mohit PasrichaAssociate Solicitor


Your principal sports law contact:

Sports

We offer advice on all matters of private client work and estate planning and the use of lifetime trusts and gifts to maximise inheritance tax efficiency. Our experience includes cross-border estate and tax planning and international estate administration. Our services include:

• administeringintestateestates• administeringinternationalestates• allaspectsofprobateincludingcontentiousandnon-contentiousmatters• estateplanning• inheritanceestateplanning• internationaltaxplanning• internationalwills• LastingPowersofAttorneyandCourtofProtectionwork• lifetimetransfers• settingupandmanagingtrusts• willdrafting• establishmentandrunningoftrustsincludingcharitytrustfoundations.

Jeffrey CohenSenior Associate Solicitor


Your principal wills, trusts, probate, estates and wealth management contacts:

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Natalie PayneAssociate Solicitor


Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estates and Wealth Management

We can advise on all aspects of family law, including cohabitation, marriage, civil partnerships, separation and divorce.

We are experienced in drafting pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and advising on matters relating to children. As a member of the family law organisation Resolution, we are committed to a non-confrontational, constructive approach to resolving family issues. Our services include:

• cohabitation• preandpostmarriagearrangements• relationshipbreakdown• divorce• financialandpropertyissues• issuesrelatingtochildrenandchildren’srights• therightsofnaturalfathers• therightsofgrandparents• adviceonjurisdictionwhereapartywasbornormarriedoverseas• collaborativelaw• harassmentanddomesticviolence• civilpartnership.

Your principal family law contacts:

Family

Alison GreenPartner


Manisha HurchurnAssociate Solicitor


Our travel law team can assist with any aspect of travel law, insurance or corporate responsibility. We advise both business clients, including hoteliers and travel companies, and individuals. Our services include: • settingupoftouroperationbusinessesintheUK• issuesarisingfromholidayillnesses• personalinjuryasaresultofbeinginvolvedinaccidentsabroad• bringingclaimsagainsttravelcompaniesorairlineoperators• actingforhoteliersandtheirinsurersindefendingclaims,fromindividual

to class action claims, brought by tour operators or hotel guests• disputesbetweentravelcompanies• debtrecovery• adviceontermsandconditionsandgeneralbrochureadvice• adviceondataprotectioncomplianceandintellectualpropertyissues• adviceonATOLbonding• draftingandnegotiatingcommercialcontractswithsuppliers,agents

and distributors• draftingandnegotiationaircraftleasesandfinanceagreements• adviceoncorporatestructures.

James AttonPartner


Your principal travel, tourismand leisure law contact:

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Travel, Tourism and Leisure

In a world where global mobility is increasing, we can provide comprehensive advice and assistance to clients on UK Border Agency and visa issues, including:

• applicationsunderthepoints-basedsystembyindividuals,including in the exceptional talent, entrepreneur visa and investor categories

• visaapplicationsandentryclearanceapplicationsonbehalfofspouses, civil partners, unmarried partner and same sex partners

• applicationsforvisitorvisas• applicationsforindefiniteleavetoremain• applicationsonbehalfofstudents• applicationsfornaturalisationorregistrationasaBritishcitizen• AppealsandJudicialReviewsofallimmigrationdecisions.

Your principal immigration law contact:

Immigration

James AttonPartner


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Our experience in this area includes acting for clients in the computer hardware and software industries and other related sectors. Our services include:

• softwaredevelopmentagreements• softwaresupplyandmaintenancecontracts• softwarelicensing(click-wrap,shrinkwrapandbespoke)• softwareasaservice(SaaS)agreements• hardwareandsystemssupplyandmaintenanceagreements• escrowagreements• softwaredistributionagreements• tenderandprojectinitiationdocuments• confidentialityandnon-disclosureagreements• websitedevelopment,designandcontentagreements• dataprotectionandprivacypoliciesandcontracts.

Your principal information technology law contact:

Information Technology

Sehaj LambaSolicitor


Media

Our media specialists regularly represent corporate and individual clients involved in the media and creative arts, including broadcasting, film, publishing, the theatre and television.

The team is able to work closely with colleagues in other specialist departments, including in our intellectual property, corporate and litigation departments, to provide the highest quality legal advice on media law issues including:

• advertising• commercialmediacontracts• complaintstomediaregulatorybodies• defamation• filmdistribution• filmproduction• mediadisputes• performingrights• onlinepublishingagreements• televisionproductionanddistribution• merchandising• sponsorship.

Your principal media law contact:

Mohit PasrichaAssociate Solicitor


Following pioneering campaigns from families of patients and doctors, there has been a significant change to UK legislation in regards to cannabis, which have now made it legal to produce and prescribe products derived from the drug. This has opened up a significant new marketplace for cannabis in the UK, one which pharmaceutical businesses and the limited number of companies licensed to cultivate the drug for medical use in Britain, are looking to exploit.

But as with any industry, they need the support of an experienced legal team as they face a quickly evolving, complex set of regulatory and commercial challenges. Mackrell.Solicitors is at the heart of this revolutionary change and is able to provide advice and support to the growing number of companies looking to enter this sector. The depth of its knowledge that it has access to in this industry is without comparison, thanks to its ability to call on the knowledge and experience of other legal professionals in places like the United States and Canada, where cannabis has been legalised, through its position as a founding member of the Mackrell International global legal network. As with any emerging market, investors and businesses prioritise credibility and connectivity above value, which is why our pool of global expertise puts Mackrell.Solicitors ahead of the curve as the commercial market evolves in the UK.

With attitudes to cannabis changing around the world, the future may hold many more opportunities for UK businesses.

Your Principal Cannabis law contact:

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Elliott Rolfe Associate Solicitor


Cannabis Industry

At Mackrell.Solicitors, our corporate and litigation teams have extensive experience of the private aviation sector and are able to assist both companies and brokers with the sale, purchase or repossession of privately owned planes and helicopters.

As a founding member of Mackrell International, one of the largest international organisations of independent law firms in the world with 170 offices globally, we have unrivalled legal expertise in all aspects of international law to support cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional aircraft repossessions.

We are here to help and assist with:

• Aircraftandairlinestart-upsandcorporategovernance• Aircraftpurchaseandsaleagreementsincluding:

- Commercial loans- Pre delivery payment- Export-credit supported financing- Operating and finance leases- Tax-based lease financing- Sale and lease-backs- Corporate jet and helicopter financing

• Restructuringandrefinancingsupport• Teardownandpartoutagreements• Terminationnoticesandcourtorderstofacilitaterepossessions• Legalissuesrelatingtotheuseofdronesincludingtrespassand

privacy disputes

Members of our specialist aviation legal team are here to offer practical advice and legal support relating to aircraft transactions, disputes and debts.

Your principal private aviation law contacts:

Private Aviation

Nigel RowleyManaging Partner


Maung AyePartner


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For further information on any of our services, please contact:

Mackrell.SolicitorsSavoy Hill House, Savoy Hill,London,WC2R 0BU

T: + 44 (0) 20 7240 0521

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