Corporate and Commercial Our specialist team has the experience to give you the commercial edge in contracts, high value procurement and tendering exercises. Request a call back Services > Corporate and Commercial Spending public money is rarely straightforward. The challenges you face have never been greater as you seek to deliver maximum value while remaining compliant and minimise risk while exploring new ways to procure goods and services. To help you achieve this our Corporate and Commercial team, led by Head of Group Wendy Morse, offers leading expertise, commercial acumen and a service that itself represents exceptional value. Our team advises on a wide range of corporate, contracts and procurement issues, including company law, academy conversions, Information law, construction and state aid Meet the team Areas of expertise Contracts Procurement Charity Company Intellectual Property Corporate Governance Local Authority Trading Corporate Restructure Pension Law Partnership agreements Our specialisms Procurement: both in-house and EU regulation, drafting procurement documents and draft contracts including framework and concessions agreements, the evaluation of tender packs, advice on Public Contracts Regulations 2015 procedures, advice and preparation of all types of OJEU and Contract Finder notices. Contracts: negotiation and drafting of contracts for works, goods and services, software, IT, joint use, consultancy, partnership, funding and grant agreements. Specialist expertise in waste management and education. Construction: JCT and NEC contracts and bespoke Z clauses or schedules of amendments. Bonds, Parent Company Guarantees, Collateral Warranties and Development Agreements. Alternative Business Structures: constitutional and governance advice for unincorporated bodies on the choices of legal entities available on becoming incorporated (charities or co-operative or community benefit societies, community interest companies, mutuals, companies limited by guarantee or shares, partnerships or limited liability partnerships etc). Advice on altering or adopting local authority constitutions, charity objects and articles and memorandum of association for companies. Advice on local government charging and trading as well as Teckal companies. Academy conversions: including advice, negotiation and drafting of transfer agreements and pensions. We have dealt with more than 150 conversions to date. Deeds of Variation of Design and Build Contract and Development Agreements, especially for new schools. Local Government Pensions Scheme administration: advice on public pensions law and regulation, drafting and amending Admissions Agreements and Bonds. Information Governance: data protection and confidentiality agreements. Contracts: Pre-litigation contractual disputes, contract interpretation and negotiation Company law: setting up companies, JVCs, CICs and LLPs, draft governance, shareholder agreements, articles and memorandum of association, directors' roles and responsibilities, including registration. We have created numerous local authority companies (including Invicta Law) and have drafted all associated documents for their governance and administration. Intellectual Property & IT contracts: including website reviews, web services terms and conditions, copyright, trademarks, databases, software development and hosting agreements. State Aid: including exemptions and exceptions to illegal state aid and the implications on capital funded projects. Waste Contracts: knowledge of public sector procurement practices and requirements that benefit private operators seeking contract opportunities outside of the KCC administrative area. Media & Telecoms: knowledge of these industry sectors and in particular the infrastructure required to operate within them. Development, research & collaboration agreements: common in public sector collaborative working. Our approach Our specialist team has the experience to give you the commercial edge in contracts, high value procurement and tendering exercises. Like all teams at Invicta Law, we are committed to training and have recently provided client training on potential effects of various Brexit scenarios on procurement regulation. Our team Our team has many years of collective public and private sector experience, allowing the team to deliver high quality work in all matters relating to corporate, commercial, company and information law. We have six members of the team who may work on your matter and they will be supervised by Wendy Morse, Senior Solicitor and Head of Corporate and Commercial at Invicta Law. Corporate and Commercial News The Accessibility Regulations for Public Sector Body Websites and Mobile Apps Does “Commercial Common Sense” Play a Part in the Interpretation of a Contract? The Impact of Covid-19 Supplier Relief for Public Contracts The Schrems II Decision: Is the Privacy Shield Dead? The Public/Private Joint Venture – Why Do They Succeed? Our Team Wendy Morse Head of Corporate and Commercial Wendy is constantly striving to deliver cost effective, quality legal services which are tailored to client’s needs View profile Meet the team Client testimonials “Sarah provides excellent advice, often off the cuff at the end of the phone when urgent matters arise. She is extremely good at explaining the intricacies of planning law in layman’s terms, which is very much appreciated. Sarah is a reliable and conscientious colleague who I do not hesitate to contact for guidance and clarity in often high-pressured situations. She is well respected amongst her peers and colleagues, and officers very much appreciate her knowledge and calming influence.” Planning & Highways Client Explore our other services Asylum (UASC) SEND Public Procurement Dispute Resolution and Employment Planning and Highways Commercial Property Community Care Child Protection Get in touch If you have a query or would like us to get in touch, please fill in the form. 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