Michael Roche Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Bedford, Bedfordshire, Gb

Niche Corporate Law FirmCommercial Property• Property Development – advising on and negotiating sale and purchase agreements, conditional contracts, planning agreements, affordable housing contracts, overage agreements and other related development documentation as required.• Landlord and Tenant work including negotiating leases, subleases and licenses to assign, sub let and alter, surrenders, options and renewals• Dealing with title defects including arranging insurance and entering into rectification documentation• Portfolio management and site acquisition of leasehold and freehold propertiesEmployment Law• Advising employers and employees on terms and conditions of employment, legislation changes and general employment matters together with amending employment contracts and policies• Negotiating compromise agreements • Advising and acting on employment disputes

Major Telecommunications OperatorCommercial Property• Portfolio management of large multi site leasehold and freehold portfolios – this includes light industrial, retail, mobile telecommunications and corporate portfolios• Sole acting solicitor on Landlord and Tenant and general property work including negotiating leases, subleases and licenses to assign, sub let and alter, surrenders and options • Dealing with Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals together with non contentious lease renewals• Building and maintaining relationships with the in house or external client• Advising on matters involving insolvent landlords, tenants, and suppliers • Dealing with property disputes including planning enforcement notices and landlord and tenant disputes• Managed and led the legal aspects of T-Mobile’s mobile network roll out for North of England • Liaised with European lawyers within the wider company Group where necessary • Liaise with and worked with other professional specialists in transactional work (tax advisers/accountants/surveyors)• Liaising with and advising clients on transaction structures • Dealing with title defects including arranging insurance and entering into rectification documentation• Project managed and acted on a disposal program for excess corporate and network propertyCommercial Contracts• Negotiating commercial agreements for supply of services, outsourcing, WLAN, data centre storage and in building systems as well as master agreements• Drafted and negotiated novations, variations, confidentiality agreements and other ancillary documentation

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