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Bhikhu Samat

Solicitor

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Languages: Gujarati

Bhikhu advises clients on all aspects of commercial contracts, IT, data protection and public and utilities procurement law.

Bhikhu is a Solicitor in the Managed Legal Services group and has built up considerable experience advising clients in the private and public sector on commercial contracts, IT, data protection and procurement law. He advises on the process by which major works, services and supplies contracts are awarded, including liaising with stakeholders, advising on procurement processes, drafting contracts and procurement documents. 

His recent focus has been on the regulated English water sector and he is familiar with procurement, environmental and regulatory constraints that apply to projects in these areas. 

Bhikhu also has a particular focus on supporting clients through procurement challenges, providing pragmatic dispute resolution advice on procurement and commercial disputes.

Bhikhu provides ongoing in-house bespoke training seminars on commercial contracts and procurement law topics to clients on a variety of issues.

Bhikhu’s experience includes:

  • advising a major utilities and transport client on a range of matters
  • advising on second generation outsourcing of Facilities Management services involving splitting of the original services into two distinct outsourced services, Security Services and Facilities Management
  • cross-working with a dispute lawyer advising on an IT under licensing dispute and reaching a full and final settlement of all historical known and unknown liabilities following an audit by a major software provider
  • advising on an alliancing agreement in relation to IT services and subsequent variation to modelling on tower solutions and ensuing arrangements including several variations to enterprise software and services offerings, service orders incorporating data protection and model clauses, including finance leases and implications on clients’ securitization covenants and procurement risks
  • provision of legal advice in relation to Enterprise Software and Servicing Offering (ESSO) and finance lease arrangements including consideration and advice on clients’ securitization covenants and advice on novation, direct award or onboarding of new entity following reorganization of IT providers UK and global business
  • provision of legal advice on numerous high-value multimillion-pound regulated procurements relating to electronic security solutions, analytical instruments, industrial gases and over-the-counter payment services, advising on the tender documentation and contractual terms including consideration and advice on these procurements under the Utilities Contracts Regulations
  • advising and reviewing standard ISDA documents and EMIR Delegated Reporting Agreements with various domestic and international commercial banks
  • advising on the establishment of framework agreements for major rail infrastructure projects for a rail client
  • Member, Procurement Lawyers' Association
  • LL.M, International Business Law, University of Manchester, 1992-1994 
  • LLB (Hons), City of Birmingham University, 1986-1990
Bhikhu Samat

Solicitor

Bhikhu Samat

Solicitor

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