Charles is a Partner in our Commercial team specialising in advising individuals and businesses on their commercial matters.
Charles has particular expertise drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts. His clients include celebrities, sportsmen, entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, PLCs and global multinationals.
Charles has experience across many different sectors, including manufacturing, services, technology, IT, fashion, media and sport. His work includes advising on contracts relating to distribution, agency, franchising, supply (goods and/or services), logistics, outsourcing, R&D, intellectual property, licensing, software, data protection, sponsorship, representation and management, and events, amongst many others.
Charles is a Partner in our Commercial team specialising in advising individuals and businesses on their commercial matters.
Charles has particular expertise drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts. His clients include celebrities, sportsmen, entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, PLCs and global multinationals.
Charles has experience across many different sectors, including manufacturing, services, technology, IT, fashion, media and sport. His work includes advising on contracts relating to distribution, agency, franchising, supply (goods and/or services), logistics, outsourcing, R&D, intellectual property, licensing, software, data protection, sponsorship, representation and management, and events, amongst many others.
Work highlights
- Advising a leading software development company on a wide range of commercial contracts, including software licences, maintenance agreements, software development agreements, project agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
- Acting for one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, advising on various commercial contracts, including service agreements, warranty agreements, media agreements, dealership contracts, data processing agreements, events agreements and supply agreements among a number of other commercial matters.
- Advising a leading start-up online bank on an on-going basis on multiple commercial matters including terms and conditions, services agreements, influencer agreements and others.
- Advising a green technology company on voluntary emission reduction purchase agreements and other agreements related to the generation of carbon credits.
- Advising a football club in relation to its player contracts, sponsorship agreements, merchandising agreements and other commercial agreements.
- Advising a leading tobacco manufacturer on various distribution agreements.
- Advising a European sports simulator company on setting up a franchise operation in the UK.
- Advising owners, racing club managers and syndicate managers in relation to partnership agreements, lease agreements, racing club agreements, syndicate agreements, horse sale agreements, and others.
- Advising a UK manufacturing PLC on various development agreements and joint development agreements, and all related intellectual property considerations.
- Advising a global multinational on data processing agreements and other data privacy-related matters.
- Advising a leading insurance company on a significant sports sponsorship agreement.
- Advising a global multinational on its global framework agreement with a leading market research agency.
- Advising a leading manufacturer on its supply chain agreements.
- Advising a life sciences company in relation to clinical services agreements and other related agreements.
- Advising a pharmaceutical company in relation to its development agreements and research agreements and services agreements.
- Advising a wine platform on their online terms and conditions and related documentation.
- Advising a beauty and cosmetic products brand on its product manufacturing agreements.
Qualification date: 2003
