CAROLINA DONNER
Carolina was born in Sweden, with her family roots in Stockholm. Carolina studied Accountancy and Law at Oxford Brookes University before pursuing her legal studies in Sweden at Uppsala University. Having decided to live in England she followed her husband to Lancaster and the lovely Lake District.
Carolina qualified as a Solicitors with Backhouse Jones Solicitors in 2013 where she assisted clients with Operator’s Licence applications to more intricate issues falling within the Traffic Commissioners, the DVSA, Board Agency and the Magistrate Courts jurisdiction.
Having always been interested in accountancy and finance, Carolina was offered a position to retrain as a corporate solicitor with us here at Oglethorpe Sturton & Gillibrand which she happily accepted and joined us in April 2018 at our Lancaster Office.
Carolina Donner
SENIOR SOLICITOR
Corporate
EXPERIENCE
Corporate
- The sale and purchase of Companies and businesses, from small enterprises to large businesses
- Management Buy-Outs
- Partnership Matters, including conversions from a partnership to a company structure
- Business reorganisations
- Share buy-backs and other returns of value to shareholders
- Shareholder’s agreement and general Company administration;
Transport Law
- Assisting with Operator’s Licences Applications and Variation Applications for HGV and PSV and the interaction with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner
- General and specifies queries in regards to Class I and Class II Driving Licences, including medical compliance
- London Tribunals or PATAS Claims
- London Lorry Ban Claim and application process
- Clandestine Entries
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
- 2000 to 2003: BA in Accountancy, Finance and Law (Hons) from Oxford Brookes University
- 2004 to 2009: Law, Uppsala University, Sweden
- 2010 to 2011: Legal Practitioner Course, University of Central Lancashire, Preston
- 2011: Commenced Training Contract with Backhouse Jones Solicitors
- 2013: Admitted to the roll of Solicitors for England and Wales