Back to Lot 1 contents BURGES SALMON LLP Corporate Law Data Protection and Information Law Our lawyers combine legal and transactional expertise with industry insight to give tailored solutions to our clients, whatever their sector. We have a proven track record acting for a wide range of clients, from multi-national corporates and financial institutions to early stage businesses, partnerships, co-operative societies, and high net worth individuals and investors. We have extensive experience of complex public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, both in the UK and internationally, and equity capital markets. We also advise private businesses and listed companies on strategic matters as well as day-to-day company law and regulatory issues. Our expertise includes: • Company law • Public and private company transactions (including M&A and corporate finance) and share acquisition, disposals, capitalisations • Entity selection and formation of government companies and government joint ventures and venture capital advice • Directors’ duties and company secretarial services • Operating and partnership agreements • Securities and governance matters • Restructuring of ownership and complex / innovative legal structures. Back to Lot 1 contents Case studies BEIS Advising on transfer of assets from the UK’s 7 Research Councils, Innovate UK and research and knowledge exchange functions of HEFCE to UKRI, the UK’s new research and innovation body, achieved using a statutory transfer scheme under the Higher Education & Research Act 2017. University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Advising on the joint venture with Mayo Clinic, a US based non-profit organisation committed to clinical practice, education, and research. This was structured using a LLP and drew on a wide range of specialised experience from across the firm, particularly on the bespoke and technical corporate aspects of the partnership arrangements. DEFRA Advising on the establishment of the independent Office for Environmental Protection, including transfer of assets by DEFRA to OEP as part of DEFRA’s obligation to provide grant-in-aid, achieved via an asset transfer process and an arrangement for DEFRA to provide interim services during the transition prior to the OEP achieving operational independences. UK Research and Innovation Advising on the sale of the Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) to a private sector counterparty, including advice on corporate governance issues affecting UKRI and the VMIC entity and the terms of the sale documentation. Our specialist lawyers are skilled in making complex issues simple to understand. We work closely with our clients to identify their needs and deliver practical and straightforward advice. We can help with all aspects of data protection regulation, from simple queries and analysis, dealing with investigations by the ICO, to full scale compliance audits. We are able to offer a data protection helpdesk which assists clients with their queries on data protection regulation. Our expertise includes: • Structuring data protection audits including the development of questionnaires and project plans • Developing and reviewing data protection policies, procedures, statements and handbooks • Advising on compliant international data transfers • Advising on introduction of new technologies and associated data protection considerations • Responses to subject access requests, in-house training programmes, workshops and seminars • Advising on complex data sharing arrangements • Supporting on large, nationally-significant projects involving data sharing including structuring projects to ensure data protection compliance, preparing DPIAs, data sharing and processing agreements and related documentation. Case studies Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Advising on data protection aspects of the Events Research Programme, examining the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from attendance at events to inform future policy on safely lifting restrictions at large events. Our work included working closely with the ERP delivery team, event organisers and the DHSC and PHE research teams, providing time critical advice and practical support in a rapidly evolving research programme. DEFRA Advising in relation to the data protection aspects of its £200m+ contractual arrangements to provide for the delivery of food boxes to shielding individuals as a consequence of COVID-19. Department for Work & Pensions We provided a ‘virtual secondee’ to support in handling business as usual data protection queries. Our work ranged from providing guidance on the designation of parties as controllers, processors or joint processors, through to advising on the impact of data protection legislation on the proposed text for new Bills to be introduced to Parliament. Guy’s & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust Advising on its data sharing arrangements including in relation to the sharing of patient data for research and non-research purposes. Back to main contents Back to main contents 10
Back to Lot 1 contents BURGES SALMON LLP Employment Information Technology Our employment lawyers help navigate the complexities of employment law enabling clients to focus on their core business. Known for our pragmatic and commercial approach, we draw on our extensive experience to provide clear, concise, wellpresented solutions. Clients include public sector bodies, FTSE listed companies, charities and senior executives. We regularly advise on high profile, business critical projects. As one of the largest employment law teams in the UK, we are active in helping to shape UK employment law and participate in numerous employment law organisations and committees. Our experience in delivering advice for this wide range of clients means there is little we haven’t seen before. Our expertise includes: • Strategic employment law advice on complex HR project work • Employment helplines including reporting on usage, trends and potential solutions • Employment grievances, disputes and running tribunal and High Court claims to ensure they are cost-effective and managed at a high standard • International and cross-border employment law advice for our UK and international clients • Investigations, regulatory compliance and whistleblowing, minimising the risks of workplace investigations and offering expertise on whistleblowing law. Case studies Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Government Property Agency, Defra and Department for Transport Advising all of these public sector clients on major facilities management (FM) services procurements and outsourcings across their various estates. Our advice includes advising on the procurement for UK and European FM services covering a range of jurisdictions (including drafting tender documents and contractual provisions in line with Government standards, engaging with bidders in procurement processes, contract negotiation and co-ordinating overseas advice in respect of the FCDO project. The Office for Students Advising on the full range of ER and employment law advice and services, including internal grievance and disciplinary procedures, complex employment tribunal proceedings, drafting contracts of employment, secondment agreements and contractor agreements, and advising on the implications of TUPE in various wider public sector restructures. We have been acting for the OfS and its predecessor organisation HEFCE for over 20 years. Department for Education Our technology lawyers offer expertise on all aspects of technology law. We have over 20 years’ experience working in the technology sector, acting for a wide range of clients – from start-ups, dotcoms and corporates to financial institutions, governmental bodies and private equity groups. We deliver innovative solutions to complex technology law matters, including technology litigation. Drawing on expertise from across the firm, our technology lawyers are able to deliver a full range of legal services to supplier businesses and their customers. Our expertise includes: • Cloud hosting • Big data (including data storage and security) • Content provision • Convergence and digitisation projects • Open source content management systems • e-Commerce regulation The provision of internet services including ‘the internet of things’, strategies and website terms and contracts • Social media platforms • Cyber and IT security arrangements. Case studies Welsh Water / Dwr Cymru Advising on the second generation outsourcing of IT infrastructure services operating 81 reservoirs, 105 treatment works, 532 pumping stations and a network of 27km of water mains in Wales. The outsourcing includes the provision of IT services and support at various offices and the operation of two data centres. Bank of England Advising on the renegotiation and consolidation of the arrangement with QinetiQ for the provision of web hosting and related services. Renegotiation of the agreement included significant work to update performance mechanisms to enable the Bank of England, as customer, to exercise a greater degree of performance management. Ofcom Advising on the regulated procurement of new technology services to replace a significant portion of its existing systems. First Rail Holdings Limited Advising on the framework agreement with IBM for the provision of services including the configuration of FRH’s Salesforce Solution to enable the implementation of case and Compensation management solutions. Starbucks EMEA and Starbucks UK Advising on the development and negotiation of a master services agreement for the provision of cloudbased services and on the hosting and management of its data platform. Back to Lot 1 contents Advising on the provision of children’s services, and the Back to main contents Back to main contents 11
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