- Designation: Consultant Solicitor
- Languages: English
I qualified as a solicitor in June 1979 and I have been qualified for more than 43 years as a solicitor. For most of that time I was a partner initially at Brian Hoffman & Co and subsequently at Hoffman-Bokaei.
Practice Areas
- Conveyancing
Career & Expertise
I have expertise in property and, associated with that, corporate law to include the sale and purchase of companies not just in England, but offshore. Over the years, I have been fortunate to deal with matters across the entire property spectrum to include intricate and involved matters.
My experience with Property work, which is extensive, includes:
- Acquisition of development land for residential and commercial
- Option Agreements
- Planning related to development
- Bridging and buy to let finance
- Sharia Finance
- Franchise Agreements
- Business sale and purchase by way of asset purchase
- General residential conveyancing.
- Commercial Conveyancing to include lease renewal and leases of offices of offices, shops, factories, and licence to assign
- Joint venture Agreements
- Auction sale and purchases
- New build property purchase
Notable Cases
- Sale of 27 convenience stores in neighbourhood shopping centres to T&S Stores, who in due course sold out to Tesco. This matter was referred to in national press and included business sale and the grant of 27 leases.
- Acting on the purchase of a cemetery and subsequently dealing with the exclusive rights of burial.
- Purchase of a lake.
- Purchase of 100 new build flats simultaneously of the former Bolton Fire Station.
- Company purchase of a transport company with associated bank security.
