Our clients range from large multinational businesses and household names to medium-sized and smaller niche businesses.

We tend to work with main board directors and senior management and become part of the decision making process at our clients.

Despite playing an important internal role at our clients our experience of working with a range of other businesses means that we can give added value that permanent in-house lawyers cannot give.

We have listed some of our clients to give you an idea of the calibre and range of businesses that we work with and to explain how we have helped these companies.

Domino's is the biggest pizza delivery business in the UK with more than 450 franchised stores and in excess 8000 team members countrywide. We work closely with the Domino's Leadership Team, the Finance Director and Chief Executive and manage the relationship between Domino's and its external law firms. We advised on the sale of Domino's corporate store portfolio, devised Domino's Data Protection Act Policy, drafted contracts with key suppliers including Sky and Fox (in relation to Domino's association with The Simpsons), advise on marketing and branding issues, redrafted Domino's Standard Franchise Agreement and handle a range of other franchise related issues.

 

Quintessentially, the luxury lifestyle group launched in the UK in December 2000 and has grown at a remarkable speed over the last seven years from a unique London-based club, to a hugely popular international phenomenon. Their international network is focused on 'accessing the inaccessible'. They aim to make life that much easier, that much richer and that much more fun for their members. 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, their experts are on hand to save their members time, hassle and money. With offices in almost every major city in the world and thousands of suppliers, Quintessentially offers great discounts and insider information for its members wherever they may be.

Its main aim is to satisfy last-minute requests, from front row seats at fashion shows and spur of the moment chartered yachts, to impossible-to-book theatre tickets or dinner reservations. The benefits of a Quintessentially membership include automatic access and exclusive privileges at the finest gyms, spas, restaurants and nightclubs around the globe.

The Legal Director advises Quintessentially on licensing and related legal issues and its relationships with its licencess in connection with the development of the Quintessentially brand.

Amazon.co.uk is the trading name used for subsidiaries of Amazon.com, the leading online retailer and household name.  In addition to selling on line Amazon enables independent sellers to sell new and used items on its website via Amazon.co.uk Marketplace and gives its customers a variety of resources to help them make choices, including customer reviews and personal recommendations. We work in conjunction with Amazon's in-house legal team as senior back up on specific projects such as agreements with third party suppliers, on contracts with partners who wish to use space on Amazon's website, advising on terms and conditions used in connection with the Amazon website and advising on agreements with third party professional services providers throughout Europe.

Adams Kids, one of the leading childrenswear businesses in the UK with over 300 corporate stores and over 30 concessions. We worked closely with the International team and Finance Director advising on the development of their new form Master Franchise Agreement and Area Developer Agreement for use in connection with Adams franchising strategy in international markets. This involved providing a range of general advice on international franchising and contractual issues. The Legal Director introduced Adams to one of its preferred legal firms for the purposes of assisting with the carrying out of this work which provided Adams with both the specialist internal legal resource it was lacking and the best external law firm resource for its franchising requirements.

 

 

Barnett & Barnett are ranked in the top 100 insurance brokers in the UK.

In 2007,  they achieved Chartered Insurance Broker status and won the highly coveted, Risk Management Initiative of the year award at the UK Broker Awards. Established for over 70 years, they pride themselves on the service and competitiveness of the risk and insurance management solutions they provide to their clients.

The Legal Director has known Barnett & Barnett for a number of years helping them with general commercial legal matters.

 

Touchdown is a niche marketing and PR business specialising in affinity marketing. It is a relatively young but growing business with a tremendous client portfolio. The Legal Director works closely with the Chief Executive and Operations Director on a range of issues including human resources and employment law issues and commercial contract issues both in the UK and in Europe including advising on the establishment of branches overseas with the objective of internationalising Touchdown's Brand.

Our experience of working with large and high profile branded companies made us an excellent match for Touchdown which like many other emerging businesses is not in a position to take on a permanent in-house legal resource.

PC Resq is a small but highly motivated and professional business which provides PC and software support and advice to domestic users and small to medium sized businesses. We work closely with the founder and Chief Executive on a range of contractual issues including preparing standard terms of business and advising in connection with third party commercial arrangements and advising on disputes and employment law issues. PC Resq is not in a position to take on a permanent in-house legal resource but often requires our input to prepare instructions before they are handed to their external law firm. This frees up the Chief Executive to concentrate on core business issues. We provide input to PC Resq as and when required which makes the input extremely cost effective.

 

Mercury Health provides a range of healthcare services to NHS patients. From 'walk-in' facilities to high dependency beds and from diagnostic imaging to day surgery. Mercury Health is owned by Tribal Group, the professional services company. We work closely with Mercury's Finance Director and Projects Director on a range of commercial contract issues including advising in relation to main NHS Project Agreements appointing Mercury to provide clinical services to the NHS in the South East of England, advising on agreements with third parties for the provision of subcontracted clinical and other services, advising in relation to individual consultancy arrangements and co-ordinating and advising on property matters. The provision of these services often involves working in conjunction with Mercury's external law firm advisers.

Booking Booster Booking Booster provides an exceptional IT gateway between hoteliers and their extranet partners. It updates their hotel rates and availability at the click of a button saving them time and money. The Legal Director has advised Booking Booster on contractual matters including preparing on line terms and conditions and advises the MD and his senior team on a range of legal issues.

 

RDF Group RDF Consulting and RDF Resources are the principal operating subsidiaries of RDF Group plc, an AIM quoted Company specialising in software development and associated services. The business, which has been trading since 1994, was admitted to AIM in August 1999. They deliver people, software, services, systems and skills to businesses across the UK and internationally, big and small. The Legal Director has worked closely with their Operations Director on a range of contractual and commercial issues, particularly their agreements with sub contractors and their agency arrangements with clients.

"We have established a long and productive relationship with John Burchill and The Legal Director over the last 4 years or so. When we started working with The Legal Director we had a store portfolio of less than 200 stores and we now have in excess of 450 stores. The Legal Director has provided us with the legal support necessary to help us achieve our growth targets and put in place systems to manage our areas of risk. The flexibility and value for money The Legal Director can provide is difficult to match. We would recommend The Legal Director to any business looking for an alternative, highly professional legal services solution."
Stephen Hemsley – CEO Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc

"We required specialist franchise expertise to help us prepare new forms of franchise agreement for use in connection with our international expansion. The Legal Director worked closely with us to devise a strategy to carry out this work and introduced us to the top franchise law firm in the country to help get the work done. John Burchill provided us with the internal expertise we were lacking and co-ordinated and managed the external law firm input. We found it invaluable to be able to contact The Legal Director at any time and really liked their approachable style."
Katina Zinger – Head International Myriad Childrenswear Group

"Mercury Health is a fast growing business involved in complex high value commercial transactions. We do not have a permanent in-house legal capability, however, The Legal Director now fulfills that role for us and works closely with our senior management and our external City law firms. We were impressed that The Legal Director was able to make available to us 4 senior lawyers at short notice to work on our latest key NHS contract bid and have benefited from their expertise at a significant cost saving. We would have no hesitation in recommending their service to other fast growing businesses."
Steve Breach – Finance Director Mercury Health Limited

"John Burchill at The Legal Director has worked with us for a number of years advising us in relation to commercial contract issues and employment law matters. His professional approach and fast turnaround has been invaluable to our business as it has grown and we anticipate using their services to help us move into the next phase of our development."
Gavan Stewart – Managing Director Touchdown Marketing Limited

"John Burchill at The Legal Director advises us in relation to commercial contract issues, employment law matters and disputes. From the beginning we realised that The Legal Director would provide added value to our business and their professional approach and almost permanently available support has been invaluable to our business and to me personally. I particularly value the General Counsel type role that John Burchill fulfills. I regularly call him at unusual times to get his legal input and support and he is always there to assist."
Hefin Harries – Chief Executive PC ResQ Limited