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David Dunsire
Consultant
Corporate
Phone
0131 656 5654
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
About David
David is a Consultant in our Corporate and Commercial team and has been advising businesses and third sector organisations for the last 35 years. He has expertise in advising clients on areas such as company law, corporate finance and charity law. David has particular experience in acquisitions and disposals, MBOs, start-ups, joint ventures, hospitality and leisure, partnerships, reorganisations, commercial contracts and other corporate and commercial matters.
He also has a long standing experience advising charities on structuring, governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as the issues arising with joint and collaborative working, and contractual advice.
The Legal 500 notes that David Dunsire is ‘first class’
Expertise
Highlights
- Recent work includes: advising on group reorganisations, including the corporate reorganisation of a care home group;
- M&A work, including sale of a company in the automotive sector and the purchase of a long established hotel company;
- advising on the establishment of a number of family investment companies;
- providing legal advice to partnerships, including drafting partnership agreements;
- advising on and developing standard terms and conditions for a number of clients;
- providing legal advice to charities and other third sector organisations, particularly on regulatory, governance, constitutional and contractual matters;
- Trustee of St Columba's Hospice and Bighearted Scotland
- Secretary to The Clark Foundation for Legal Education
News & Insights
From the team
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People have been seeking peace of mind about how they and their loved ones would be looked after should they fall seriously ill, whether as a conseque...
news 21 May 2020
Whether employment issues arise due to or despite the current covid-19 induced circumstances, recently published ACAS guidance provides pointers on managing proceedings fairly
news 20 May 2020
Company directors are faced with navigating new and unexpected difficulties in the day to day running of business, bringing to light some of the quest...
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The quick transition to homeworking has presented significant challenges for many businesses, not least ensuring employees are aware of data protection responsibilities
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Charities which receive public funding for their work should not be afraid of putting staff on furlough as they try to cope with coronavirus and avoid making staff redundant
news 4 May 2020
Ben Doherty explains that when dealing with staff issues caused by coronavirus, it's often about making the right human decision rather than the right Human Resource decision
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