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Local authorities are facing increasing challenges. Re-organisations and structural reform, financial pressures, community engagement and the need to remain dynamic and fair through political, social and economic change; all are complex tasks heightened by intense public scrutiny and media attention. Our teams work across all council service areas and are able to provide the expertise and resource sought by local authorities. We deliver expert advice to support you in delivering your evolving roles and objectives.
Our clients – over 200 local authorities across England and Wales.
Our experience - externally endorsed by legal directories 'demonstrating our insight into legal issues faced by local authorities', appointments to public sector consortia.
Dedicated team of over 100 lawyers - based in Nottingham, Birmingham, London, Manchester and Exeter.
Providing excellent value - through delivery of expert legal advice together with our innovative and comprehensive supporting services such as research facilities, bespoke client portals, training and insight.
Experts in our field - adult and children’s services, Public Private Partnership projects, governance, procurement and constitutional issues, regeneration, shared services, State Aid, civil and criminal litigation, planning, highways, environmental, property and employment.
Thought leaders – authors of reports on the issues surrounding shared services and mutual and more recently devolution, our monthly public sector newsletter - Public Matters, blog and delivering seminars in person and on-line.
Becky Fitzpatrick will look at some of the recent leading cases in this area, focusing in particular on the interplay between the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and on occasion the Mental Health Act.
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Chaired by Sir Paul Jenkins, the former Treasury Solicitor, our third View from the Top public sector roundtable looks at 'Our Changing State: Mergers and demergers of Non-Departmental Public Bodies'
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Controversial clause 29 of the Children and Social Work Bill has been abandoned after a concerted campaign by children’s charities.
Austerity measures have led to ever-increasing tightening of belts in the health and social care sectors.
Browne Jacobson have worked with us for the last 15 years and have in-depth knowledge of our organisation's legal needs. We turn to them when we need advice and they respond positively and provide us with solutions.
Good experience over the last year. Interested in our needs and have generally responded well.
They have an excellent understanding of the context in which we operate, as well as a very good awareness of the public sector and the way local authorities operate in the political context.
They are very efficient and quick to respond, and are able to co-ordinate advice and draw on other expertise within the business.
Acted for a Council in relation to the construction of a new public highway required to run through a business park – our advice included: site assembly, drafting infrastructure delivery agreement and related documentation , advice on SDLT/VAT/planning/procurement and state aid issues, review and advice in relation to Landowners’ Agreement, related drafting in Infrastructure Delivery Agreement, ransom strip arrangements and sharing of access fee payments.
Instructing Doncaster MBC in relation to the sale of their entire care home estate – this included advice on vires, procurement, state aid, HR Pensions and best value.
Acting for Kent County Council on important school projects including the delivery of the Trinity Free School - a highly complex project involving early work of demolition under an initial agreement with the main contractor, building contract, plus school development agreements and leases.
Advising a local authority on the outsourcing of its Learning & Achievement Services and HR & Finance Services - strategically important for the Council as it forms part of the overall revision of its future service delivery model.
Successfully acted in the prosecution of the owner of two hotels above licensed premises, and the risk assessor, who was contracted to complete a fire risk assessment for both premises. Significant fire safety failings were discovered at both premises leading to a risk of serious injury or death in the event of a fire.
The case of Dodd v Raeburn Estates Ltd has reaffirmed the important distinction between potentially dangerous premises and disrepair for the purposes of the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA), with the Court of Appeal finding that the freeholder of a building was not liable for the death of the Claimant’s husband who fell down a dangerous staircase in the building, concluding that there is no obligation to remedy inherent defects or to take steps to put premises into a safer condition.
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Guidance has been given as to when information relating to a procurement challenge ought to be regarded as confidential and cannot be shared with third parties.
The Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill has effectively been dropped by its sponsoring MP and will not progress any further.
We have seen a rash of claims for breach of Human Rights being brought in the course of care proceedings.
We recognise the financial constraints that our public sector clients operate under.
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