High Court and Employment Tribunal Defence.
Advised on the defence of High Court and Employment Tribunal claims of wrongful and unfair dismissal by former directors and represented defendants at hearings in both fora. (2008)
HM Revenue and Customs
Advising HM Revenue & Customs, the UK's central taxing authority, on the merger of two major outsourcing contracts and the ensuing integration exercises. The project arose through the merger of two separate government departments to create HRMC. The project followed on from work on the Inland Revenue's outsourcing re-procurement exercise. (2006)
Phoenix Group Holdings Outsourcing.
Advised Phoenix Group Holdings (formerly Pearl Group) on all employment and HR aspects of the outsourcing of its life and pension payment execution functions and services to Diligenta, a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services. This was a complex deal involving the transfer of 950 staff, and we were involved in all aspects of the transaction including down selection of the final bidders; preparing the term sheet; agreeing to the pricing and performance structure; ensuring FSA compliance; defining the scope; tax structuring; putting in place the key controls over people and assets; defining exit procedures and principles; and advising Pearl on all legal and business issues relating to the transaction. Phoenix Group Holdings is a closed-book life insurer. (2005)
Ricoh/IKON Office Solutions
Represented Ricoh Company, Ltd., Japan's second-largest maker of office machines, in its $1.6 billion acquisition of IKON Office Solutions, Inc., the world's largest independent channel for document management systems. (2008)
UK Borders Agency.
Advised the UK Borders Agency on its £297 million business process outsourcing contract. Services in scope include the establishment of physical rise applications centres; provision of information services; the acceptability to enroll the biometric details of all NSA applicants; and the secure transmission of all NSA applicant details. Over 200 countries are in scope to receive services. This project won the award for "e-Government excellence" at the e-Government National Awards. (2007; and ongoing)
Weatherly International plc.
Advised Weatherly on a placing, reverse takeover of Ongopolo Mining and Processing Company, and admission to AIM. Subsequently advising the company on general corporate matters. (2006, 2008)