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other sectors: commerce: sport & leisure
sport & leisureThe close association between solicitors and golf clubs is almost a cliché, born of repeated appearances of country solicitors in their diamond-checked sweaters but otherwise very conservative dress on the golf course during the afternoon in numerous sitcoms in years gone by, putting the country solicitor, at least, firmly in the "gin and Jag set". Whatever the reality of the history, Martineau Johnson are heavily involved in the "golf industry" both here and abroad as an interesting part of our everyday practice. Over the years Martineau Johnson has developed a specialist expertise in relation to advice to golf clubs, their proprietors, purchasers and sellers. In recent years we have been involved in the acquisition of numerous prestigious clubs including Harleyford, The Bentley and West Chiltington. Additionally Nick Mallett has been involved in the development of leisure complexes including golf courses overseas, eg in Cuba, Spain and the United States. We are currently working on numerous further acquisitions and disposals. The development of this expertise over the years has given rise to the creation of a focused industry-specific team of lawyers who are familiar with the issues that are liable to prove material. These include many which can arise in relation to a variety of acquisitions (for example health and safety at work, environmental concerns, hotel operation issues, vendor warranty questions and planning) but frequently extend to others which are absolutely fundamental to the successful operation of a golf course including the rules relating to water abstraction. Working in close cooperation with our friends at Property Golf & Finance Limited, we have, on numerous occasions implemented a "unitisation" scheme to facilitate the purchase of a proprietary club by its members at a cost to the individual members no greater than their projected golfing subscriptions.
Members of the Martineau Johnson team include: Nick
Mallett Simon Coghlan - Property
Smita Jamdar - Health &
Safety Angela Healy - Environmental
Law
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