Recent Deals

Please take a look at some of the recent deals in 2007:-

Biopharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Drinks, Healthcare and Regulatory

  • Drafting short agreement between a generic company and its supplier for the supply of patented drugs that fall under the Medicinal Directive with the intention of obtaining a marketing authorisation (Regulatory) (Commercial)
  • Advising and assisting a pharmaceutical company on the legal issues surrounding a marketing authorisation (Regulatory) (Pharmaceutical Law)
  • Advising and assisting a large Food company on rolling out their product in Europe through our associates (Regulatory) (Food)
  • Advising and assisting a large healthcare company on the regulatory aspects of their transaction in obtaining Informed Consent for a healthcare product (Regulatory)
  • Advising a SME healthcare company on issues surrounding the clinical trials directive (Pharmaceuticals)
  • Advising and assisting a US pharmaceutical company on rolling out its pharmaceutical product in Europe focussing on compliance/regulatory issues (Pharmaceuticals) (Regulatory)
  • Advising and assisting a number of biotechnology companies on patent evaluation and protection (Biotechnology) (Intellectual Property)
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a large European Pharmaceuticals company in rolling out a global project (Pharmaceutical Law)


Business Intelligence

  • Advising and assisting a generic company on business intelligence, the legal issues surrounding an existing medical device that was threatened - the sales of the medical device were falling rapidly. Advised on how to get around the competitor and to regain position in the market (Commercial) (IT) (Intellectual Property)


Commercial Law

  • Drafting short agreement between a generic company and its supplier for the supply of patented drugs that fall under the Medicinal Directive with the intention of obtaining a marketing authorisation (Regulatory) (Commercial)
  • Advising a large foreign manufacturer on its agency arrangements with the EU and drafting agreements compliant with the Commercial Agency Regulations (Commercial)
  • Advising and assisting on website  terms and conditions for a number of clients in a range of industry sectors such as beauty, recruitment, mobile technology (E-Business) (Commercial)
  • Advising and assisting a company on distribution arrangements for rolling our its product throughout the EC (Commercial)
  • Advising a new company on a collaboration with a Maltese service provider (E-Business)  (Commercial)
  • Advising a start-up company on global distribution of a new product worth £1m (Commercial)
  • Advising a start-up company on global distribution of a new product worth £1m (Commercial)
  • Drafting agreements compliant with the Commercial Agency Regulations for a UK inventor-innovation company with a global market for its recent product (Commercial)
  • Advising a start-up company with an innovative product on the IP strategy for protecting the product (Intellectual Property) (Commercial)
  • Advising a Publishing House on a new online system and the conclusion of commercial contracts (Commercial)(E-Business)
  • Advising an SME client in an agency dispute with a commercial agent and negotiating a settlement (Commercial Litigation)
  •  Advising on a quasi-partnership dispute (Company/Commercial)


Company Law
 


Competition Law
 

  • Advising and assisting a generic drug company on competition issues surrounding its major generic drug (Commercial)


Corporate Law

  • Conducting due diligence for a client purchasing shares in a €20m deal relating to nanotechnology (Corporate Law)
  • Advising a start-up on a multi-million pound new technology venture (Corporate Law)
  • Advising and assisting a chemical company on a million pound purchase of its chemical product (Corporate Law)
  • Advising on a number of acquisitions and sale of businesses (Corporate Law)
  • Conducting due diligence for a number of investor companies (Corporate Law)
  • Conducting due diligence for a £1.5 million purchase of shares in a company (Corporate Law)
  • Advising a branding specialist company on commercial agreements with US Fortune 500 companies (Intellectual Property) (Corporate Law)
  • Advising a Mobile Technology company on publishing and exploitation of intellectual property (Corporate/ Commercial) (Intellectual Property)


Commercial Litigation
 

  • Advising and assisting  a pharmaceutical company on a breach of contract dispute and looking at issues such as substantial performance, total failure of consideration, breach of warranty and frustration (Commercial Litigation) (Regulatory) (Pharmaceutical Law)
  • Advising a number of companies on a range of copyright issues, including copyright infringement and protection of copyright works (Intellectual Property) Commercial Litigation)
  •  Advising an SME client in an agency dispute with a commercial agent and negotiating a settlement (Commercial Litigation)


Commercial Property
 

  • Acting for the Students’ Union of a London University in commercial and employment matters (Employment) (Commercial Property)
  • Acting for a mid-size brokerage company in all commercial property matters including the acquisition and disposal of leasehold interests in Central London (Commercial Property)
  • Assisting a property company in the disposal and acquisition of a number of commercial properties (Commercial Property)


Data Protection and Employment
 

  • Advising a TV production company on data protection issues, employment contracts, media contracts (Employment, Data Production, Media & Entertainment)
  • Advising and assisting a number of employees and employers on redundancies, grievance procedures, disciplinary procedures, race and sex discrimination, breach of contract (Employment)


Employment
 

  • Advising a senior employee on a suitable settlement upon termination of her employment (Employment)
  • Drafting template compromise agreements for a large employer (Employment)
  • Acting for the Students’ Union of a London University in commercial and employment matters (Employment) (Commercial Property)
  • Advising a University on redundancies and drafting staff employment contracts  (Employment)
  • Advising a number of SMEs on disciplinary matters (Employment)
  • Representing Clients at Tribunal (Employment)
  • Advising on a number of compromise agreements (Employment)
  • Advising on unfair constructive dismissal, harassment, bullying, race and sex discrimination (Employment)
     

Information Technolog

  • Advising and assisting on a £2m IT contract (IT)


Intellectual Property

Internet Law

  • Drafting terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies for a large volume of start ups (E-Business)
  • Drafting Website Terms & Conditions for a new innovative Services Website to be launched during November 2007 (E-Business)
  • Advising and assisting on website  terms and conditions for a number of clients in a range of industry sectors such as beauty, recruitment, mobile technology (E-Business) (Commercial)
  • Advising a new company on a collaboration with a Maltese service provider (E-Business)  (Commercial)
  • Advising a Publishing House on a new online system and the conclusion of commercial contracts (Commercial) (E-Business)
  • Advising an online gallery on contractual matters with its Artists (Intellectual Property(E-Business)


Marketing Authorisations

  • Advising and assisting a pharmaceutical company on the legal issues surrounding a marketing authorisation (Pharmaceutical Law)


Media & Entertainment


Mobile Technology

  • Advising and assisting a start up company on the exploitation of its new mobile technology application including all intellectual property rights issues (Intellectual Property) (E-Business) (Commercial)
  • Advising and assisting on website  terms and conditions for a number of clients in a range of industry sectors such as beauty, recruitment, mobile technology (E-Business)  (Commercial)
  • Advising a Mobile Technology company on publishing and exploitation of intellectual property (Corporate/ Commercial) (Intellectual Property)


Nanotechnology

  • Conducting due diligence for a client purchasing shares in a €20m deal relating to nanotechnology (Corporate Law)


Offshore

  • Setting up offshore companies for a number of clients (Commercial)


Pharmaceutical Law

  • Advising and assisting a pharmaceutical company on the legal issues surrounding a marketing authorisation (Regulatory) (Pharmaceutical Law)
  • Advising and assisting  a pharmaceutical company on a breach of contract dispute and looking at issues such as substantial performance, total failure of consideration, breach of warranty and frustration (Commercial Litigation) (Regulatory) (Pharmaceutical Law)
  • Advising and assisting a pharmaceutical company on the legal issues surrounding a marketing authorisation (Pharmaceutical Law)


Sports Law

  • Advising a client on a new commercial and sports product involving a collaboration with a major sports organisation (Corporate Law)
  • Advising an international football academy on a potential breach of contract by a management company (Commercial)


Technology Transfer

  • Advising and assisting a University on a new spin out for a particular technology - drafting the licence agreement, shareholders agreement, directors service contracts (Technology Transfer)
  • Advising a leading University on Technology Transfer and commercialisation of university technology (Technology Transfer)


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