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Qualifications:
MA English, Oxford University. Solicitor, admitted 1979
Core Experience:
Head of Legal, company secretary, contracts manager and insurance
and claims manager. Management from a LEGAL point of view, legal
aspects of strategy, restructuring, cost reduction, turn round,
corporate governance and legal risk management. Departmental
and budget responsibility, restructuring, redundancies and turn
round. Commercial CONTRACTS with customers and suppliers, purchasing,
contract management, tendering, framework arrangements and avoiding
disputes. Legal health checks and due diligence. Transaction
management and legal aspects of financing. Selection and management
of external lawyers and other professionals and cost control.
INSURANCE management, claims management and risk management.
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Industries:
Transport, leisure and services. Ferries, ports and harbours,
container leasing, general aviation, travel, tourism and hotels.
Comments:
Most effective where the directors and the business are exposed
to potential accidents or even disasters, other expensive mishaps,
concentration of high value contracts, a high degree of regulation,
claims, litigation or prosecution. Pro-active legal and risk
management avoids 'fire fighting', disputes, wasted costs and
(occasionally) disaster or ruin. The business can get on with
taking the commercial risks that it wants to take and keeping
the profits. When the legal issues are under control, the business
is well placed for due diligence on a refinancing or sale. Legal
and insurance problems are often symptoms of management problems.
Fixing the underlying management problem is where the greatest
value is achieved. HAVE TEAMED UP WITH A NATIONAL INSURANCE BROKER
TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED BROKING/LEGAL SERVICE TO SME'S that
have high premium costs and can make savings from competitive
broking and improved risk management. The best time to start
the process is two months or more before renewal.
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