People
Donald Gray
- DDI: 029 2082 9115
- dgray@darwingray.com
- Qualified
- 1985
- Education
- Elizabeth College Guernsey
- University of Birmingham
- College of Law Guildford
began with commercial litigation but soon moved on to a mixture of commercial work.
Very few in professional services could avoid the impact of the recession in the early 1990s and in Donald’s case this meant having to concentrate on new areas of work when he joined the Cardiff firm of Edward Lewis & Co. He carried out a large proportion of the insolvency work at Edward Lewis (particularly involving land and intellectual property) as well as being involved in a large open cast coal-mining project. He left Edward Lewis following the changes in the firm's partnership and subsequently became a partner with Palser Grossman in 1995.
In March 2002, with a wealth of experience under his belt, Donald founded Darwin Gray with Bethan Darwin.
Donald now concentrates on a number of discrete areas of work which reflect the experience he has built up in these areas.
Examples of work undertaken
Commercial Property
Sales and development work:- Site assembly for commercial and residential developers
- Sales and purchases of commercial properties and portfolios of properties
- Organising pre-let agreements, building leases, leases of offices and industrial buildings.
Construction
Development:Warranties, building contracts and security issues in relation to construction of industrial and office developments.
Intellectual Property
Management of copyright material and confidential information; copyright clearance and infringement issues; assignments and licences of copyright and software.
Mines and Minerals, Commons and Manors
Mines and minerals:
Open cast and deep mining; grants of licences from the Coal Authority and landowners; prospecting licences; acquisition of compulsory rights; environmental and production issues.
Commons and manors:
Acquisition of manors; title registration and disputes; grants of rights over commons and in connection with the exploitation of manorial rights.
