Experience

Swan Turton LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2006 - Present

  Advice to arts organisations, arts businesses, charities, social enterprises, not-for-profit clients and businesses on a wide range of legal issues. Specialist in contracts for the visual arts; and data protection. · Advice to arts organisations, arts businesses, charities, social enterprises, not-for-profit clients and businesses on a wide range of legal issues. Specialist in contracts for the visual arts; and data protection. ·



The Multiple Store

• Arts & Crafts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Dec 1998 - Present

  The Multiple Store is the only UK organisation specialising in commissioning and selling signed, limited editions in 3D by major contemporary artists. Commissioned artists include Fiona Banner, David Batchelor, Keith Coventry, Anya Gallaccio, Langlands & Bell, Cornelia Parker and Alison Wilding. The Multiple Store is the only UK organisation specialising in commissioning and selling signed, limited editions in 3D by major contemporary artists. Commissioned artists include Fiona Banner, David Batchelor, Keith Coventry, Anya Gallaccio, Langlands & Bell, Cornelia Parker and Alison Wilding.



Colgate-Palmolive

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Consultant

  • Nov 1988 - Feb 2006

  I provided advice at a high level on many regulatory, corporate and commercial matters over this period, drafting and concluding contracts, acting as a flexible additional resource for the Company's legal department in the UK and Europe. During this time I developed and supervised the Company's European data protection programme. I provided advice at a high level on many regulatory, corporate and commercial matters over this period, drafting and concluding contracts, acting as a flexible additional resource for the Company's legal department in the UK and Europe. During this time I developed and supervised the Company's European data protection programme.



Centaur Media Plc

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Consultant

  • Apr 1990 - Apr 2000

  As sole 'in house' lawyer, providing a full service to over 20 magazine titles and business units, including drafting contracts, copy clearance and libel work, intellectual property, employment issues etc. Also providing central service to the company management on sale and purchase agreements, business collaborations and ad hoc advice. As sole 'in house' lawyer, providing a full service to over 20 magazine titles and business units, including drafting contracts, copy clearance and libel work, intellectual property, employment issues etc. Also providing central service to the company management on sale and purchase agreements, business collaborations and ad hoc advice.



Cadbury Schweppes PLC

• Legal Adviser

  • Apr 1983 - Apr 1986

  Reporting directly to the General Counsel, provided full in-house corporate and commercial law service to PLC and subsidiaries including major trading contracts, loan and financing agreements, sales and purchases, competition law, intellectual property etc Reporting directly to the General Counsel, provided full in-house corporate and commercial law service to PLC and subsidiaries including major trading contracts, loan and financing agreements, sales and purchases, competition law, intellectual property etc



Slaughter and May

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Solicitor

  • 1975 - 1981

  Corporate law, including flotations, share issues, acquisitions, sales and mergers. General commercial law work of every type. Corporate law, including flotations, share issues, acquisitions, sales and mergers. General commercial law work of every type.



The Price Commission (government quango)

• Legal Consultant

  • May 1978 - May 1979

  I was seconded to work for this government quango, which was responsible for investigating and reviewing proposed price increases by major companies. My role involved close contact with the project teams, advising them on legal issues as they arose, reporting directly to the Chairman. I was seconded to work for this government quango, which was responsible for investigating and reviewing proposed price increases by major companies. My role involved close contact with the project teams, advising them on legal issues as they arose, reporting directly to the Chairman.