Legal Services
The Legal Services Team
Legal Services provides legal advice and representation to the 糖心原创. Instructions for advice and representation ordinarily come from the University's senior managers or their delegates.
The solicitors within Legal Services act on behalf of the University and are unable to undertake personal legal work for individual members of staff, or students.
Contacting Legal Services
Legal Services Team
Sam McGinty
Director of Legal Services
Solicitor
Legal Practice Areas: Commercial, Governance
Iram Kiani
Senior Lawyer (Regulatory & Contentious) Solicitor Legal Practice Areas: Commercial, Intellectual Property, Student, Litigation, CMA, Fitness to Practice, OIA Case Work
Jon Ludford-Thomas Senior Lawyer (Employment) Solicitor Legal Practice Areas: Employment Law, Litigation
Rebecca De Souza
Lawyer (Commercial)
Solicitor
Legal Practice Areas:Commercial, Procurement
Elena Petre
Lawyer (Commercial)
Solicitor Legal Practice Areas: Commercial, Procurement
James Ferguson
Paralegal
Work Areas: OIA Case Work, General Litigation Assistance
Jackie Hallatt
Senior Operations Officer and PA to Directorate
Denise Winter
Operations Assistant
Procurement of External Legal Services
Authority to Approve and Sign Contracts
The University has established protocols setting out the levels of authority required to enter into contracts, see:
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Research Contracts and IP Commercialisation
- Research Contracts Team: The team is responsible for the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of research and research related contracts.
Brian Berry
Head of Research Contracts
brian.berry@nottingham.ac.uk
- IP and Commercialisation
George Rice
Director of KE and Business Engagement
george.rice@nottingham.ac.uk