Gareth Rees
Senior Associate
Gareth is a Senior Associate in the Commercial Team
For 12 years Gareth worked for a London firm that is recognised nationally for its work both in procurement law and work for local and central governments. Gareth joined Clark Holt as a senior associate in 2019 and, subsequently, Gardner Leader in 2021.
Corporate & Commercial Law Experience
Gareth has a significant experience in: commercial contracts and IT contracts; outsourcing; advising on procurement law and strategy; and advising on data protection and intellectual property.
Gareth also advises on public sector specific issues, including state aid and freedom of information.
Charity Law Experience
Over the years Gareth has advised on a number of contracts between local authorities and a variety of different charities (from small local charities to large national charities). The contracts that Gareth has been involved with cover a number of different areas from outreach and homelessness to advising charities on software agreements and their purchase of various IT systems
Work Highlights
- Advising a government funded research organisation (involved in the nationwide transformation of the construction and energy sectors) on its funding agreements, collaboration agreements, research agreements and state aid and procurement legislation;
- Advising on a £36 million neutral vendor agreement for agency workers;
- Lead solicitor in the multi-million pound refresh of a local authority’s IT systems;
- Lead solicitor in advising on procurement strategy and the contract terms for 4 authorities conducting a joint procurement for a multi-million pound IT solution.
Recent Articles
- 19-05-2022 - Procurement Bill 2022 – first thoughts
Recent Press
- 10-02-2022 - HealthCareAndProtection: GDPR changes could ease AI rules for insurers using personal health data
