Kate undertakes a range of company, commercial property and trust matters including: • Providing legal opinons in relation to Jersey companies, trusts and limited partnerships;• Incorporation, reinstatement and migration of Jersey companies;• Drafting terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services;• Business acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and corporate restructuring;• Trust instruments; and• Charity governance.

As Company Secretary for this developing multi-academy trust of primary schools, Kate wasresponsible for ensuring statutory compliance, developing systems and drafting documentationpromoting efficient and effective governance.

Kate was a Solicitor in the Commercial Property Department handling a broad caseload of commercial and residential property transactions including:• Drafting and negotiating commercial property, minerals, telecoms and wind turbine leases together with associated agreements and deeds.• Providing ongoing lease management advice to corporate landlords, dealing with tenants’ applications for licences to assign, alter and sublet as well as advising in relation to… Show more Kate was a Solicitor in the Commercial Property Department handling a broad caseload of commercial and residential property transactions including:• Drafting and negotiating commercial property, minerals, telecoms and wind turbine leases together with associated agreements and deeds.• Providing ongoing lease management advice to corporate landlords, dealing with tenants’ applications for licences to assign, alter and sublet as well as advising in relation to breaches of covenant.• Acquisition of development land and associated option and infrastructure agreements, advising on release of plots, setting up of management companies, drafting of transfers of parts and acting in associated plot sales.• Carrying out full property due diligence and advising banks in relation to loan security.• Residential investment acquisitions and sales, including pre-auction reporting on title and remediation of title defects.• High value residential acquisitions and sales, often personal transactions for the firm's commercial clients. Show less

Trainee and subsequently Solicitor at this top tier ranking South East firm. Kate gained excellent experience and training in predominantly property related teams including Residential Property, Development, Commercial Property and Construction, also in Private Client, Employment and Dispute Resolution.