Sonya Clarke, Anthony Collins Solicitors

My role

I am a commercial lawyer at Anthony Collins Solicitors, leading on the provision of company and commercial advice to our clients across all sectors including education, housing, local government, charities and social business.

My experience

I qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and spent four years in private practice dealing with company and commercial, corporate M&A and corporate finance matters. I subsequently spent 12 years as an in-house lawyer at Birmingham City Council, providing commercial, procurement and governance advice in relation to major projects and contracts, followed by three years as head of legal for a local authority wholly-owned company.

My specialisms

Commercial contracts
Company commercial matters
Corporate
Local government
Procurement

Latest news and ebriefings

Anthony Collins Solicitors ranked in top 5 Charity law firms in the country Thursday 18 April 2019

We’re delighted to announce that we have once again been ranked fourth in the list of the top legal advisers by number of charity clients in the Top 3000 Charities 2019 directory.

Guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity Wednesday 17 April 2019

What does the latest Charity Commission’s guidance issued on 29 March mean for the intra-group arrangements of housing associations?

Proposed cap on public sector exit payments Friday 12 April 2019

The Government has this week resurrected its proposals to cap exit payments for public sector workers at £95,000.

Join us at the CIH Annual Conference 2019 Thursday 11 April 2019

Join us at the CIH Annual Conference 2019 at Manchester Central from 25-27 June.

Places of public religious worship and business rate exemptions Tuesday 9 April 2019

A property in England and Wales that is a ‘place of public religious worship’ is wholly exempt from business rates, pursuant to Schedule 5 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as amended.

Assets as gifts - when independent legal advice is not enough Tuesday 9 April 2019

This case is salutary to lawyers to make sure that they get full information from the client about all of their assets, income and liabilities and family members and dynamics.

Thank you for the music…and the music teachers? Monday 8 April 2019

The tribunal decision in the case of Scott v Chigwell School last week might cause school managers and bursars some sleepless nights as they process its ramifications.

Wills for under 18-year-olds Monday 8 April 2019

This recent case has highlighted another situation where it may be possible for under 18-year-olds to make "a will".

Updates to the NHS Standard Contract Thursday 4 April 2019

On 7 March 2019, the updated NHS Standard Contract was published – what changes have been made and how should care providers respond?

New ‘Regulating the Standards’ issued Wednesday 3 April 2019

The Regulator of Social Housing last week published a new version of ‘Regulating the Standards’, to reflect their revised approach to planned engagement with Registered Providers.