Burges Salmon Tier 1 Supplier Prospectus
RM3786 General Legal Advice Services Why choose Burges Salmon?
Understanding the public sector The way we work Our UK and international reach
3 Over 25 years’ experience advising public sector 3 We work collaboratively with our colleagues, our 3 Lawyers qualified in England & Wales, Scotland clients, from the largest strategic projects to day-to- clients and our community, removing the barriers to and Northern Ireland, working out of offices in day operational requirements successful delivery and building strong, long-term Bristol, London, and Edinburgh, to support you relationships wherever you are in the UK 3 In-depth knowledge of how government works, the challenges of achieving policy objectives and 3 We listen to our clients, to ensure their objectives 3 A global network of like-minded independent law the complex environments in which public bodies and priorities drive everything we do firms – our Preferred Firm network – to ensure the operate 3 We provide strategic, commercially-focused advice right firm for you in each jurisdiction 3 Track record of successful delivery, often to and intelligent solutions to complex problems challenging timescales and under political and 3 We strive for social and environmental media scrutiny sustainability, equality and diversity and inclusion in 3 A team that includes former senior civil service all aspects of our work lawyers, local government lawyers and secondees
93 partners 50+ CCS clients 450+ lawyers 25+ years over 80 of whom work regularly advising the public sector 70% of whom are leading across central government and individuals in Chambers UK arm’s-length bodies with public sector clients
MOD Security Accredited
Back to contents 2 How to access our advice Who to contact Recent work
Prospectus John Houlden Ministry of Defence CCS Relationship Lead Partner Review this prospectus to find out about the on the Astute and Dreadnought nuclear submarine services we offer, our relevant experience and T +44 (0) 117 902 2796 programmes expertise, recent examples of our work and E [email protected] key contacts for the specialisms you require Department for Health and Social Care on logistics for the emergency supply of medicines and Call us Matthew Ramus medical devices post-Brexit To discuss your requirements in more Partner detail, find out more about our experience and expertise and how we can help you T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 Foreign and Commonwealth Office E [email protected] Consider further competition on facilities management for the Asia Pacific region Depending on your timescales and requirements, it may be necessary to Chris Chesterman invite us and others to bid Director BEIS on the establishment of UKRI, the UK’s new strategic T +44 (0) 117 307 6865 Direct award research and innovation body E [email protected] For urgent or specialist requirements, when the cost of running a further competition is Department for Education prohibitive, or you know that our team is best able to meet your requirements Jennifer Liddicoat on the creation of innovative models for the delivery Senior Associate children’s social care services
Start working together T +44 (0) 117 307 6858 Engage us using a model that works best E [email protected] Highways England for you: on the Heathrow Expansion Programme Teams of lawyers for substantial projects Supporting Government Response to COVID-19 Flexible resource to support day-to-day activities including: • secondment to GLD COVID Cell to lead legal team on Test and Trace Workstream Ad hoc / standalone instructions • key pharmaceutical contracts for the Vaccine Task Force Co-located or virtual secondees • contracts for DEFRA for the provision of food boxes • reforms to the rail industry
Back to contents 3 What you can expect from us
Understanding the public sector Value added services • Market-leading experience helping public sector • Free consultations on new matters clients to achieve their policy objectives and meet • Free training workshops and seminars stakeholder expectations • Knowledge sharing via briefings/newsletters and • In-depth knowledge of the drivers and constraints Our service access to KM tools and specialists faced by public sector bodies to you • Meeting rooms and facilities in London, Bristol and • Shared values of social and environmental Edinburgh sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion This year we trained FCO, MoD and HMRC on This year we have worked with the Institute for procurement law, communication skills and civil Government and both contributed to and sponsored a procedure, and chaired a cross-panel working group number of thought leadership conferences and events focusing on enhanced collaboration with GLD to support its learning and development aims
Value for money Technology and innovation • Real-time tracking and communication of costs • Integration of technological solutions to increase efficiency and enhance service delivery • Work dealt with at the right level • Collaborative, secure clientspace portal and • Alternative fee arrangements and models of document review & search/analytics solutions engagement
This year we supported DEFRA with its general This year 20 public sector clients used our clientspace commercial and facilities management arrangements portal, our team trained GLD on developments in legal through a “bank of hours” virtual secondment technology and AI, and we launched an innovation platform to build client-facing solutions
Technical excellence Collaboration • • Strategic, commercially-focused advice from A team fitted to your needs, working wherever you lawyers who are experts in their fields need us to be • • Intelligent solutions for complex, innovative and Strong and long-lasting relationships with high-profile projects approachable people • Joint reviews of what is working and where we can This year 70% of our partners were recognised as improve leaders in their field by Chambers UK This year Chambers UK said “Dealing with the firm is like talking to your own team” and “The team added incredible value to the project”
Back to contents 4 Contents
6 Child Law 7 Competition 8 Construction 9 Contract Law 10 Corporate 11 Dispute Resolution 12 Education 13 Employment Law 14 Energy & Natural Resources (inc Mining and Nuclear) 15 Environmental Law 16 EU Law 17 Food, Rural and Environmental Affairs 18 Franchise Law 19 Health and Healthcare 20 Health and Safety 21 Information Law and Data Protection 22 Information Technology Law 23 Intellectual Property and Media 24 Life Sciences 25 Litigation 26 Non-complex Finance 27 Outsourcing 28 Partnership Law 29 Pensions Law 30 Planning 31 Projects/PFI/PPP 32 Public Inquiries and Inquests 33 Public Law 34 Public Procurement Law 35 Real Estate and Real Estate Finance 36 Restructuring and Insolvency 37 Tax Law 38 Telecommunications 39 The Law of International Trade, Investment and Regulation
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our Child law team has an excellent understanding of the current trends and challenges being faced by both public Advising the Department for Education on Matthew Ramus and private sector organisations operating within the the creation of Alternative Delivery Models Partner Children’s Services sector. Specialists in our team have that deliver children’s social care services on T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 behalf of failing Councils, pursuant to Statutory worked on a number of significant Children’s Services M +44 (0) 7812 568 637 Directions. projects over the last eight years and we are the leading E [email protected] firm in the UK in this area. Matthew specialises in major PPP, PFI and outsourcing Following recent high profile cases showing serious Advising Sunderland City Council on a major projects, particularly in defence, transport, children’s failings in children’s social care, Central Government is children’s social care services transformation services and education. He also has significant looking for significant transformation through intervention, project. This was the first “voluntary” intervention experience of advising on shared services projects and legislative reform and the restructuring of grant funding. in the UK. Over the last eight years we have had direct involvement strategic partnership/joint venture arrangements for both with a number of Central Government interventions in public and private sector clients. Local Authority provision of children’s social care. We Advising Birmingham Children’s Trust on act for various stakeholders, including the DfE, Local the Council’s children’s services transformation Authorities and the independent Children’s Services project. The project involved externalising the Marcus Walters Diversity and Organisation/Trusts that have been established. Council’s embedded children’s services and Senior Associate Inclusion outsourcing to the newly formed Birmingham T +44 (0) 117 307 6968 Ambassador We have an excellent understanding of the social, Children’s Trust, a corporate vehicle, wholly M +44 (0) 7814 165 713 financial and political agendas driving reform. We owned by the Council. This followed a Statutory regularly advise clients on alternative delivery models, Direction by the Secretary of State for Education E [email protected] including the legislative framework that underpins this as a result of persistent “inadequate” ratings by Marcus has extensive experience in advising both public sector. Ofsted. and private sector clients on major projects (including Our child law expertise includes: PPPs and PFIs) across a broad range of sectors, including: children’s services; education; emergency Following our work on the successful 3 Complex projects services; and defence. He has significant experience in implementation of new Children’s Services 3 Public/private sector PPP arrangements Trusts/Companies in Doncaster, Slough, advising both public and private sector clients on a full Sunderland, Reading, Birmingham and Sandwell range of commercial matters, including: procurement; IT 3 Children’s social care Statutory Intervention projects for (in each case working with the Department and IP; data protection; FOIA and general commercial. Central Government. for Education (DfE) or the relevant local authority), we are currently advising Department for Education on the transformation of Northamptonshire County Council children’s services and social care transformation project.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our competition lawyers provide expert competition law advice and representation before competition and We are longstanding advisers to the Water Chris Worrall regulatory authorities, as well as UK and EU courts. Many Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) in Partner of the team have worked for competition or regulatory relation to its Water 2020 programme, including T +44 (0) 117 307 6170 its latest (2019) price review for all the water authorities, meaning that we can provide a unique insight M +44 (0) 7812 001 880 companies in England and Wales. This work into how regulators work. We also advise on state aid law E [email protected] and funding arrangements, including complaints to, and is fundamental to the future development of Chris Worrall is a Partner in the Competition team and proceedings by, the European Commission. the water sector in England and Wales and takes place against the backdrop of increasing has worked on numerous high profile antitrust matters. Our competition law expertise water scarcity (particularly in the South East Chris specialises in all aspects of UK and EU competition of England) and increasing political pressures law (contentious and non-contentious), including includes: concerning water company ownership. Our antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, 3 Defending clients subject to cartel, abuse of dominance advice has covered a wide range of regulatory and merger control. Chris joined Burges Salmon from and other competition investigations issues, competition law and judicial review risks and challenges to Ofwat’s decisions at the international law firm Clifford Chance. 3 Advising clients during dawn raids Competition and Markets Authority. 3 Advising and defending clients operating in regulated sectors (including regulators themselves) Noel Beale Diversity and Representing the Co-operative Group in Director Inclusion 3 Assisting clients in obtaining clearance for mergers and successfully appealing, at the Competition Ambassador joint ventures including complex “Phase II” reviews T +44 (0) 117 307 6056 Appeal Tribunal, an OFT decision (imposing a M +44 (0) 7812 230 545 3 Competition litigation and disputes: representing fine of £14.2 million) that it had participated in [email protected] clients involved in competition disputes, including alleged anti-competitive practices in the tobacco E appeals against regulators’ decisions, judicial sector and subsequently for its subsidiary, Noel is an experienced competition and regulatory review proceedings, follow-on damages actions and Somerfield, in appeal and judicial review lawyer, having advised private practice and government commercial disputes proceedings to recover the fine imposed on it bodies across a range of different sectors on a wide for its separate participation in those alleged 3 Assisting clients throughout market studies including range of different competition and economic regulatory practices. the design and implementation of remedies matters. From 2008 to 2014 Noel was at Ofwat where he 3 Advising clients on the application of competition law to was Director of Legal Services prior to rejoining Burges commercial dealings Advising Welsh Ministers and Transport Salmon providing advice to the Ofwat Board. for Wales on merger control, State Aid and 3 Devising compliance policies and programmes, audits procurement issues associated with the letting and training of the Wales & Borders passenger rail franchise 3 Advising on the EU State aid rules. and innovative combination of infrastructure manager roles.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our specialist construction lawyers work with clients at every level of the development and delivery of complex Advising Highways England on aspects Steven James infrastructure, construction and engineering projects. We of its procurement of the A303 Stonehenge Partner also advise on disputes under all forms of construction expressway. It is categorised as a project T +44 (0) 117 307 6947 of national significance, with a capital value dispute resolution. Our team includes chartered surveyors M +44 (0) 7896 174 914 and engineers. expected to be between £864 million and £1.321 billion depending on the final route.” E [email protected] Our work covers many specialist sectors including Steve is a chartered surveyor as well as a solicitor energy (nuclear, renewables, energy from waste), with over 25 years’ experience. He heads up the firm’s Advising Birmingham City Council during utilities, transport, real estate development, defence and Construction & Engineering team. Steve specialises education. We advise both public and private sector the COVID-19 crisis on the impact of in real estate, hard FM, engineering and infrastructure clients, including developers, occupiers, contractors, COVID-19 on the delivery of construction and consultants, funders and investors. engineering projects for the Birmingham 2022 projects procurement and dispute resolution. He has Commonwealth Games. particular expertise in the delivery and operation of Our construction expertise includes: energy, water, utilities, transport and other infrastructure 3 Public and private sector clients – advising on the Advising Highways England on the Heathrow schemes including the use of the NEC3/4 suite of procurement and funding of construction works and expansion project, including construction advice contracts. services on the works required for the interface between the development of a new runway and the 3 Suppliers – advising contractors, consultants, strategic road network (including the M25 and Marcus Harling subcontractors and suppliers on the supply of materials, M4). Partner equipment, construction works and services T +44 (0) 117 939 2206 3 Funders and investors – construction investment M +44 (0) 7976 566 808 Advising Affinity Water Ltd in relation to the including project finance HS2 route and its agreements with supply E [email protected] 3 Procurement and funding strategies – including PPP chain, including the procurement process and Marcus is a London-focused partner advising on the and PFI construction contracts that have been placed procurement of major projects, infrastructure and 3 Regulated procurement with various contractors and suppliers. Our role real estate development. He is the firm’s lead on the also involved the finalisation of three framework 3 Health and safety management and delivery of complex construction contracts which utilise NEC3 and IChemE call-off projects including regulated procurement. Marcus is the 3 Construction contracts and professional appointments terms. - drafting, negotiating and advising on all standard and lead partner for The Greater London Authority. bespoke forms of contract Advising the Ministry of Defence on 3 Security documents and warranties major submarine and aircraft infrastructure 3 Disputes – advising on construction disputes using a development programmes. Our advice has broad range of methods of dispute resolution including included advising on the integration of NEC3/ adjudication, arbitration, litigation, expert determination, NEC4 contracts with DEFCONs, MoD policy and conciliation and mediation. regulated single source contracting.
Back to contents 8 Contract Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact We advise public sector bodies on all types of commercial contracts, from the most complex multi-party transactions Advising the Ministry of Defence on the John Houlden in highly regulated sectors to simple supplies of goods Dreadnought nuclear submarine programme, Partner and services. We can help you with procurement, drafting, the largest and most strategically significant T +44 (0) 117 902 2796 programme in the UK defence sector. Our role negotiation, advice on all aspects of contract law and M +44 (0) 7779 133 791 includes advising on the contracting strategy and commercial law and advice on legal and commercial E [email protected] risk. Our experience enables us to help you find practical development and negotiation of the design and John heads the public sector team and is recognised as solutions that reflect best practice, meet your objectives build contracts and the alliance agreement. and align with your priorities, including value for money, a leading procurement and projects lawyer by Chambers, optimum risk allocation, delivery to schedule, meeting Advising the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. He advises on high- performance standards, the right behaviours, appropriate on a new framework agreement for the delivery of profile and complex regulated public procurements, project controls and regulatory compliance. confidential translation and interpretation services commercial law, projects, PFI/PPP, and state aid issues to UK Government departments, EU institutions Our contract law expertise includes: across multiple sectors for a wide range of public and and other organisations. private sector bodies. 3 Agency and distribution agreements 3 Alternative delivery models (e.g. joint ventures, Advising Waitrose / John Lewis Partnership Matthew Ramus alliancing) on its commercial contracts portfolio, including Partner 3 Brexit implications a range of international B2B sales agreements, and purchasing arrangements for a variety of T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 3 Changes and change in law services including major logistics contracts. M +44 (0) 7812 568 637 3 Concession contracts E [email protected] 3 Design and manufacturing contracts Matthew specialises in major PPP, PFI and outsourcing Advising on 3 Contract and portfolio management Birmingham City Council the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of projects, particularly in defence, transport, children’s 3 Data protection, confidentiality and intellectual property construction and engineering projects for the services and education. He also has significant 3 Grants Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with experience of advising on shared services projects and 3 Guarantees and indemnities a focus on non-performance of contracts for the strategic partnership/joint venture arrangements for both supply of goods and services including force 3 Outsourcing / contracting out of services public and private sector clients. majeure events and frustration. 3 Pricing, payment and incentivisation mechanisms 3 Shared services 3 Supply of goods and services Advising the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in relation to its urgent 3 Public infrastructure regulation (UK and EU) procurement of food boxes for delivery to up to 3 Reorganisations / restructuring (e.g. novation, 1.5 million clinically vulnerable individuals during assignment and change in control) the COVID-19 pandemic, described by the Communities Secretary, Rt. Hon. Robert Jenrick 3 Standard terms and conditions MP as “an unprecedented package of support”. 3 Termination, exit and transition between suppliers. Back to contents 9 Corporate
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our corporate lawyers combine legal and transactional expertise with industry insight to give tailored solutions to Advising the Department for Business, Energy Nick Graves our clients, whatever their sector. We have a proven track & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the transfer Partner record in corporate law matters, acting for a wide range of assets (valued at £3.5bn) from the UK’s T +44 (0) 117 939 2200 seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and the of clients, from multi-national corporates and financial M +44 (0) 7779 133 680 research and knowledge exchange functions institutions to early stage businesses, partnerships, co- E [email protected] operative societies, and high net worth individuals and of HEFCE to United Kingdom Research and Nick specialises in complex corporate transactions and investors. Innovation (UKRI), the UK’s new research and innovation body. This was achieved using a advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, We have extensive experience of complex public and statutory transfer scheme under the Higher capital markets fundraisings and corporate governance private mergers and acquisitions and private equity Education and Research Act 2017. projects. Nick’s clients are active in a range of sectors transactions, both in the UK and internationally, and equity capital markets. Our corporate law team also advises including infrastructure, manufacturing, nuclear and private businesses and listed companies on strategic Advising the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) on renewables. He has worked with many UK government matters as well as day-to-day company law and regulatory a corporate joint venture established to provide a entities including MOD, BEIS, Innovate UK and the NDA. issues. solution for the provision of maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for the F-35 Our corporate expertise includes: Lightning II aircraft. Gregory Nash Associate 3 Company law T +44 (0) 117 307 6041 3 Public and private company transactions (including Advising the University of Oxford and Oxford M +44 (0) 7813 323 085 mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance) and share University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust E [email protected] acquisition, disposals, capitalisations on their joint venture with Mayo Clinic, a US based non-profit organisation committed to Gregory specialises in company law and corporate 3 Entity selection and formation of Government companies clinical practice, education, and research. The governance advice, M&A transactions, joint ventures and Government joint ventures and venture capital joint venture was structured using a limited and legal training. He has advised on business transfers, advice liability partnership and drew on a wide range including asset transfer projects in a range of sectors. He 3 Directors’ duties and company secretarial services of specialised experience from across the has worked with various government entities including 3 Operating and partnership agreements firm, particularly regarding the bespoke and technical corporate aspects of the partnership BEIS, the Housing Ombudsman, UKRI, the NDA and the 3 Securities and governance matters arrangements. Department for Education, as well as local authorities. 3 Restructuring of ownership and complex / innovative legal structures.
Back to contents 10 Dispute Resolution
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our 70-strong team of dispute resolution lawyers manages and resolves commercial and public law Supporting and acting alongside the Ministry Ann Metherall disputes from the largest complex international test of Justice (MoJ) in high-value procurement Partner cases to portfolios of lower value claims (such as books challenge proceedings relating to contracts for T +44 (0) 117 902 6629 HMCTS. Leading multiple workstreams the team of negligence actions). We also have considerable M +44 (0) 7980 98 4071 engaged closely with the MoJ on settlement experience in regulatory investigations, inquiries and E [email protected] prosecutions, including those in the criminal justice field. strategy and merits analysis. The external legal team, counsel and clients utilised our shared Ann is Head of the firm’s dispute resolution team. Ann’s We have a deep understanding of a wide range of client space secure portal, which included particular expertise lies in commercial disputes within sectors including transport, health and safety, projects dashboard of live costs and a document library. a regulatory framework (including all forms of dispute and infrastructure, construction and engineering, waste, We also successfully carried out a remote resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation) energy, pensions, and real estate. e-disclosure exercise involving data from the and health and safety issues in medium to high hazard We work with our clients to resolve their disputes as MoJ and Cabinet Office. industries. quickly and cost efficiently as possible and, where appropriate, without recourse to the publicity of the courts. Successfully defending the National Crime David Hall We are often able to resolve claims through the effective against compensation claims worth Agency Partner use of pre-action tools, and have considerable experience over £220 million under section 283 Proceeds in all forms of alternative dispute resolution procedure. of Crime Act. Our team was engaged to defend T +44 (0) 117 902 2798 all aspects of the claims and managed the M +44 (0) 7968 193 330 Our dispute resolution expertise review of around 700,000 documents on behalf E [email protected] includes: of government departments as part of their David has over 25 years’ experience of handling domestic respective involvement with a high-profile public 3 Complex disputes, including those with an international and international disputes for public sector bodies and inquiry. element, requiring specialist advice banks and is the firm’s lead partner on bribery and 3 Arbitration, mediation and specialist tribunals corruption issues, money laundering and fraud. Acting for 3 Reputation critical investigations and inquiries First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd (FTWC), a wholly successful Interested Party in 3 Contentious strategic or risk situations outside formal the 2019 Rail Franchising Litigation, in a set of Chris Jackson litigation procurement challenges against the Secretary Partner 3 Urgent and emergency situations of State for Transport and costs proceedings T +44 (0) 117 939 2238 including an application for costs. It involved 3 Project management including our bespoke litigation M +44 (0) 7973 284 896 some of the world’s largest train operator management tool. E [email protected] companies and the procurement of three major rail franchises, HS2, East Midlands and South Chris is a UK leading lawyer with a track record of Eastern, exceeding a value of £1bn per year. success in complex and business critical commercial FTWC bid successfully for the West Coast disputes. He heads the firm’s Infrastructure Sector franchise to operate passenger services on the and has received national recognition in transport, West Coast Mainline and HS2. procurement and health and safety.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Ranked highly by both Chambers and Legal 500 in this sector, we act for schools, HEIs, FE colleges, private Significant experience advising on the Matthew Ramus sector providers, Ofsted, Office for Students, as well as restructuring and delivery of education support Partner the Department for Education and local authorities. services to schools. We act for local authorities, T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 the Department of Education, private sector M +44 (0) 7812 568 637 We have built a reputation for taking on complex and providers and local authority “spin outs” on the high profile projects. Through our unique collaborative procurement and delivery of statutory and traded E [email protected] approach, we draw on experience and expertise from services to schools across the UK.” Matthew specialises in major PPP, PFI and outsourcing across the firm to build a team tailored to our clients’ projects, particularly in defence, transport, children’s needs. We provide straightforward, to-the-point advice, services and education. He also has significant guiding our clients through the most complex of legal Providing a wide range of employment advice to experience of advising on shared services projects and matters. the HR and legal teams of , the HEFCE Office strategic partnership/joint venture arrangements for both for Students, Ofsted and the University of Our work for both public and private sector clients gives public and private sector clients. us a unique understanding of the issues involved in Bristol. delivering transformational projects in the sector, from both sides of the table. Advising Babcock Training Limited on the Huw Cooke Our education expertise includes: contractual arrangements necessary to enter Senior Associate into a partnership with the Metropolitan Police T +44 (0) 117 902 7719 3 PPP and joint venture projects Service as lead provider of the delivery of new M +44 (0) 7794 030 886 3 recruit training and assessment through two new Outsourcing E [email protected] 3 PFI/PF2 projects Level 6 qualifications (a three year degree level apprenticeship and a two year diploma in policing Huw is a senior practitioner with substantial experience of 3 Student accommodation projects for those who already hold a degree). This eight advising businesses about employment issues. 3 Employment disputes and tribunals year contract was awarded to Babcock following Huw’s areas of expertise are the employment aspects 3 Employment law advice and training a regulated procurement process. Babcock worked with a consortium of four London based of corporate and commercial transactions (including 3 Commercial and contractual matters universities as part of its bid, Anglia Ruskin outsourcing, contracting and joint ventures), redundancies 3 Pension schemes University, Brunel University, University of East and restructuring, changing terms and conditions of 3 Academic restructuring programmes London and University of West London (the employment, and negotiated departures of senior HEIs) and the qualifications will be delivered by 3 management and board members. Mergers and acquisitions Babcock and the HEIs working in collaboration 3 Private equity. on different aspects.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our employment lawyers help you navigate the complexities of employment law so that you can focus Advising the Foreign and Commonwealth Adrian Martin Office on the employment aspects of a major on your core business. Known for our pragmatic and Partner facilities management procurement, involving T +44 (0) 117 939 2279 commercial approach, our employment lawyers draw on the transfer of employees in the UK and 11 their extensive experience to provide our clients with clear, jurisdictions across North West Europe together M +44 (0) 7977 163 795 concise, well-presented solutions. with a major post-transfer restructure. Also E [email protected] We provide employment law advice to clients in the UK, advising on commercial and policy strategy Adrian is head of the firm’s employment team and for HR/TUPE issues (including COSOP), co- and across the world through an international network of ordinated TUPE/ARD advice across European regularly advises on restructuring and other major HR leading independent law firms. We work for FTSE 100 and jurisdictions and heavily involved in the projects, executive exits and appointments and high value 250 listed companies and major public sector employers competitive dialogue process and advising on employment disputes and claims. Adrian has particular as well as smaller companies, those in the not for profit communications/consultation with employees. sector and for senior executives. We regularly advise on experience in advising on the TUPE and employment high profile and business critical projects for these clients. aspects of corporate transactions, outsourcing and other Advising on projects in both the private and public sectors. He also As one of the largest teams of employment lawyers in the Birmingham Children’s Trust the transfer of c.1,600 social workers and other regularly advises on TUPE disputes. UK, we are active in helping to shape UK employment employees to it from Birmingham City Council. law and participate actively in numerous employment law We have advised on the employment aspects of organisations and committees. establishing the Trust, TUPE consultation with trade unions, negotiating the services contract Luke Bowery Diversity and Our employment expertise includes: and a number of issues of public law relevant to Partner Inclusion the local government sector, including liaising Ambassador 3 Strategic employment law advice – on complex HR T +44 (0) 117 902 2716 with the Department for Education. project work M +44 (0) 7980 765 781 3 Employment helplines – offering immediate access to E [email protected] Advising the Government Legal Department a team of employment lawyers and regular reports on Luke is a partner in the Employment team and advises on employment disputes including on various usage, issues and potential solutions employment tribunal hearings. employers and employees in both the public and private 3 Employment disputes – advising on workplace disputes sectors on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law related matters. Luke is a regular and running tribunal and High Court claims to ensure Advising Ofgem on whistleblower claims and they are cost-effective and managed at a high standard the arising conflict between the legislation commentator on employment law issues and speaker at 3 International and cross-border employment law that governs Ofgem’s activities and the external seminars and events across the UK. advice – providing high quality advice on international usual obligation to provide disclosure in the employment tribunal. employment issues for our UK and international clients 3 Investigations, regulatory compliance and whistleblowing – enabling businesses to minimise the risks of workplace Advising First MTR South West Trains on the employment aspects of the investigations and offering expertise on whistleblowing law. Limited handover of the South Western rail franchise 3 Employment law training – bespoke training to upskill from Stagecoach, which involved a large-scale managers and HR teams on UK employment law issues. transfer of c.4,000 employees under TUPE. Back to contents 13 Energy & Natural Resources (inc Mining and Nuclear)
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our award-winning energy lawyers innovate and deliver creative solutions. From groundbreaking projects to Advising the UK Atomic Energy Authority on Ian Salter the development of Nuclear Fusion regulation unparalleled regulatory insight, we provide the very best Partner in the UK and the establishment of the STEP T +44 (0) 117 939 2225 advice on all aspects of energy law. We work at the programme and advice on the procurement of cutting edge of the sector, with a reputation built upon various associated contracts. M +44 (0) 7977 516 095 first-of-a-kind projects and deals and provide expert E [email protected] advice throughout the project/plant life cycle. Ian is an expert in the field of nuclear regulation and Advising various on power Collaboration is the key to our service. We work closely local authorities purchasing arrangements, solar and wind international nuclear law and has advised extensively with other experts across our firm to provide energy law developments, EV infrastructure and district heat on commercial arrangements in the nuclear sector advice tailored to each client. With expertise spanning networks. around the world. He is also a recognised expert in UK commercial, construction, planning, real estate, environmental and disputes, we can view complex energy environmental law where he has acted in the low carbon projects from all angles. sector for many years for clients such as the Carbon Advising Rugeley Coal Fired Power Station Trust. Ian is a founding partner of the firm’s environmental Within our team of energy lawyers, we have developed on the closure and decommissioning of the site expertise in all the key technologies and activities in and all commercial contracts surrounding that, law team and leads the nuclear team, which comprises the sector: nuclear, renewables, oil and gas, energy including contracts relating to the re-development over 50 lawyers from around the firm. regulation, energy storage, waste and water. We are also of the site for use as an energy services heavily involved in the emerging low carbon transport industrial and residential facility. sector on electric vehicles and connected autonomous Ross Fairley vehicles. We work on on-site generation, heat networks Partner and energy services (efficiency) contracting. Advising Bristol City Council on its ‘City Leap’ T +44 (0) 117 902 6351 plan to raise around £1 billion of investment to M +44 (0) 7785 500 949 Our energy & natural resources transform Bristol into the UK’s first smart-energy, E [email protected] expertise includes: carbon neutral city by 2030. The procurement for energy companies, technology providers, Ross heads the firm’s energy, power and utilities team. 3 Consents and planning applications for energy projects investors and others was launched in 2019 and He specialises in environmental and low carbon projects, 3 Build out is now underway. Burges Salmon has assisted particularly in the renewables sector. His environmental with every aspect of this enormous project, 3 Power purchase and grid connection. practice covers all aspects of UK and EU environmental including the extensive energy-related regulatory regulation with a focus on contaminated land and water, 3 Project finance and commercial advice. defending prosecutions, decommissioning industrial plant, 3 Energy regulation waste, REACH and producer responsibility legislation. 3 Operational advice Advising the Cayman Islands Government on 3 Mergers and acquisitions the delivery and procurement of a new waste-to- 3 Energy disputes energy scheme and waste management system. The cutting-edge, 25 year waste-to-energy project 3 Community Energy. is being procured and financed on a PPP basis.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our lawyers have a unique understanding of environmental law. Through our work with the full Advising Ofwat on its Water 2020 programme Simon Tilling Diversity and spectrum of clients, we are able to view environmental and the PR19 Price Review mechanism. Partner Inclusion law from all perspectives. From shaping the landscape T +44 (0) 117 902 7794 Ambassador of environmental law, to helping businesses ensure Advising the Ministry of Defence on various M +44 (0) 7814 703 616 International and EU-derived environmental, regulatory compliance, our lawyers provide the highest E [email protected] quality, specialist advice. chemicals and product compliance regimes (including, REACH, RoHS, POPs, CLP and the Simon heads the firm’s environment team and is dual- We collaborate closely with specialist teams from across Montreal Protocol/Kigali Amendment) in the qualified, enabling him to practise throughout England, the firm including health and safety, planning, energy context of drafting and developing contractual Wales and Scotland. Simon advises on regulatory and disputes to secure the most effective outcomes for clauses for a key contract for a design and investigations, enforcement and criminal defence, our clients. Our environmental law clients include, on build project relating to one of the UK’s largest the public sector side, government departments, non- defence programmes. regulatory appeals, tribunal hearings, judicial review and departmental public bodies and environmental regulators environmental civil claims. Simon also advises on product and, in the private sector, large multinationals, SMEs and Acting for Wessex Water in relation to a stewardship and international supply chain compliance for private individuals. pollution incident helping them to avoid criminal European regimes including the REACH Regulation, the proceedings by negotiating an Enforcement Biocidal Products Regulation and the WEEE and RoHS Our environmental law expertise Undertaking whereby the client will undertake certain works and make charitable contributions. regimes. Simon is Vice-Chair of the United Kingdom includes: This £1 million Undertaking was the largest Environmental Law Association. 3 Product stewardship ever accepted by the Environment Agency and involved devising and tenaciously following a 3 Energy efficiency strategy in complex circumstances. Michael Barlow 3 Regulatory investigations and enforcement Partner 3 Site closure and divestment Advising a nationwide property owner on its T +44 (0) 117 902 7708 strategy for adapting to the Minimum Energy 3 Environmental litigation and disputes. M +44 (0) 7779 133 789 Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations. 3 Carbon law E [email protected] Michael is head of the energy, power and utilities sector 3 Environmental risk management and compliance Providing advice to the European Commission 3 Water law on the adequacy of the REACH regime in tackling group and leads the cross-firm water team. He has substantial experience of running cases in criminal courts, 3 Resource and waste management. the use of microplastic beads in cosmetics. tribunals and civil courts to the Supreme Court, as well as Support on all aspects of environmental other methods of dispute resolution including arbitration compliance and enforcement during the and mediation. He frequently appears as an advocate. On COVID-19 crisis, including enforcement and the non-contentious side, Michael has particular expertise sanctions, regulatory position statements and the legal status of temporary protective measures. in energy efficiency, contaminated land and environmental We are also advising on chemicals and biocidal permitting. products regulations for urgent supplies of hand sanitiser to the UK. Back to contents 15 EU Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our EU law team undertake the full range of advisory, non-contentious and contentious competition, State aid, Representing a multinational rail service John Houlden procurement and economic regulation work, before the provider on the application of EU Treaties, Partner UK, EU and international authorities and courts. We regulatory systems and international/cross- T +44 (0) 117 902 2796 border EU agreements regarding the use of provide pragmatic, commercially-focused and solution- M +44 (0) 7779 133 791 the Channel Tunnel as well as the application oriented strategic advice on complex and often high- E [email protected] profile matters. The team have experience of working for of EU Directives. We have also been involved John heads the firm’s public sector team and is and against EU, competition and regulatory authorities. in advising the client on engagement with the European Commission regarding potential recognised as a leading procurement and projects We advise on the EU law implications of commercial Commission investigations. lawyer. He advises on high-profile and complex regulated agreements, business strategies and other conduct, procurements across a number of sectors for a wide helping clients to minimise risk whilst achieving their commercial objectives. We advise on a wide range of Advising Transport for Wales on in relation to range of public and private sector bodies. He advises on disputes before the UK and EU courts and tribunals. the merger control and procurement aspects of EU regulatory, public procurement and state aid issues, the Wales and Borders rail franchise. The project both contentious and non-contentious. Our EU law expertise includes: required the transfer or facilitation of powers to Welsh Ministers and TfW’s solution had to utilise 3 Defending clients subject to cartel, abuse of dominance the benefits of a vertically-integrated rail system Chris Worrall and other competition investigations while ensuring compliance with EU Directives Partner 3 Advising and defending clients operating in regulated and UK competition law. T +44 (0) 117 307 6170 sectors in relation to EU competition and economic M +44 (0) 7812 001 880 regulatory matters, including compliance with licence E [email protected] conditions and price reviews Advising Advent International in relation to its proposed acquisition of Cobham plc for £4 billion. Chris Worrall is a Partner in the Competition team and 3 Assisting clients in obtaining clearance for mergers and This transaction was notified to the European has worked on numerous high profile antitrust matters. joint ventures including complex “Phase II” reviews Commission. The Secretary of State issued a Chris specialises in all aspects of UK and EU competition 3 Competition litigation and disputes: representing clients European Intervention Notice. We are advising law (contentious and non-contentious), including involved in competition disputes, including before the in relation to the public interest aspects of the antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, UK and EU courts, including appeals against regulators’ transaction. and merger control. Chris joined Burges Salmon from decisions, judicial review proceedings, follow-on international law firm Clifford Chance. damages actions and commercial disputes Advising United Kingdom Research and 3 Advising clients on the application of EU Treaties and Innovation on the implementation of HMG’s law to commercial agreements, joint ventures, strategic Brexit research guarantee and the establishment alliances, business strategies and conduct of UK grant funding agreements to replace the 3 Advising on the EU State aid rules and Public EU Horizon 2020 scheme. procurement 3 Complaints to, and proceedings by, the European Commission. Back to contents 16 Food, Rural and Environmental Affairs
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Ranked by Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading firm this Acting for during the COVID-19 crisis sector, for over 60 years, our food, rural and environmental DEFRA Kevin Kennedy on the contractual arrangements with caterers affairs lawyers have provided leading sector insight and Partner to provide for the delivery of food boxes to those unrivalled expertise on all aspects of food and agricultural T +44 (0) 117 307 6934 individuals who are having to be shielded. law; from health and safety, dispute resolution, environmental M +44 (0) 7807 550 248 issues and planning to renewables, commercial contracts, E [email protected] food regulation, employment and wealth and tax planning. Acting for the Co-operative Group on the sale Kevin has a national reputation as an agricultural and We understand the commercial drivers and challenges of its farming operation known as Farmcare, facing the industry. We work with our clients, which include together with over 17,000 acres of land in private client litigator. His particular focus in on agricultural farmers, national institutions and rural businesses, to help England and Scotland, for £247 million. The sale disputes (including agricultural tenancy advice and them achieve their business objectives, protect existing included several wind farms, imposed overage real property disputes), trust and probate disputes, and interests and maximise opportunities. provisions on parts of the property, and involved partnership issues. He is a member of the Agricultural the transfer of employment contacts and pension Law Association and the Association of Contentious Trust Our food, rural and environmental affairs rights as well as contractual rights to farm a and Probate Specialists. expertise includes: further 21,000 acres.
3 Property – land sales/purchases and ownership, Advising The Crown Estate in relation to Sian Edmunds Diversity and agricultural tenancies an action against a tenant, who had allowed Partner Inclusion 3 waste (including asbestos) to be brought on to Food and drink regulation – food safety, food labelling, Ambassador product recall and regulatory enforcement issues the holding without consent and in breach of T +44 (0) 117 902 7187 environmental regulations. M +44 (0) 7973 122 691 3 Dispute resolution – contractual disputes, land E [email protected] occupation and ownership, partnership and trust Advising a client on submissions for the disputes and product liability Sian is a leading food, agriculture and agri-business consultation on milk supply contracts launched specialist. She heads our food and drink team and is an 3 Corporate – governance, mergers/acquisitions, joint by the Department for Environment, Food and experienced member of the firm’s food and farming, land ventures and fundraising, finance and insolvency Rural Affairs. and estates and contentious trust teams. Typical issues 3 Environmental and regulatory – compliance and Sian deals with include food safety and labelling, food regulatory issues, contaminated land and water Acting Director of the Sustainable Soils and actively involved in the Agriculture contamination, product liability and product recall, supply 3 Health and safety – civil, criminal, regulatory and Alliance and Environment Bills, including assisting clients agreements and contractual disputes, agricultural land insurance issues with responses to consultations. We are also and tenancy issues, partnership disputes and contentious 3 Planning and CPO – issues relating to properties for working with Department for Environment, trust matters. acquisition or development Food and Rural Affairs and the Environment 3 Commercial – advice across the full spectrum of the Agency in relation to soil issues arising from food chain; including contractual arrangements and ELM Scheme. protection of rights Appointed to advise Groceries Code 3 Renewable energy – investment development and Adjudicator on issues relating to the Groceries financing. Code. Back to contents 17 Franchise Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact We have an in-depth understanding of franchising, having advised on such issues across a number of sectors Acting for First TransPennine Express on its Simon Coppen including health, childcare, transport, retail and leisure. successful franchise bid and four linked rolling Partner stock procurements. These procurements cover T +44 (0) 117 939 2291 In particular, we have played a leading role in complex 12 InterCity electric trains,13 sets of five car M +44 (0) 7976 574 742 franchise arrangements including the development InterCity coaches, Class 68 locomotive hire of franchising in the rail sector. We have advised arrangements and maintenance arrangements E [email protected] the rail sector on most of the franchises let since across Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. Simon is a leading rail industry adviser with recognised privatisation (more than 20) and been heavily involved These combine with the earlier order for 19 expertise in policy, structural, regulatory and operational in the development of rail franchising policy from Hitachi bi-mode trains to create a total rail matters including access, licensing, European and UK pre-privatisation to date. Having also mobilised over investment of over £500 million – which will regulation and franchising. He has an unparalleled ten successful franchise bids in that time, we have deliver over 13 million extra seats a year to boost record of advising rail industry members on the complete unparalleled experience of the unique dynamics of the Northern Powerhouse. successful franchise handovers. range of legal issues concerning the strategy, operation and development of the industry since privatisation in Our franchising expertise includes: Advising Abellio on its successful bids for the 1994. He regularly advises on commercial contracts, Greater Anglia Franchise in 2016 and the West 3 procurement, rail disputes and competition issues. Franchise contracts and the protection of IP and know- Midlands rail franchise in 2017. how 3 Franchise competitions Advising the Welsh Government / Transport Helen Scott-Lawler Diversity and 3 Franchise disputes for Wales on emergency measures necessary to Partner Inclusion 3 Franchise mobilisations manage the impact of COVID-19 on passenger T +44 (0) 117 939 2240 Ambassador 3 Franchise expiry and exit. rail services in the TfW franchise, including M +44 (0) 7968 193 304 implementation of a reduced passenger timetable, E [email protected] new fare proposals for NHS/Key Workers and emergency amendments to the existing Helen has over 20 years’ experience in transactional franchising and CVL infrastructure arrangement. intellectual property and commercial contracts. Having trained at Burges Salmon, Helen became a partner in 2001. She was head of intellectual property for a number Advising six train operating companies on of years, becoming head of commercial in 2013. She emergency measures to be implemented with Franchising Authorities to mitigate the impacts has also spent four years sitting on the firm’s six partner of COVID-19, including the implementation of a strong management board. Helen has worked on a range management contract model for a period. of non-contentious intellectual property and commercial transactions, particularly in the food and drink, retail, sport and financial services sectors. Advising Abellio and First Group on day-to-day franchise and operational issues.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our healthcare lawyers will support your business in making the most of the opportunities in the health and Advising a major independent care provider Patrick Parkin of over 230 free NHS and social care services social care sector. With lawyers who have worked in- Partner across the UK, on a number of important +44 (0) 117 307 6959 house for independent healthcare providers, we can work contracts. This has included advising on T as a true extension of your team, providing clear, practical procurement issues, including a £100+ million M +44 (0) 7814 165 925 and informed advice. We will work with you to address the procurement claim and on the procurement E [email protected] challenges that you face head on, helping you compete in law implications of a proposed corporate Patrick is a partner specialising in commercial projects, a financially challenging and highly regulated market. restructuring exercise. public procurement and regulatory matters, with a focus We specialise in advising our clients during a tender in Healthcare and Tech. He advises UK and international process, helping to maximise the chance of success by Advising Department of Health and Social private sector Healthcare and Tech providers, as well supporting their bid strategy and the commercial offering. Care on the contractual and procurement law We also help our healthcare clients respond to errors aspects of its procurement of a logistics service central government, and is highly experienced in in a procurement process, advising on legal challenges – the Dedicated Health Channel – as part of advising clients on high-value, complex and politically (including urgent responses during the standstill period). the Department’s Brexit contingency planning. sensitive matters. Our healthcare team also includes specialist real estate The Dedicated Health Channel is part of the government’s plan for supporting the continuity and corporate lawyers, who support our clients as they of supply of medicines and medical devices after grow their businesses, including in relation to mergers, Brexit. This is high-profile project demonstrates Will Woodall acquisitions, disposals and exits. the Burges Salmon team’s ability to support Partner government’s most critical procurement activities. Our health and healthcare expertise T +44 (0) 117 902 7209 includes: M +44 (0) 7967 889 819 Advising United Kingdom Research and E [email protected] Innovation (UKRI) on various medical research 3 Commercial contracts and bid support Will is a partner in the Real Estate team and specialises in grant funding arrangements including in relation 3 Public procurement including procurement challenges to trials, diagnostics and disease detection. the health and social care sector. Will advises developers and judicial review of and investors in care homes, retirement villages 3 Monitor investigations and primary care facilities. He also advises providers Advising UKRI and the Department for 3 Technology and intellectual property Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of healthcare services including Virgin Care and a 3 Real estate matters as part of the UK Government Vaccine Task provider of PET/CT scanning services on their real estate 3 Employment and pensions services Force on the negotiation of capacity for vaccine occupational requirements. manufacture for COVID-19. 3 Mergers and acquisitions.
Advising the University of Oxford on the establishment of the ground-breaking Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (a JV with academic and industry partners) and then VMIC on its subsequent additional government funding to deal with COVID-19 issues. Back to contents 19 Health and Safety
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our health and safety lawyers understand that our clients need a focused and effective response to health Advising a major construction company in Ann Metherall and safety law issues and regulatory and manslaughter connection with an investigation by the Health Partner investigations, often in urgent circumstances. We combine and Safety Executive following a major incident T +44 (0) 117 902 6629 involving a collapsed road bridge, one of the key sector insight and legal expertise, working closely M +44 (0) 7980 984 071 largest structural failures in the UK in the last with our energy, construction, transport, real estate and E [email protected] environment teams to deliver the right solutions to our five years. Our client is the Principal Contractor, Ann heads the firm’s health and safety team. Ann’s clients. and as such is being investigated with respect to its duty to plan, manage and monitor the particular expertise lies in commercial disputes within Our health and safety lawyers have proven expertise in construction of the project. We have advised our a regulatory framework (including all forms of dispute UK and EU safety frameworks, advising on investigations; client in conducting its own investigation and the resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation) improvement and prohibition notices; prosecutions process by which information is disclosed to the and health and safety issues in medium to high hazard including corporate manslaughter and gross negligence inquiry, with particular reference to potential civil manslaughter; and related civil claims. Our clients include claims. industries. Ann’s extensive experience includes advising leading listed and international companies operating in the clients during police, regulatory and coronial investigations UK, land and property owners, energy providers and high- following accidents; on rail regulatory issues and rail hazard and COMAH industries. Advising a train operating company on its response to the British Transport Police and industry disputes; and on liability claims. Our health and safety expertise Office of Rail and Road investigations following a passenger death at the platform. We advised includes: on the scope and structure of the client’s Chris Jackson 3 Regulatory action and investigations by the police, safety internal investigation and initial response to the Partner regulators, Office of Road and Rail, Office for Nuclear investigating authorities. T +44 (0) 117 939 2238 Regulation and Maritime and Coastal Agency, local M +44 (0) 7973 284 896 authorities and fire and rescue service authorities Acting for one of the core Participants to the E [email protected] 3 Incident and emergency response Grenfell Tower Inquiry in relation to the Chris is a UK leading lawyer with a track record of collation, review, and analysis of evidence for 3 success in complex and business critical commercial Inquests and inquiries submission to the Inquiry. disputes. He heads the firm’s transport team and has 3 Compliance, policy and governance. received national recognition in transport, procurement Acting for the Ministry of Defence in the drafting and health and safety. Chris’s extensive experience and development of a suite of H&S clauses and includes procurement challenges, judicial review, strategic related reporting templates for a key contract for a design and build project relating to one of safety issues including advising on many major UK rail the UK’s largest defence programmes. This was accidents, economic and safety regulation, public inquiries a nationally important non-contentious matter and inquests. involving a highly collaborative approach drawing on expertise from lawyers in our Defence, Nuclear, and H&S teams.
Back to contents 20 Information Law and Data Protection
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our data protection lawyers are skilled in making complex issues simple to understand. We work closely with our Representing a well-known rail sector client Andrew Dunlop clients to identify their needs and deliver practical and before the ICO regarding its compliance with Partner straightforward advice. Our specialist data protection the Data Protection Act 1988, GDPR and PECR T +44 (0) 117 902 2786 compliance, successfully achieving a ‘no further lawyers can help with all aspects of data protection M +44 (0) 7966 170 680 action’ result. regulation, from simple queries and analysis, dealing with E [email protected] investigations by the ICO, to full scale compliance audits. Advising the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Andrew is head of the firm’s cross-departmental We also offer a data protection briefing service and in relation to the data protection aspects of technology, media and telecoms team (including data helpdesk which assists clients with their queries on the arrangements to facilitate the emergency protection) and its outsourcing practice. His work European data protection regulation. The helpdesk offers repatriation of British nationals following the includes outsourcings, joint ventures and strategic both ‘response’ and ‘fix’ times to clients via dedicated outbreak of COVID-19. email addresses. alliances, technology builds, systems integrations and re-engineerings, transformational IT projects, ‘big data’, Advising the Department for Environment, Our information law and data cloud computing and cyber security. Food and Rural Affairs in relation to the data protection expertise includes: protection aspects of its £200m+ contractual 3 Structuring data protection audits including the arrangements to provide for the delivery of food boxes to shielding individuals as a consequence Lucy Pegler development of questionnaires and project plans of COVID-19. Our work included liaising with Director 3 Developing and reviewing data protection policies, Cabinet Office and DEFRA on the arrangements T +44 (0) 117 902 7728 procedures, statements and handbooks for the flow of data to facilitate the operation of M +44 (0) 7812 321 791 3 Advising on compliant international data transfers the service. E [email protected] 3 Producing data protection presentations and workshops Supporting the Lucy is a Director in our Technology and Communications within your organisation Department for Work and Pensions by providing a ‘virtual secondee’ team and specialises in advising clients on technology, 3 Producing impact assessments and monitoring to support in handling business as usual data telecoms, data and cyber security matters. Lucy works employees using CCTV, email monitoring and private protection queries. Our work ranged from across a number of our key sectors including the public investigators providing guidance on the designation of parties sector and the transport sector. 3 Responses to subject access requests as controllers, processors or joint processors through to advising on the impact of data 3 In-house training programmes, workshops and seminars protection legislation on the proposed text for 3 Compliant disclosure of sensitive or ‘special category’ new Bills to be introduced to Parliament. information. Advising Arts Council England on the data protection arrangements in relation to the establishment of a new portal to be made available to NPOs including data sharing arrangements and issues related to the transfer of data outside the EEA. Back to contents 21 Information Technology Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our technology lawyers offer unrivalled expertise on all aspects of technology law. We have over 20 years’ The firm has advisedWelsh Water / Dwr Cymru Andrew Dunlop experience working at the forefront of the technology on its second generation outsourcing of IT Partner sector, acting for a wide range of clients – from start- infrastructure services operating 81 reservoirs, T +44 (0) 117 902 2786 105 treatment works, 532 pumping stations and ups, dotcoms and corporates to financial institutions, M +44 (0) 7966 170 680 governmental bodies and private equity groups. a network of 27km of water mains in Wales. The outsourcing includes the provision of IT E [email protected] We are renowned for delivering innovative solutions to services and support at its various offices and Andrew is head of the firm’s cross-departmental complex technology law matters, including technology the operation of two data centres. technology, media and telecoms team (including data litigation. Drawing on expertise from across the firm, our protection) and its outsourcing practice. His work technology lawyers are able to deliver a full range of legal includes outsourcings, joint ventures and strategic services to supplier businesses and their customers. We Advising the Bank of England on its work closely with our clients to assemble the right mix of renegotiation and consolidation of its alliances, technology builds, systems integrations and people and skills to meet their needs. arrangement with QinetiQ for the provision of re-engineerings, transformational IT projects, ‘big data’, web hosting and related services. Renegotiation cloud computing and cyber security. Our technology expertise includes: of the agreement included significant work to update performance mechanisms to enable the 3 Cloud hosting Bank of England, as customer, to exercise a Lucy Pegler 3 Big data (including data storage and security) greater degree of performance management. Director 3 Content provision T +44 (0) 117 902 7728 3 Convergence and digitisation projects Advising a confidential client in the nuclear M +44 (0) 7812 321 791 3 Open source content management systems sector on its multi-million pound Project Lifecycle E [email protected] 3 e-Commerce regulation Management Solution and related consultancy Lucy is a Director in our Technology and Communications services from a market-leading French software 3 The provision of internet services including ‘the internet team and specialises in advising clients on technology, and professional services vendor. of things’, strategies and website terms and contracts telecoms, data and cyber security matters. Lucy works 3 Social media platforms across a number of our key sectors including the public 3 Cyber and IT security arrangements. Advising Ofcom in relation to the outsourcing of sector and the transport sector. its HR and payroll functions to leading vendor, Workday.
Advising First Rail Holdings Limited on its framework agreement with IBM for the provision of services including the configuration of FRH’s Salesforce Solution to enable the implementation of case and compensation management solutions.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our Intellectual Property lawyers are acknowledged nationally and internationally as market leaders. We have In 2017 Burges Salmon was appointed as Helen Scott-Lawler Diversity and in-depth insight into a range of sectors and clients come to sole counsel to the BBC and BBC Studios Partner Inclusion us for our expertise in complex issues (we are often asked on all UK and EU trade mark applications T +44 (0) 117 939 2240 Ambassador and registrations. Our role includes providing to provide second opinions). We are regularly praised for M +44 (0) 7968 193 304 our problem-solving and pragmatic solutions. clearance advice in relation to a wide range of new projects and core brands as well as E [email protected] The team includes two trade mark attorneys and two trade advice on a range of other contentious and Helen has over 20 years’ experience in transactional mark paralegals which allows us to offer a distinct, but non-contentious brand protection and intellectual intellectual property and commercial contracts. Helen has complementary, brand protection service. We also offer property issues. worked on a range of non-contentious intellectual property specialist advice to the media industry, advising a range and commercial transactions, particularly in the food and of high-profile clients working in advertising, television, music, publishing and social media. We act for the US mass-media company, drink, retail, sport and financial services sectors. Discovery, Inc., perhaps best known as the Our IP law and media expertise owner of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. We manage Discovery’s UK trade mark Jeremy Dickerson includes: portfolio, providing clearance advice on new UK Partner 3 Clearance, ownership and protection of intellectual channel launches, programme names as well as T +44 (0) 117 902 2728 third party trade mark infringement issues. property rights – including trade mark and design M +44 (0) 7890 557 628 rights, intellectual property audits, registrations and E [email protected] management of national and international portfolios Drafting and advising UK Hydrographic Office Jeremy leads the firm’s intellectual property team and 3 Exploitation of intellectual property rights – through (an Executive Agency of the MOD) on its has extensive experience in all areas of contentious standard terms and conditions, and IP licensing, collaboration agreements, joint ventures, licensing and transactional IP, including trade marks, patents arrangements and assignments for global distribution of its marine navigational paper and digital products and services. and copyright. He has also worked widely in the areas 3 Intellectual property disputes – including litigation, trade of sponsorship, merchandising, advertising and sales mark oppositions and cancellations and Company promotion, defamation and internet issues. Names Tribunal and domain name disputes We advise the Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC), supporting on 3 Regulatory and statutory developments and implications various licence agreements with VMIC’s Industry for the media industry Partners, GE, Janssen (part of Johnson & 3 Sponsorship arrangements, broadcasting rights and Johnson), and Merck, Sharpe & Dohme. exploitation agreements for TV/multimedia clients.
We act for John Lewis and Waitrose and have prepared an IP strategy for use across the Partnership. Recent work involved advice on Waitrose & Partners’ product development, endorsement, and branding arrangements with high profile individuals. Back to contents 23 Life Sciences
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our life sciences lawyers are experienced in advising government and other public sector clients, as well Advising the Department of Business, Patrick Parkin as international collaboration groups, on critical, high Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Partner profile life sciences contracts. Our work includes working on the negotiation of critically important T +44 (0) 117 307 6959 capacity reservation agreements with contract with UK government in its response to the COVID-19 M +44 (0) 7814 165 925 manufacturers for the fill and finish of COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need to procure new vaccine E [email protected] and therapeutic capabilities for the public. Our advice vaccines. We supported BEIS on a range of Patrick is a partner specialising in commercial projects, has included drafting and negotiating critical vaccine and legal aspects, including drafting/negotiating contract manufacturing supply arrangements; regulatory contract terms directly with the suppliers, as well public procurement and regulatory matters, with a focus advice; tax advice; and advising on grant funding, state as providing support to the BEIS team on state in Healthcare and Tech. He advises central government aid and tax aspects, and other work streams to aid and procurement law elements. and other public sector bodies in relation to projects help obtain the necessary approvals. Above all, our lawyers understand that at a time when of critical national importance, including as part of the government’s life sciences requirements are evolving very government’s healthcare preparations ahead of Brexit quickly, it is more important than ever that we provide Advising the University of Oxford on the and the national response to Covid-19. He also advises clear, precise advice that allows government stakeholders establishment of the ground-breaking Vaccine private sector providers in the healthcare and life to make informed decisions. Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (a JV with sciences sectors. academic and industry partners) and then VMIC Our health and healthcare expertise on its subsequent additional government funding to deal with COVID-19 issues. includes: Danny Lee 3 Contract manufacturing / capacity reservation contracts Partner 3 Grant funding T +44 (0) 131 314 2124 3 Public procurement and state aid M +44 (0) 7876 495998 3 Materials Transfer Agreements E [email protected] 3 Tax Danny is a corporate partner with over 20-years of experience advising on domestic and international 3 Regulatory mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital 3 Technology Transfer Agreements and private equity. A key focus of his practice is the pharma and life sciences sector, and over the past 12-months he has advised on the formation of a medical device company, an oncology accelerator company on its equity fundraising and a cancer treatment business on a cross-border in-licensing deal.
Back to contents 24 Litigation
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact As one of the UK’s largest dispute resolution practices with over 100 dispute resolution lawyers, we have Supporting and acting alongside the Ministry Ann Metherall significant resources, and our team includes advocates, of Justice in relation to high value procurement Partner determining experts, mediators and arbitrators. We are challenge proceedings issued by a private sector T +44 (0) 117 902 6629 contractor in relation to contracts for HMCTS. recognised as market leaders in litigation across a range M +44 (0) 7980 984 071 The team led multiple workstreams and engaged of sectors and represent some of most significant players E [email protected] in these sectors. We are used to working in the most closely with MoJ in relation to settlement strategy Ann is Head of the firm’s dispute resolution team. Ann’s challenging of situations and at all levels of the court and merits analysis. There was a shared client system. space secure portal which included a dashboard particular expertise lies in commercial disputes within of all live costs tracked against budget and a a regulatory framework (including all forms of dispute We have considerable experience in handling strategically document and correspondence library accessed resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation) critical matters for Government departments and by the external legal team, counsel and clients. and health and safety issues in medium to high hazard agencies, and we are conscious of the nuances of A successful (fully remote) e-disclosure exercise managing litigation in the public sector, including national also took place involving data from MoJ and also industries. reputational issues, the requirement for key stakeholder the Cabinet Office. briefings and pressure on the public purse. We offer case David Hall management expertise via bespoke project management Advising FirstGroup plc, in the Supreme Court Partner tools and are able to provide creative solutions to help and below, on the highly publicised test case T +44 (0) 117 902 2798 gain leverage and facilitate settlement. for disability rights and equality law concerning access to wheelchair spaces on buses. M +44 (0) 7968 193 330 Our litigation expertise includes: E [email protected] 3 Client-focussed, strategic approach Advising FSCS, the financial services David has over 25 years’ experience of handling domestic 3 Extensive experience in structuring and project compensation fund of last resort, on its PPI and international disputes for public sector bodies and managing complex and mission critical disputes recoveries project, pursuing recoveries from banks and is the firm’s lead partner on bribery and lenders following the Supreme Court’s decision corruption issues, money laundering and fraud. 3 Expertise in successful management of very large in Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance Ltd 2014 electronic disclosure exercises UKSC 61. 3 Active use of alternative dispute resolution, including Chris Jackson mediation and adjudication Advising First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Partner as an Interested Party in the 2019 Rail 3 Familiarity with arbitration, specialist tribunals and the Limited T +44 (0) 117 939 2238 Franchising Litigation. FTWCRL is a joint venture criminal justice system +44 (0) 7973 284 896 between FirstGroup and the Italian national M 3 Rapid response to urgent and emergency situations. rail operator Trenitalia and was the successful E [email protected] bidder for the West Coast franchise. Our client Chris is a UK leading lawyer with a track record of was awarded the contract after we, with the success in complex and business critical commercial Defendants, successfully resisted an injunction disputes. He heads the firm’s Infrastructure Sector application. FTWCRL subsequently took over and has received national recognition in transport, operation of the West Coast Mainline on 8 December 2019. procurement and health and safety. Back to contents 25 Non-complex Finance
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact We have the expertise to handle complex and non- complex financing transactions for clients on both a UK Advising UK Green Investment Bank, Richard Leeming Diversity and and cross-jurisdictional basis. Temporis Capital LLP and KKR on the £82 Partner Inclusion million project financing of a 52MW onshore T +44 (0) 117 939 2216 Ambassador We act for clearing and investment banks, debt funds and wind farm in Scotland. We acted for Temporis M +44 (0) 7968 193 305 other alternative lenders alongside numerous PLCs and as Agent and Security Agent on the project large corporate clients around the world. We take pride in financing for the consented Blackcraig wind E [email protected] the quality of our service, offering clear, effective solutions farm in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The Richard is head of the firm’s banking team and a diversity to our clients. By working collaboratively with experts lenders for the project included the UK Green and inclusion ambassador. His practice primarily covers from across the firm – including corporate, real estate and Investment Bank and KKR. The 23-turbine real estate finance, corporate debt and off-balance sheet tax – we are able to tailor our service to each client and project is expected to produce more than debt structuring. Clients include, HSBC, DRC Capital, respond quickly to queries on all aspects of banking law. 150GWh of renewable electricity annually, ICG, Kinetic Capital, National Express and Barratt enough to meet the electricity requirements of Through our work acting for both lenders and borrowers, Developments. Richard is qualified in England and Wales, we have developed valuable insight into the commercial over 37,500 homes. and Scotland. issues for both sides – we are able to view complex banking law issues from all perspectives. Providing a wide range of legal advice to Our non-complex finance expertise the financial sponsor of the landmarkEden Graham Soar Geothermal Project. Led by the firm’s Banking Partner includes: team, the firm has advised on the corporate T +44 (0) 117 902 6347 3 Asset backed lending arrangements, the interface between the institutional funding and the public funding M +44 (0) 7973 123 346 3 Corporate and private banking and associated state aid advice, the proposed E [email protected] 3 Debt capital markets and securitisations. project documentation approach and the land Graham is a partner in the firm’s banking team. He acts 3 Derivatives arrangements. The firm’s teams played a key for clients including financial institutions, corporates, funds role in structuring and negotiating bespoke and public sector bodies in relation to a broad range of 3 Food and farming finance arrangements with the Government to unlock the finance transactions. 3 Islamic finance public funding for the project. 3 Leveraged finance 3 Project finance Working with the Treasury Team at National 3 Real estate finance Express for many years on a raft of different debt financings totalling over £1bn and various 3 Regulatory advice hedging products. More recently we have been 3 Restructuring and insolvency. advising them on Covid-related waivers and amendments to their financing documents.
Back to contents 26 Outsourcing
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our outsourcing lawyers provide end-to-end, strategic outsourcing advice for all types of on and offshore Advising the Department for Education on Keith Beattie business processes. Our experience of working for both the creation of Alternative Delivery Models Partner users and vendors of outsourcing services gives us a that deliver children’s social care services on T +44 (0) 117 939 2203 behalf of failing Councils, pursuant to Statutory unique understanding of the pressures faced by clients on M +44 (0) 7813 723 328 both sides of the table. Directions. These are first of their kind models in the UK for provision of children’s social care and E [email protected] From IT, telecoms, HR, accounting and finance to payroll, education support services and we have advised Keith has wide-ranging experience of advising sponsors, claims processing, customer care, asset management, the DfE since the inception of this national Government departments, funders and contractors on marketing, and training, we cover all types of outsourcing intervention programme. There have been three all aspects of projects and project finance transactions, projects. We provide expert guidance to our clients, “enforced” models to date, and we have advised primarily in the defence, transport, energy and whether they are outsourcing for the first time or are on each (Doncaster in 2014, Slough 2015, infrastructure sectors. Keith is a member of the firm’s seeking to renew or replace an existing contract. Sandwell 2018). international committee. Our outsourcing lawyers work as part of the client team in the competitive tendering process and our advice Advising Welsh Water on the outsourcing of covers the entire lifecycle of an outsourcing project; its new integrated customer contact centre Matthew Ramus from transition planning and statements of work to post- and desktop platform. We advised from the Partner completion support and exit management. outset, starting with the tender and throughout T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 the subsequent negotiations with tech vendor M +44 (0) 7812 568 637 Our outsourcing expertise includes: Infosys. 3 Business transformation E [email protected] Matthew specialises in major PPP, PFI and outsourcing 3 Global sourcing solutions Advising the Department for Environment projects, particularly in defence, transport, children’s 3 Teaming agreements Food and Rural Affairs on the £200m + services and education. He also has significant 3 contractual arrangements with caterers to Partnering agreements experience of advising on shared services projects and provide for the delivery of food boxes to those 3 Contribution and secondment mechanisms individuals who are having to be shielded as a strategic partnership/joint venture arrangements for both 3 European Economic Interest Group agreements consequence of COVID-19. public and private sector clients. 3 Partnership agreements (limited and unlimited) 3 Corporate investments Advising the Foreign & Commonwealth 3 Joint ventures (including contractual joint ventures) Office on outsourcing arrangements with a 3 Mergers and acquisitions. private sector entity and with CCS to facilitate the repatriation of UK citizens abroad as a consequence of COVID-19.
Back to contents 27 Partnership Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our partnership lawyers are skilled in all areas of partnership law and work across a range of specialisms. Advising the University of Oxford on the Sian Edmunds Diversity and A significant volume of our work involves partnership creation of a complex joint venture with Oxford Partner Inclusion disputes, which require the application of specialist University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust T +44 (0) 117 902 7187 Ambassador to facilitate their joint participation in various knowledge of partnership disputes law and its impact on M +44 (0) 7973 122691 the rights and obligations of partners and members. healthcare opportunities. The joint venture was structured using a limited liability partnership. E [email protected] We also advise on all aspects of partnership formation Sian advises a wide range of clients on all aspects of for professional firms, whether trading as conventional partnership disputes, with a particular focus on complex The firm also advised theUniversity of Oxford partnerships or as limited liability partnerships (LLPs). We farming and agri-business partnership disputes and has provide strategic and tailored advice based on our work and Oxford University Hospitals NHS been involved in some of the leading partnership cases, with existing clients in both the public and private sectors. Foundation Trust on their joint venture with Mayo Clinic, a US based non-profit organisation including the law-making Drake v Harvey. Our partnership law expertise committed to clinical practice, education, and research. The joint venture was structured using Chambers 2021 identified her as a ‘notable practitioner includes: a limited liability partnership and drew on a wide and clients praised her “great tactical sense of where a 3 Partnership disputes range of specialised experience from across case is going and how to get to where the client wants to the firm, particularly regarding the bespoke and 3 Limited partnerships be.” technical corporate aspects of the partnership 3 Partnership formation arrangements. 3 Partnerships for tax planning Chris Godfrey 3 Mergers and Acquisitions Establishing Albion as the bid vehicle for the Partner T +44 (0) 117 939 2219 3 Family limited partnerships. MBO of Close Ventures Limited and advice on internal constitution. Albion is a LLP, the M +44 (0) 7976 602 631 members of which were the senior management E [email protected] of Close Ventures; Close Ventures is also a Chris is a partner in Burges Salmon’s corporate member of Albion. The transaction involved department with a focus on corporate finance in the complex provisions reflecting classic private equity articles through a members’ agreement, financial services sector, and in particular work related to while not losing the partnership ethos. investment funds and asset management. In this context he has considerable experience in handling partnership Advising a public benefit investment company work, typically for FCA regulated LLPs and has particular on the formation of a new social investment fund. experience in the use of such LLPs for complex joint ventures and co-investment.
We advise John Lewis and Waitrose on innovative business models and partnerships, such as those with BUPA and DNAnudge.
Back to contents 28 Pensions Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our pensions law team is widely respected across the UK. Our national client base comprises trustee and Advising Department for Transport on the Michael Hayles employer clients across the private and public sectors. pension aspects of the incorporation of the Partner Our specialist pension lawyers help trustees with defined Highways Agency to Highways England and T +44 (0) 117 939 2248 the transfer of around 3000 civil servants to a benefit, defined contribution and hybrid schemes. M +44 (0) 7790 317 262 new company. This included negotiating the Our pension lawyers regularly provide tailored training for admission agreement which allowed Highways E [email protected] trustees and pensions seminars are run in Bristol, London England to participate in the Principal Civil Michael specialises in advising trustees of occupational and Edinburgh. Our team is one of the largest pensions Service Pension Scheme. pension schemes on the full range of pensions law issues. teams in the UK – with eight pensions partners and 40 He advises companies and other organisations on their pensions lawyers overall. Advising the Northern Ireland Local pension arrangements and managing pension liabilities; Our pensions expertise includes: Government Officers’ Superannuation and public sector organisations and companies on public Committee (the managers of the Local sector pension schemes and outsourcing arrangements. 3 Automatic enrolment Government Pension Scheme in Northern Michael is also a specialist in pension liability buy-in and 3 Northern Irish pensions Ireland) on the restructuring of pension liabilities within the c£6 billion pension fund. This complex buy-out projects, and pension projects in the context of 3 Pensions disputes and litigation restructuring project was in the context of the insolvency and restructuring. 3 Pensions legal advice reorganisation of the local council and education 3 Pensions regulatory structures across Northern Ireland. Richard Knight 3 Pensions tax Partner Advising on pension 3 Public sector pensions. Transport for Wales arrangements involved in the establishment T +44 (0) 117 939 2259 of the new Wales and Borders Rail Service. M +44 (0) 7779 133 671 We have advised on the arrangements for a E [email protected] section within the Railways Pension Scheme Richard heads the firm’s Pensions practice. He is a full to accommodate the employees operating on member of the Association of Pension Lawyers and the new franchise. We have also advised on holds the Certificate in Pensions Law from the University the contractual arrangements to meet the cost of pension provision in the franchise, including of Bristol. He regularly speaks at client seminars and in the context of a review by the Pensions delivers bespoke training sessions on pensions and Regulator of the assumptions used by the incentives matters. Richard is an adviser with The Railways Pension Scheme. Pensions Advisory Services (TPAS) and sits on the Association of Pension Lawyers Parliamentary and Advising the Local Government Pension Legislative Sub-committee. Scheme during the COVID-19 crisis on the deferral of payments to that scheme and considering how LGPS funds can mitigate the impact of employers suffering from financial duress. Back to contents 29 Planning
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our planning lawyers are nationally-recognised for our expertise and the quality of work we undertake. We Providing legal support to Isle of Anglesey Gary Soloman deliver planning law advice to the public and private Council on all aspects of the proposed nuclear Partner sectors, across the UK, through the whole development power station at Wylfa and other applications for T +44 (0) 117 902 2791 major energy projects and related developments, process, from consenting strategy to legal challenge. M +44 (0) 7779 133 780 including overall strategy, planning applications, E [email protected] Our planning expertise includes: governance, community benefit and compulsory purchase. Gary is head of the firm’s planning and compulsory 3 Consenting strategy and Planning applications, including purchase team. He specialises in major planning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats applications, infrastructure agreements (including Regulations Assessment (HRA) Advising Highways England on the Heathrow section 106 agreements), compulsory purchase and expansion project, including planning advice in 3 Negotiating and drafting planning obligations for compensation (including advocacy), and highway aspects landowners, developers, local authorities and funders relation to the DCO process and other aspects of the interface between the development of a new of development. He is a member of the Law Society’s 3 Planning appeals, including advocacy at public inquiries runway and the strategic road network (including Planning Panel, a legal associate of the Royal Town and hearings the M25 and M4). Also advising Highways Planning Institute and a Higher Court Advocate. He is 3 Interpretation of planning permissions and conditions, England in relation to the new 9km A30 dual also a national committee member of the Compulsory and advice on safeguarding planning consents carriageway between Carslake and Carland Purchase Association . Cross. 3 Site assembly including compulsory purchase, acquisition/extinguishment of rights and advice on compensation, including Lands Tribunal advocacy Advising the Department for Transport on Patrick Robinson Diversity and Inclusion 3 Judicial Review and statutory appeals to the High Court running virtual TWAO inquires. Partner Ambassador in respect of planning and compulsory purchase matters T +44 (0) 117 902 2740 M +44 (0) 7970 465 333 3 Major infrastructure applications, including NSIPs Advising the Environment Agency and Canal & River Trust jointly in connection with a E [email protected] 3 Highways and public rights of way, including creation, £20million scheme for installing state-of-the-art Patrick’s practice centres on energy (conventional, diversion and extinguishment fish passes at several weirs located along the renewables and nuclear), waste, minerals and transport. 3 Advice on heritage issues, including listed building River Severn. Our work has included advice on He advises on planning and compulsory purchase, 3 strategic planning, site acquisition, public rights Advice on local authority issues, such as powers, property development, transport, environment, energy and procedures and policies. of way and CPO powers. utilities, renewables, resource and waste management, and nuclear. Patrick is a Legal Associate of the Royal Acting for the Board of Trustees of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a Higher Court Advocate for Botanical Gardens, Kew, on their objection civil law. to the proposed development of a 32 storey scheme near the Kew Gardens World Heritage Site.
Back to contents 30 Projects/PFI/PPP
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our team of specialist projects lawyers is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Combining market- Since early 2014, Burges Salmon has advised Mark Paterson leading industry sector insight with the highest level of the Ministry of Defence on the procurement of Partner legal expertise, our projects team delivers clear, effective the Dreadnought and Astute class submarines. T +44 (0) 117 902 2744 Dreadnought is the largest and most strategically solutions to our clients. M +44 (0) 7968 193 351 significant programme in the UK defence sector, We provide a seamless service throughout all stages forming the replacement to the UK’s continuous E [email protected] of the project life cycle – from financing, planning and at-sea nuclear deterrent (Trident). Astute is the Mark specialises in infrastructure, technology, aerospace real estate through to construction and operations. We largest and most advanced attack submarine and defence and nuclear. He has wide-ranging understand the legal and commercial challenges inherent class ever operated by the Royal Navy. experience of projects acting for the public sector, having in any project and are renowned for our creative approach previously worked at Slaughter and May and Freshfields to problem solving. Our role has involved advising on the full suite of contracting arrangements from the alliancing and Bruckhaus Deringer before joining Burges Salmon in 1998. Our projects lawyers have a proven track record of collaboration arrangements between MOD and successful project delivery in a range of key infrastructure its suppliers to the bi-lateral contracts for both and wider sectors including energy, transport, defence, rail programmes. and education. We advise bidders, developers, investors, Keith Beattie regulators, finance parties and the private and public Partner sector. Advising the Ministry of Defence on the Skynet T +44 (0) 117 939 2203 military communications satellite programme. M +44 (0) 7813 723 328 We advised on the Skynet 5 PFI, one of the UK’s Our projects/PFI/PPP expertise E [email protected] most successful PFI projects, and are currently includes: advising on the Skynet 6 programme to appoint a Keith has wide-ranging experience of advising sponsors, 3 Running complex and highly regulated procurement replacement service provider following expiry of Government departments, funders and contractors on projects as well as advising bidders on major projects the PFI and procure the supply and integration of all aspects of projects and project finance transactions, the Skynet 6A satellite into the Skynet system. 3 Projects under English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern primarily in the defence, transport, energy and Irish law infrastructure sectors. Keith is a member of the firm’s 3 Consenting large infrastructure Advising the Foreign and Commonwealth international committee. Office on setting up a global framework for hard 3 Community and social infrastructure arrangements and soft facilities management services world- 3 Commissioning and operational issues within asset and wide, including a project focusing on the Asia- service delivery projects Pacific region. 3 Financing structures and contractual arrangements 3 Regulatory and compliance matters Providing a seconded lawyer to the GLD 3 Onshore and offshore outsourcing. Commercial Legal Group COVID Cell to head up and advise the legal team working with Cabinet Office and Department for Health and Social Care on the COVID testing workstream.
Back to contents 31 Public Inquiries and Inquests
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our public inquiries and inquests lawyers work closely with clients to understand their business objectives and Acting for one of the core Participants to the Chris Jackson the unique challenges that arise from each individual Grenfell Tower Inquiry in relation to the Partner project. We represent clients at inquests and inquiries to collation, review, and analysis of evidence for T +44 (0) 117 939 2238 submission to the Inquiry. protect their interests, often in high profile cases requiring M +44 (0) 7973 284 896 a sensitive approach. E [email protected] Our team includes advocates with Higher Court Rights of The Redfern Inquiry was a government- Chris is a UK leading lawyer with a track record of Audience who are members of the Solicitors’ Association sponsored inquiry into the analysis of human success in complex and business critical commercial of Higher Court Advocates (SAHCA). tissue taken from individuals who had worked disputes. He heads the firm’s Infrastructure Sector in the nuclear industry. We provided detailed and has received national recognition in transport, Our public inquiries and inquests written submissions and representation at the procurement and health and safety. He is closely involved expertise includes: inquiry hearings for the government body that was engaged in this research. in policy, strategic and operational work, helping develop 3 Carrying out the role of a solicitor under the Inquiries Act the firm’s strong specialist practices in each of those 2005 and Inquiry Rules 2006 including in relation to the Burges Salmon managed the review of around 700,000 documents on behalf of various areas. Chris’ extensive experience includes procurement assessment of awards of legal costs to core participants government departments as part of their challenges, judicial review, strategic safety issues 3 Providing legal advice and support to Inquiry Chairs on respective involvements with a high-profile public including advising on many major UK rail accidents, all legal aspects relating to the inquiry inquiry. This involved reviewing and identifying economic and safety regulation, public inquiries and 3 Instructing and working with Inquiry Counsel and relevant and national security information, as inquests. monitoring the Inquiry’s own legal spend well as privileged and personal data. 3 Management and collation of documentation including We managed teams of up to 40 reviewers over Ann Metherall the maintenance of the Inquiry record, the provision and the course of an 18 month period and delivered Partner management of virtual data rooms and/or e-disclosure, each phase on time and to the agreed goals. T +44 (0) 117 902 6629 and facilitating the transfer of the inquiry record to the Our team worked closely with GLD, counsel and the disclosure provider to suggest and +44 (0) 7980 984 071 appropriate public record office M implement an efficient and joined-up approach to E [email protected] 3 Devising and implementing fair and robust procedures the review. and protocols for the conduct of the inquiry Ann is Head of the firm’s dispute resolution team. Ann’s particular expertise lies in commercial disputes within 3 Conducting the response to any judicial review brought a regulatory framework (including all forms of dispute against the Inquiry Chair Advising on several multi-week inquests on behalf of custody suite service providers. resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation) 3 Providing legal support to serving and former ministers and health and safety issues in medium to high hazard and civil servants responding to inquiries and inquests industries. Ann’s extensive experience includes advising 3 Taking witness statements, providing legal advice and clients during police, regulatory and coronial investigations support following accidents; on rail regulatory issues and rail 3 Instructing counsel to represent the interests of individual industry disputes; and on liability claims. witnesses where required. Back to contents 32 Public Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our public law team is recognised for advising on complex, innovative and high-profile projects and Advising Department for Education and John Houlden the new Children’s Services Company for challenges, including those with political, newsworthy Partner Northamptonshire on the statutory direction +44 (0) 117 902 2796 or public interest dimensions. Our significant public to Northamptonshire County Council in T sector client base means that we routinely deal with relation to the provision of children’s social M +44 (0) 7779 133 791 administrative and public law issues, including advice on care services. We advised on all legal and E [email protected] state aid and equalities law and devolution. commercial aspects, including the corporate John heads the firm’s public sector team and is governance arrangements; outsourcing Comprising former senior civil service lawyers, local agreement; employment/TUPE; pensions; recognised as a leading public sector lawyer. He advises government lawyers and secondees, the team offers third party contracts; property arrangements on high-profile and complex projects across a number significant first-hand experience of the public sector and and all other contractual arrangements. We of sectors for a wide range of public and private sector its complex regulatory frameworks. are also supporting with the transition of these bodies. He advises on public and administrative law We act for public sector organisations (including central/ arrangements to two new unitary authorities resulting from local government restructuring. issues. He is experienced in advising on both contentious local government, NDPBs and other public sector bodies) and non-contentious matters. and private sector businesses engaging with or supplying the public sector. Advising Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a number of projects Matthew Ramus Our public law expertise includes: related to its response to the COVID 19 Partner pandemic, including advising on the Secretary of T +44 (0) 117 902 7183 3 The status, powers and functions of Central Government State’s powers in respect of the provision for and bodies organisation of repatriation flights for UK citizens. M +44 (0) 7812 568 637 E [email protected] 3 State aid Acting and provided solicitor advocate 3 Judicial reviews, inquiries and other associated dispute representation for interested parties providing Matthew specialises in major public sector projects, resolution evidence in support of Department for Business, particularly in defence, transport, children’s services and Energy and Industrial Strategy in a Judicial education. He also has significant experience of advising 3 Devolved powers of the Welsh Assembly, Scottish Review brought against an energy subsidy Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly and sub- scheme by Tempus following a European Court on shared services projects and strategic partnership/joint national devolution. decision on state aid clearance. venture arrangements for both public and private sector clients. Advising OFGEM on complex administrative law issues raised in the context of its defence of Ian Tucker an Employment Tribunal claim appealed to the Partner Court of Appeal. T +44 (0) 117 902 6332 M +44 (0) 7971 200 189 Advising the Welsh Government and Transport E [email protected] for Wales (TfW) on the transfer of the CVL Ian is a regulatory and trade lawyer advising traders, Network from Network Rail to TfW as part of the wider Wales and Cross-Border Rail Service and cross border transport providers and public bodies on Metro. compliance regulation and enforcement. Back to contents 33 Public Procurement Law
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our UK leading public procurement team is rated Band 1 by Chambers. Advising the Department for Health and Social John Houlden Care on the procurement of the “Dedicated Partner We work with authorities, utilities and bidders, and Health Channel” contingency measures for the T +44 (0) 117 902 2796 understand the challenges faced by all parties in the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical +44 (0) 7779 133 791 procurement process. Our procurement law team is products in preparation for a potential no-deal M dedicated to ensuring a robust and compliant commercial exit from the EU. E [email protected] process for our clients. We also provide expert assistance John heads the firm’s public sector team and is should disputes arise, either during the procurement Advising the Ministry of Justice in relation to recognised as a leading procurement and projects lawyer procurement proceedings issued by a private process or post-award. by Chambers, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. John sector contractor in relation to contracts for Our public procurement expertise HMCTS. is a member of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association Executive Board. includes: Advising the Foreign & Commonwealth 3 How we can help Office on procurement issues in relation to the 3 Procurement strategy establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System Laura Wisdom for the implementation of FM contracts worldwide Director 3 Business case development – a first of its kind. T +44 (0) 117 307 6997 3 Tender document preparation and development M +44 (0) 7812 317 937 3 Negotiation, dialogue and interactions with bidders Advising Department for Education on a E [email protected] 3 Stakeholder engagement and governance range of local government restructuring projects involving procurement law compliant “spin-outs”. Laura specialises in public procurement law and 3 Evaluation, standstill and award commercial projects, and has advised public and private 3 Managing procurement challenges and disputes sector clients on all aspects of procurement for high value Advising United Kingdom Research and 3 State aid and funding arrangements (including risk Innovation on various procurement and State and complex major projects in the UK and internationally, assessments following Government guidance) aid queries as well as the establishment of and on public procurement disputes. Laura is recognised Innovation Loans. 3 European Commission complaints and proceedings. as a leading Government Contracts lawyer by Who’s Who Legal, and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Advising the UK Atomic Energy Authority on Public Procurement Law Review and the Procurement the development of Nuclear Fusion regulation Lawyers’ Association. in the UK and the establishment of the STEP programme as well as associated State aid issues.
Advising Ministry of Defence on a range of projects, including day-to-day support to the MOD commercial/projects team on the outsourcing of search and rescue helicopter services in the Falkland Islands and the Skynet satellite project. Back to contents 34 Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our highly regarded, award-winning, multi-disciplinary real estate sector group specialises in the core traditional Advising the Greater London Authority on all Richard Clark retail, office and industrial markets, both regionally and aspects of the procurement of a development Partner nationally. Our expertise in the sector includes all main partner for The Royal Albert Dock regeneration T +44 (0) 117 902 2735 project. This culminated in the award of a real estate work streams and associated practice areas, M +44 (0) 7968 193 271 such as planning and construction. development agreement to a Chinese developer with plans to invest over £1 billion in the site, E [email protected] We also advise UK and international corporates, funds, creating the potential for 20,000+ jobs and the Richard leads our cross-departmental real estate team, institutional investors, trusts, sovereign wealth entities and addition of £6 billion to the value of London’s and is a senior lead advisor to The Crown Estate and ultra-high net worth individuals on all aspects of their UK economy. heads our real estate team supporting the John Lewis real estate investment. Partnership. Our real estate and real estate Advising Stevenage Borough Council on a major £350million town centre regeneration finance expertise includes: Colin Ligman project. Our work has involved advising on 3 Investment: Advice covers high value transactions on regulated procurement; land and title issues; Partner prime London and UK real estate, UK wide asset and restrictive covenants and CPO options; drafting T +44 (0) 117 902 2789 portfolio management, real estate fund acquisition and and dialogue of development agreement (with M +44 (0) 7968 798 914 disposal, and advice on fund structures and structural building head lease); construction documentation; E [email protected] and transport network development. investment transactions Colin specialises in real estate insolvency and is head of 3 Development: We are market leaders in sustainable the real estate insolvency team within the firm’s corporate real estate development, having advised on some of the Acting for the University of Bristol in connection restructuring and insolvency team. Colin also advises most cutting-edge projects in the UK with its new £300million Temple Quarter lenders on debt and property holding structures and due 3 Real Estate Finance: We handle a range of complex Enterprise Campus development in Bristol city diligence for new lending transactions. He advises real real estate finance law matters and advise on a variety centre. estate receivers and administrators appointed by lenders of financing issues, including lending for property on bankruptcy, restructuring, enforcement and sales. acquisition, commercial and residential projects and Acting for the Competition and Markets restructuring existing finance arrangements Authority in relation to the move of its 3 Real Estate Litigation: Our team of real estate disputes headquarters from Victoria House, Holborn to lawyers offers considerable experience and expertise The Cabot, Canary Wharf. in a range of real estate related disputes, including experience in mediations, arbitrations as well as Advising the Competition and Markets contested litigation. We provide real estate dispute Authority during the COVID-19 crisis on resolution support to commercial property institutions, occupational issues resulting from inability to banks, investment companies and high net worth access premises. individuals.
Back to contents 35 Restructuring and Insolvency
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our restructuring and insolvency team comprises over 30 lawyers, including 10 partners, with some having Working for London Fire and Emergency Andrew Eaton over 30 years of experience in corporate restructuring Planning Authority on the insolvency of its 25 Partner and insolvency. For each matter, we assemble a team year PFI partner (with value in several hundred T +44 (0) 117 307 6960 millions) and transition of arrangements to an of experts from a range of legal disciplines and sectors, M +44 (0) 7812 001 809 tailored to the client’s specific needs. interim provider. This was undertaken within short timescales and without any impact on the E [email protected] Our contentious and non-contentious practice regularly delivery of a critical emergency service. Andrew leads the restructuring and insolvency team. advises on both domestic and cross border matters that He is a Fellow of Insol International and has extensive span a wide range of sectors and clients; including banks, experience in advising on distressed situations including funds, shareholders, distressed investors, insolvency Advising the Ministry of Justice on contingency corporate restructurings, turnaround and formal practitioners, pension trustees, regulators and public planning in connection with a financially bodies. We are active members of R3, INSOL, INSOL distressed services provider. insolvency in both the public and private sector. He has Europe, the IBA and NARA. advised central banks, government departments, private equity houses, companies and management teams in Our restructuring and insolvency Advising on the restructuring of a waste relation to debt and equity restructurings and contingency treatment business concluding with its transfer planning. He also acts for financial institutions, distressed expertise includes: back into public sector ownership. 3 Structuring advice, supply chain review and contingency investors, pensions trustees and insolvency practitioners. planning Acting for the FSCS as representative creditor 3 Distressed M&A, refinancing and fundraising Colin Ligman in the High Court and Court of Appeal hearings 3 Debt and equity restructuring concerning the implementation of a CVA in Partner 3 Pension schemes in stressed and distressed companies relation to MF Global. T +44 (0) 117 902 2789 +44 (0) 7968 798 914 3 Schemes of Arrangement and CVAs M E [email protected] 3 Administrations and liquidations (including controlled Advising a major final institution on the issue of Colin specialises in real estate insolvency and is head of wind downs) international settlement finality. the real estate insolvency team within the firm’s corporate 3 LPA (fixed charge) receiverships restructuring and insolvency team. Colin also advises 3 Directors’ duties advice Providing support to the Civil Aviation Authority lenders on debt and property holding structures and due 3 Loan enforcement and debt sales in relation to insolvent travel / airline operators. diligence for new lending transactions. He advises real 3 Insolvency litigation and asset tracing. estate receivers and administrators appointed by lenders on bankruptcy, restructuring, enforcement and sales.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Our tax lawyers have comprehensive knowledge of UK tax law, and deep sector insight, providing the highest Advising the Foreign and Commonwealth John Barnett level of legal advice to our clients. Office on the VAT implications of restructuring Partner its facility management services arrangements, T +44 (0) 117 902 2753 Featuring a number of chartered tax advisers, our tax law worth £13 million p.a. for the UK and Northern M +44 (0) 7970 577 319 team is renowned for delivering creative and effective Europe. solutions to clients across a range of industry sectors. E [email protected] Our clients range from corporate entities and trusts to John heads the firm’s 45 strong Tax, Trusts, and Family charitable bodies, as well as individuals domiciled in the Advising Local Pensions Partnerships Team. John specialises in international tax and trusts, Investments on the SDLT and VAT aspects of UK and abroad. non-domiciliary tax planning, tax and estate planning, the transfer of real estate assets to seed a Local The outstanding reputation of our team is reflected in Government Pension Scheme Real Estate Fund. tax disputes and litigation, corporate tax, partnerships our membership of national committees such as the and executive tax. John chairs the Chartered Institute Chartered Institute of Taxation Technical Committee and of Taxation (CIOT)’s main Technical Committee and is Law Society Tax Law Committee. The team’s quality We provide The Crown Estate with tax advice a member of the CIOT’s governing council. He was a was further recognised at the Tolley’s Taxation Awards on various complex surrender transactions and 2016/17, at which – against competition from both estate sales. member of the GAAR panel which approved HMRC’s accountants and lawyers – we won the award for Best initial GAAR guidance. He provides tax advice to a wide- Team in a National Firm. range of high-net worth individuals and many leading Advising a government department in relation banks and other financial institutions. Our tax expertise includes: to the interaction of infrastructure procurement arrangements, commercial contracting 3 Compliance and disclosure requirements and VAT. Sarah Lane 3 Contentious tax law matters, including in relation to Partner cross-border assets and offshore trusts T +44 (0) 117 307 6230 3 Advice to private individuals including those with an Advising First Group on tax issues relating to M +44 (0) 7812 317 920 international connection in relation to their UK tax the divestment of two non-core assets in relation to a restructuring of the business. [email protected] position, often involving the interaction of business and E personal affairs Sarah joined Burges Salmon in 2018 as part of the firm’s 3 Mediation between taxpayers and HMRC commitment to the further expansion of its strong tax capability. She has more than 25 years’ experience of 3 Advice and representation for clients undergoing tax as a partner in a Big 4 accounting firm, law firms and investigation academia and focuses on business tax issues for large 3 Tax planning and advice related to business property corporates, investors and funds. Her experience includes and share transfers, and corporate restructuring M&A, treasury tax, JVs, real estate issues and tax 3 Negotiating and drafting documents dealing with tax risk. controversy and she has advised clients across a range of sectors including retail and FS.
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How we can help you Case studies Who to contact Burges Salmon has specialist expertise in the telecoms industry and an in depth understanding of the needs of We advised OFCOM on all aspects of its Andrew Dunlop telecoms operators and internet service providers. outsourcing of the management of the allocation Partner and distribution of funds for enabling the T +44 (0) 117 902 2786 We assist our clients in finding practical solutions using clearance of broadcasting spectrums. The M +44 (0) 7966 170 680 our experience and ability to anticipate key areas of structure and nature of the arrangements were contention. We have worked with most if not all of the heavily scrutinised within Government, spectrum E [email protected] international telecoms operators over many years. users and the press. Andrew is head of the firm’s cross-departmental The team understands the importance of a property technology, media and telecoms team (including data portfolio in achieving commercial objectives, including protection) and its outsourcing practice. His work Advising First Trenitalia West Coast Limited keeping a network operational, reducing property includes outsourcings, joint ventures and strategic and overheads and liabilities, and ensuring operators have the First MTR South Western Trains Limited in relation to their respective network coverage alliances, technology builds, systems integrations and facilities to support commercial activity. extension agreements with BT to improve the re-engineerings, transformational IT projects, ‘big data’, Our telecommunications expertise provision of mobile coverage on the rail network. cloud computing and cyber security. includes: 3 Advising on content and rights licensing and the Advising Octopus Investments (the UK’s Lucy Pegler leading investor in fibre) on the implications application and operation of the Telecoms Code Director of the government’s Telecoms Supply Chain T +44 (0) 117 902 7728 3 Infrastructure including equipment purchase, supply and Review, and the cybersecurity legal requirements installation that mobile and fibre operators will need to M +44 (0) 7812 321 791 3 Interconnection agreements implement and flow down the supply chain. E [email protected] Lucy is a Director in our Technology and Communications 3 Roaming agreements team and specialises in advising clients on technology, 3 Mast build and sharing agreements and roll-out Advising a rail operator on its collaboration telecoms, data and cyber security matters. Lucy works programmes arrangement and subsequently the commercial across a number of our key sectors including the public 3 Network build and outsourcing exploitation of a ground-breaking new communications technology designed to sector and the transport sector. 3 Satellite launch contracts enhance the provision of 5G on the rail network. 3 Transponder leases, software applications and systems consultancy 3 Collaboration, development and integration covering new technologies and platforms, websites and portals 3 Mast and switch upgrade licences 3 Wayleaves, Planning and CPO 3 Network Sharing & Network Optimisation Agreements.
Back to contents 38 The Law of International Trade, Investment and Regulation
How we can help you Case studies Who to contact International trade has arguably never been more complicated. With conflicting pressures of increased Advising a major transport provider on tenders Paul Browne globalisation and national protectionism, clients need for and the operation of public transport services Partner bespoke international legal advice on how to maximise in several projects across the Middle East. T +44 (0) 117 902 2710 trade opportunities for their business and mitigate tariff M +44 (0) 7968 193 284 and non-tariff restrictions on trade. Advising a UK soft drinks manufacturer on E [email protected] We understand that our clients face complex regulatory labelling and packaging and acting for them Paul leads the firm’s international trade advisory group. and commercial challenges. Our international trade in relation to an investigation by the UK’s He is a qualified in England and Wales, Ireland and Advertising Standards Agency. lawyers have extensive experience advising on a wide Scotland. range of international trade law matters, including trade finance, regulatory compliance, technological solutions, business immigration and tax. Acting for a US plant and equipment manufacturer exporting into the EU in a dispute John Houlden Drawing on expertise from across the firm, we work with a with EU businesses on product compliance and Partner trusted network of independent law firms around the globe CE markings. T +44 (0) 117 902 2796 to help public and private sector clients achieve their M +44 (0) 7779 133 791 commercial aims. E [email protected] Advising leading cross border transport Our international trade, investment providers on complying with regulation to John heads the firm’s public sector team and is a member and regulation expertise includes: ensure continuity of services post Brexit. of the international trade team advising on high-profile and complex international projects. 3 Product stewardship, environmental and safety compliance and investigations Advising Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the contractual framework for FCO to 3 Ian Tucker Business immigration implement its repatriation scheme through an 3 Trade, supply and distribution contracts existing CCS enabling agreement. Partner +44 (0) 117 902 6332 3 Competition, subsidies and antitrust T M +44 (0) 7971 200 189 3 Cross-border financial services and passporting Advising the Foreign & Commonwealth E [email protected] 3 Customs, tariffs and trade regulation Office during the COVID-19 crisis on the implementation of commercial arrangements Ian is a regulatory and trade lawyer advising traders, 3 Licensing, advertising, labelling and trading standards and loans to facilitate the repatriation of UK cross border transport providers and public bodies on 3 Tax citizens abroad. compliance regulation and enforcement. 3 Trade disputes 3 Trade finance. Advising the Foreign & Commonwealth Office during the COVID-19 crisis on termination/ relief under various international construction contracts.
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