Simon Walker
Senior Member and Notary Public
Head of Commercial Property
Qualifications/Memberships
Notary Public
“Simon has a wealth of knowledge and has been an invaluable and steady hand throughout all of our dealings. He tempers his legal expertise with pragmatism and is always mindful of finding a solution. I would have absolute confidence in recommending him most highly.” – Ms. V
About Simon
Simon qualified as a solicitor in 1985, having completed his training with the original firm, Talbot Davies and Copner Solicitors. He enjoys a diverse role, heading up an extensive and successful corporate and commercial practice and also occupying the position of Notary Public, which allows him to facilitate work in a variety of foreign jurisdictions.
Simon was an integral part of the successful transfer to the Practice becoming a Limited Liability Partnership in 2005.
Interests
Outside work he combines being a bad golfer and a keen follower of Bath Rugby!
Significant Experience
Simon has worked on a wide variety of transactions including:
- Commercial freehold sales and purchases
- Commercial leases
- Pension Fund acquisitions and lease back arrangements
- Portfolio sales and acquisitions
- Lending securitisation (personal and corporate) for borrowers and lenders
- Overage and clawback arrangements
- Option agreements and conditional development agreements
- Business sales and purchases (share and asset)
- Shareholder agreements
- Corporate governance
- Environmental liabilities
Latest News Articles by Simon
Selling your land through a conditional contract
If a developer wants to buy your land you will want them to sign on the dotted line as soon as possible. But what if planning permission is required before the development can go ahead [...]
Management buyouts: funding options
Getting the finance in place to enable a management buyout to proceed can be challenging for the management team. There will be a number of people involved in the decision-making process, all of whom will [...]
Is a management buyout a good way to sell your business?
If you are thinking about selling your business because you want to retire or move on to pastures new, it may be worth considering whether a sale to your existing management team might be an [...]
Dilapidations – concerned about the condition of your properties?
With all businesses looking to cut costs at the moment, some tenants have been failing to keep their commercial properties in a good state of repair. As the landlord, you will naturally wish to recover [...]
Security of Tenure in commercial leases
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 set up a regime for commercial properties to grant tenants an automatic right of renewal of an expired contractual tenancy unless a statutory grant for possession is made out [...]