Commercial Contracts

Handling instructions from clients across all Chosen Markets, the Commercial Contracts team is known for its bolt-on in-house philosophy. Given that most lawyers in the Contracts team have worked in-house at some stage in their careers, it is not surprising that in-house lawyers trust us to deal directly with their internal clients while maintaining reporting lines with the in-house legal team.

Clients appreciate our commercial insight as much as our technical excellence. We provide legal solutions that meet the commercial imperative. We judge ourselves against the delivery of our the objectives set in the client's business case.

We always aim to be robust in our advice, pro-active in our recommendations and commercial in our methodology. Picture perfect legal solutions do not always make for profitable contracts.

Our clients include: 3663, Accantia, Adams Childrenswear, Alstom, Argos, AXA, Avon Cosmetics, Britannic Assurance, Bunzl, CGNU (Aviva), David S Smith, various government departments, Glanbia, Halfords, HSBC, Ikea, IMI, ISS, Lex RAC, Maersk, Mayflower, MG Rover, Monks & Crane, National Grid Transco, The NEC, NSK Europe, Pace, PPG, Rexam Glass, Rubicon, Siemens, Smith & Nephew, TRW, Vision Express, Vodafone and Wagon.

Legal 500 describes this team as "the leading specialised commercial team in the [Midlands] region" and observes that Simon Pigden and Jayne Dye are driving the practice from strength to strength.

Outsourcing
Facilities Management
Joint ventures & strategic commercial alliances
Appointment of agents, distributors, franchisees, concessions, dealer networks, and licensees
Supply chain management & procurement of capital assets, goods and services