Local Government
Our cross-departmental team includes specialist local government practitioners, many of whom are ex-local authority lawyers and who are well versed in the law, practice and procedures of local authorities. A number of the team hold the Law Society's Diploma in Local Government Law and Practice. The team draws upon lawyers from a number of the firm's practice areas including planning, environment, property, procurement, commercial and corporate law specialists.
- Advice on statutory powers and questions of vires
- Judicial review
- Prosecutions and enforcement
- Compulsory purchase orders and regeneration schemes
- Procedural advice, including advice on committee reports and proofing against claims of bias/procedural impropriety
- Drafting constitutions and schemes of delegation
- Procurement, Best Value and State Aid advice
- Competition issues
- PFI/PPP transactions
- All areas of planning, highways and rights of way
We provide extensive advice on the above issues to a number of local authorities, government departments, developers and private individuals.
All Partners and Associates in
Local Government.