Speaker Profile

Jamie Huard Solicitor, Bates Wells and Braithwaite
Qualification and experience • Birmingham University, History Hons. (2.1) 1998 • Birmingham University, MA Economic and Social History 1999 • English language teacher in Prague, Czech Republic (1999-2001) • English Editor Linklaters, Prague, Czech Replublic (2001-2003) • BPP Law School London Post-graduate diploma in law (2004) • BPP Law School London Legal Practice Course (2005) • Training contract with Bates Wells & Braithwaite (2005-2007) • Admitted as a solicitor in 2007 Experience Jamie acts for commercial, charity and private clients in all aspects of transactions involving commercial property including: • General commercial property work, both transactional and management, for both commercial and charity clients • Sales, purchases and refinancings • All aspects of landlord and tenant work including: - granting and taking new leases - lease renewals - assignments and underlettings • Corporate property transaction experience including amalgamations, mergers and asset sales and purchases • Residential property experience including sale and purchase of both freehold and leasehold properties Publications and Talks • Joint editor of the Property section of Jordans Charity Administration Service • Speaking at various seminars and conferences including the Charity Finance Property Conference in 2009 on topics such as buying buildings and taking leases of property Recent Transactions • Advising an international charity on taking a new lease of offices in the West End • Acting for an employers' federation on the property aspects of the amalgamation of its branches and subsequent incorporation • Refinancing of a UK charity and its purchase of leasehold property and relocation to a new office headquarters • Purchase of a redundant church for a UK charity • Acting for a union in disposals of various of its properties Pro Bono Work • Jamie provides advice at the Blackfriars Law Centre in South London • Jamie participates in will-drafting service at a local hospital for patients in extremis • Voluntary work in the Czech Republic for Prague hospital Children’s leukaemia department and for Novo Skola, a non profit organisation training and supporting Romany teaching assistants in the Czech Republic	Presentations by this speaker: Associations: Incorporating and merging