George is a Trainee solicitor within our Corporate team.

 

Having completed his undergraduate degree in International business Management, George undertook his PGDL in London followed by his LPC, graduating with a distinction. During his Training Contract, George has had exposure to a wide range of legal work, from Employment Tribunal claims to large listings on the UK Markets. George’s previous experience in the corporate world came through internships at both Asset Management and Private Equity firms. George will be sitting in our Real Estate department until September 2025.

 

Contact details
Email: george.roberts@laytons.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7842 8000
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LPC (Distinction) 2023

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Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advises AIM-quoted Tungsten West Plc on £4.3 million fundraising
Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advises AIM-quoted Tungsten West Plc on £4.3 million fundraising

Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advised AIM-quoted Tungsten West Plc (the Company), the mining company focused on restarting production at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon U.K., on a fundraising of £4.3 million by way of adding an additional tranche H to its existing 2023 Convertible Loan Notes (CLN).

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Bitcoin Treasury Strategies – Are They Here to Stay?
Bitcoin Treasury Strategies – Are They Here to Stay?

The shift of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) from being an enterprise software firm selling business intelligence tools to a corporate owner of bitcoin when they first purchased in August 2020 around USD$250 million of Bitcoin (BTC) to hold in its treasury, has caught on, it seems, on this side of the pond. 

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Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advised Beaumont Cornish in its role as Nominated Adviser on a Reverse Takeover
Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advised Beaumont Cornish in its role as Nominated Adviser on a Reverse Takeover

Laytons ETL’s Equity Capital Markets team advised Beaumont Cornish in its role as Nominated Adviser (Nomad) of AIM-quoted Riverfort Global Opportunities Plc (which has now been renamed Tooru Plc) (Tooru), in relation to a proposed acquisition and proposed placing.

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Kwik-Fit Suffers Break (Clause) Failure
Kwik-Fit Suffers Break (Clause) Failure

This County Court lease renewal case under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“LTA 1954”) relates to the tenant’s attempt to include a break clause in a renewal lease and is a notable application of the Court’s approach to determining renewal lease terms set out in the leading case of O'May v City of London Real Property Co Ltd [1983] AC 726 (“O’May”).  

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Publications
The Rise of Shareholder Activism in the UK
The Rise of Shareholder Activism in the UK

Shareholder activism has become an increasingly important touchpoint in the UK’s corporate landscape and globally. As institutional investors, hedge funds and retail investors seek to exert increasing influence over public and private companies, activism has evolved into a mainstream corporate governance tool.

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