EM Lawshare Conference Brochure 2023

Geldards and EM Lawshare

PublicSectorLaw Geldards have a long history of acting “They are very for the public sector in both England able, prompt at and Wales and are recognised as one responding and are of the leading legal advisors to local considered a very authorities in the country. safe pair of hands.” Our public sector practice covers Local Government, UK Wide, property & regeneration, planning & Chambers & Partners environmental, construction, procurement & subsidy control, public law & vires, civil and criminal litigation, employment, commercial contracts, ICT & data contracts and disputes, public-private partnerships, company and trusts, charities & not-for-profit, joint ventures and education law. Our strength in local government and the public sector is reflected in our appointment to all of the leading local authority legal frameworks including East Midlands Lawshare, North West Legal Consortium, North East Procurement Organisation, Welsh Government Commercial Delivery and the Crown Commercial Services Legal Panel. Our council & public sector clients include; Amber Valley, Bolton, Burnley, Calderdale, Cambridge City, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Derby City, Derbyshire County, Gloucester City, Herefordshire, Isle of Wight, Leicester City, National Assembly for Wales, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Newport City, Northamptonshire County, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County, S4C, Sheffield City, South Derbyshire District Council, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Air Ambulance, Walsall, Welsh Government and Wrexham. >



Public SectorExperts Property, Projects from adult social care and youth services to & Regeneration housing and regeneration companies. We have increasingly been advising local authorities in We have in-depth expertise across all aspects relation to making the best use of their assets of public sector property, regeneration and and in considering their strategies for revenue infrastructure including complex public-private and income generation. partnerships. We are regularly involved in major development schemes, particularly We advise on the applicability of public urban regeneration, including site assembly procurement and subsidy control rules to (including compulsory purchase), contractual procurement exercises which includes advising documentation, development finance and on the implications of the new procurement funding agreements, construction and regime that will come into effect in 2023. This ultimately freehold and leasehold disposal. includes assisting with choice of procedure, Our clients include local authorities and other the preparation of tender and contract public bodies, development companies, pension documents and legal challenges across a range funds, property investment companies, utilities, of commercial, construction, development and housing associations, banks, leisure operators, other contracts. retailers and manufacturers. Employment & HR Contracts, Procurement & Income Generation We have extensive experience advising on the complete range of day to day and complex We are very experienced in shared services employment & pensions issues. This includes projects, outsourcing, property and facilities service redesign and organisational restructure, management portfolios, ICT projects, PPPs, implementation of contractual change and new joint ventures and Local Asset Backed Vehicles pay structures, TUPE and pension transfers, (LABVs), creation of not-for-profit trusts, arm’s disciplinary and grievance investigations and length companies, and other corporate entities. representation, dispute resolution, collaboration We have particular experience of advising and staff transfer management, equal pay and on structures, powers and vires including strategic advice on management issues. the applicability of regulations, contracts, competition law and subsidy control in relation We also provide a complete legal service on to wholly owned companies, trading vehicles employment tribunals for employers including spin-outs, mutuals and social enterprises advising clients on strategies to minimise established to deliver public services ranging claims, how to effectively manage and prepare for the tribunal claims process and representing clients during the tribunal hearing. >



“Geldards offer a seamless and rounded service.” Public Sector, East Midlands Legal 500

DisputeResolution&Litigation Planning&Environment We regularly advise public sector bodies on Our work in planning law includes advice a wide range of contentious matters, from on a wide range of matters including the planning enforcement, property litigation, debt interpretation of planning permissions, collection and judicial review to regulatory permitted development rights and use prosecutions and defence. classes, advising on planning provisions in development agreements and drafting section Governance & Monitoring 106 Agreements. Officer Support We advise on call-ins and appeals including We have extensive experience of advising local overseeing appointments of expert witnesses, authorities in relation to vires and governance preparing evidence and attending public issues, including standards and conduct issues, inquiries. An example includes acting for a local sensitive investigations and inquiries. We have authority on a major inquiry concerning several established a variety of corporate entities, nationally significant wind farm applications. partnerships, trading entities and joint ventures with appropriate governance arrangements. Education We have advised on the use and establishment of joint committees. We have a diverse education practice including outsourcing contracts, academies ICT, Data & Information Law and free schools, collaborative models, University Technical Colleges (UTCs), schools’ collaborative procurement and ICT projects. We are experienced in advising on the Leisure Services outsourcing of ICT, data and back-office services and shared services arrangements. We We have advised on the creation of several regularly advise on Freedom of Information Act leisure trusts, outsourcing of leisure and Data Protection issues and in relation to the management to external providers, including General Data Protection Regulations. public-private partnership projects for redevelopment of leisure facilities. We have also advised public sector clients on town centre redevelopments with a significant leisure component, such as theatres and cinemas, sporting facilities and heritage centres. >

WhyChoose Geldards? You need legal advisors who the largest specialist teams in understand you, the services the country focused on providing you commission and the unique services to the public sector political environment you operate with many of the team being in and who can apply their public recognised as experts in their field. sector experience to deliver the right results for you and your The reasons to choose Geldards authority. Geldards have one of are clear, we: 1 are public sector and local authority specialists 2 understand the unique environment and challenges public bodies face 3 take into consideration the critical and cross-cutting public law issues 4 provide a complete legal service to support you where and when you need it 5 value our reputation for working in partnership with our local authority clients 6 deliver value for money and a value adding service >

What People Say “Geldards have a pool of experienced, knowledgeable lawyers who have been immensely helpful to us on various local authority matters.” Public Sector, East Midlands, Legal 500 “The team has incredible strength and breadth in advising the public sector. They understand law in Wales and the differences that now exist with the law of England and Wales.” Public Sector, Wales, Legal 500

Project Highlights Property, Projects & Regeneration Advising on the Becketwell Regeneration for Derby City Council since 2017 regarding the implementation of its plans for redevelopment of this strategic city centre site that will include a proposed 3500 seat arena. Our work has included advice on all aspects of the land assembly and structures available to the Council for the subsequent redevelopment of the site including land disposal, joint venture arrangements (both corporate and contractual) and procurement of a developer. This included advising on the vires, procurement, subsidy control and LEP funding implications for each structure. >

Planning & Environment Employment & HR Advising in relation to the compulsory Advising a local authority and a school purchase of land for a major waterfront governing body as respondents in an regeneration to provide 1000 new houses, employment tribunal case for alleged trade leisure facilities, retail and a new school – this union detriment and whistleblowing. Geldards is a key element of the council’s emerging supported in drafting witness statements, replacement Local Development Plan. The collating additional documentary evidence, Council has entered into a joint venture drafting and submitting an amended defence, agreement with the owners and operators drafting and submitting applications for a of an amusement park and have made a private hearing, restricted reporting orders and compulsory purchase order in respect of land strike out of parts of the Claimant’s further and at on the waterfront. The scheme also involves better particulars, and producing a new bundle a statutory land appropriation process, and an of documents for the reconvened hearing. We application for a certificate under section 19 were successful in defending the claims with of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 given the each of the claimant’s claims being dismissed involvement of land used as open space. by the employment tribunal. Governance & Monitoring Contracts, Procurement Officer Support & Income Generation We are advising on arrangements for local Geldards have been advising a major London government reorganisation which will Borough in the procurement of a JV partner involve the creation of two unitary for the roll out of broadband services across authorities from 1 April 2023. Our specialist the region. For a term of 15 years, the supplier knowledge means we have been able to advise will operate the network, market services to on all relevant issues, including governance internet service providers and mobile network (establishment of joint committees, elections, operators and pass the funds to the JV developing constitutions, consultation, Company. adoption of plans and strategies, arrangements for shared services), employment (appointment This complex arrangement and project has of statutory officers, transfer of employees, included procurement and subsidy control, communication with staff), finance (budgets IT infrastructure and construction elements and council tax), information management subject to the CDM regulations, and an (publication scheme, designation of data outsourcing arrangement whereby the supplier protection officer), litigation (arrangements operates the network and obtains customers on for outstanding claims), property (identifying behalf of the JV Company. assets, rights and liabilities, procuring any required licences, disposal of surplus land), branding and communications.

Liketotalkabout PublicSectorLaw? Paul Hilsdon Clare Hardy Rebecca Gilbert Partner Partner Senior Associate Property Procurement & Public Law Property [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] David Williams Susanne Bradley Rob James Chairman Partner Consultant, Cardiff Head of Public Sector England Property Property [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Charles Felgate Nicola Lawrence Claire Laviers Partner Partner Senior Associate Planning & Environment Property Litigation Construction [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Helen Snow Jamie Goldberg Paul Feenan Partner Partner Partner Employment Commercial Contracts Corporate [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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