Projects, property and commercial

• Director of Democratic & Legal Services, Deputy Monitoring Officer and Projects: Mrs Lisa Dixon
• Legal Services Manager (Commercial & Property): Ms Rebecca Jackson
• Solicitor (Contracts and Commercial): Mr Andrew Tyson
• Chartered Legal Executive: Mrs Paula Morris
• Legal Officer: Mrs Gillian Cole

Summary of workscope

• providing legal advice upon all aspects of the management of the Council’s major projects providing legal advice in respect of procurement processes
• preparing standard form and bespoke contracts for use for all the Council’s transactions
• advising on the use of industry standard form contracts and adapting the same for use by the Council – eg in relation to construction projects
• carrying out property transactions in respect of the Council’s commercial leasehold property interests
• acquisitions, sales and leases of, and easements for and over, the Council’s corporate estate and other land
• miscellaneous deeds and agreements
• advising on landlord and tenant issues
• assisting in the voluntary registration of title to all Council land