Managing Director
Adam Cox BA (Hons) Exon
Adam formed MILS in 1992.
He is responsible for client/lawyer liaison, ensuring the provision of
best value service from barristers and solicitors at the forefront of motor industry
legislation and practice.
He has valuable insight both into the broader
efficiencies of current legal institutions and into their application
within the continually developing motor sector. Through this
experience, and often in alliance with other representative trade
bodies, he has worked to ensure that MILS is actively
involved in industry wide issues, particularly regarding group
level dealer/manufacturer relationships and the public profiling of
specific industry related customer/employee issues.
Our Lawyers
MILS lawyers are divided into three departments:
Commercial
Barristers, Commercial Solicitors and Employment.
The details of the heads of departments are set out below.
Head of Legal Department and Commercial Barristers Team
Christopher Baylis - Barrister -BA (Hons) LLM, MTH MPhil MBA (Trinity Hall) Cambridge University
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Christopher is a Barrister and since 1986 he has specialised in motor law. He is widely recognised in the retail motor industry as the leading authority on motor industry law; is standing Counsel and advisor to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF); and currently represents and advises the majority of motor retailers within the United Kingdom. He conducts litigation on a regular basis on behalf of motor clients in the county court, and high court involving litigation on all aspects of motor law, but in particular sale of goods, contract law, leasing agreements and finance agreements.
Head of Commercial Solicitors
Andrew Reeves - Solicitor LLB (Hons) Bsc
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Andrew has spent over 15 years advising motor retailers on all aspects of motor law. He is a recognised expert in consumer law, dealer agreements,
competition law, trading standards and intellectual property and has
considerable experience of commercial litigation in the High Court and
County Court, as well as cases in the Magistrates Courts and
Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Head of Employment
Henry Knill – Solicitor MA (Robinson College) Cambridge University
Henry provides proactive commercial advice to the motor industry on all
aspects of employment law, from the day-to-day management issues such
as performance, equal pay, maternity, sickness, wrongful dismissal,
unfair dismissal, discrimination claims and disciplinary hearings through to attendance at tribunal hearings and at the Employment Appeal Tribunal. As well as drafting a
variety of employment related documentation, Henry provides strategic
advice on restructures, sales and mergers and negotiating exit
packages.
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