Public Sector
Community matters
What is involved?
The public sector is an area presenting unique challenges. Our lawyers have the experience and skills to help you, having been involved in many successful public sector projects. They work closely with a range of local authorities and education providers. In fact, our specialist Local Government team is ranked first in most of the regions in where it operates, by the Legal 500.
Read more about our expertise in Local Government
Learn about our experience in Education
Find out about our services for Public Health providers
Whether you need advice for a council project, a school or a new community project, you can depend on our in-depth expertise. Our team can assist you on everything from multi-party investment partnerships to sensitive employment matters. We also advise a wide range of public sector healthcare clients including NHS Trusts. With our extensive knowledge of the regulatory regime, we know what could affect you.
Why choose Freeths?
- Our specialist lawyers have over 25 years’ experience of working closely with the public sector
- Many of our team have worked in-house or held non-executive positions in local authorities, NHS Trusts, school governing bodies and educational institutions
- Active involvement with over 80 public health bodies, meaning that we are at the forefront of what is happening in the sector
- We offer a variety of training and other benefits to help public sector organisations operate at their best
- You can rely on us to provide honest, jargon-free advice and to offer practical solutions
We understand the problems faced by the Education and Health & Care sectors during this tough economic climate. You can trust us to help your next project to flourish, while assisting you to be cost-effective too. Call our Public Sector lawyers to find out more.
We regularly assist with urban regeneration schemes, infrastructure, planning, governance advice and compulsory purchase. In addition we advise on establishing corporate structures, strategic partnering, state aid compliance advice and much more. Our considerable expertise in the Education sector includes advising on academy conversions, governance issues and practical issues such as construction.
We are well-placed to offer you a full spectrum of services, drawing on a wealth of experience over many years. We can help you to stay one step ahead, by sharing the latest knowledge of new initiatives at both a local and national level. From our readily available team, to our commitment to being straight-talking and pragmatic, we can give your organisation legal peace of mind. Give us a call to find out more.
Who we work with
- EM Lawshare
- Surrey Consortium of local authorities
- West Yorkshire legal framework
- North East Procurement Organisation
- London Boroughs of Havering
- Newham, Greenwich, Camden and Redbridge Cambridge City Council
- Leeds City Council
- Milton Keynes Council
- De Montfort University
- Leicester College
- Leicester University
- Loughborough University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Oakham School
- Repton School Trust
- University of Nottingham
- Aston University
- Department of Education and British Universities Finance Directors Group
- NHS Shared Services (with over 80 participating health and care bodies)
- NHS Property Services
- Community Health Partnerships
- NHS Commercial Alliance
Public Sector Lawyers
Patrick Adie
Senior Associate
0845 050 3273
Paul Brailsford
Partner
0845 050 3676
Isobel Callaghan
Senior Associate
0845 404 4175
Maxine Chenoweth
Associate
0845 128 7961
Nicola Cooper
Associate
0845 404 4143
Philippa Dempster
Managing Partner - London
0845 050 3203
James Hart
Partner
0845 274 6811
Nathan Holden
Partner
0845 077 9646
Jennie Jones
Director
0845 030 5734
James Larmour
Partner
0845 017 1122
Rena Magdani
Partner
0845 272 5715
Drew Mangham-Dewhurst
Associate
0845 050 3664
Andrew Maxwell
Partner & Head of Competition
0845 128 6997
Stephen Pearson
Partner
0845 274 6900
David Potter
Partner
0845 274 6819
Jason Richards
Partner
0845 404 1727
Gillian Roberts
Partner
0845 050 3611
Ian Rowson
Partner
0845 050 3627
Dr Michael Servian
Consultant
0777 629 5001
Christopher Sing
Partner
0845 017 1345
Emma Tattersdill
Partner
0845 077 9560
Clare Taylor
Senior Associate
0845 166 6347
Ian Tempest
Partner
0845 274 6818
Zoë Walker
Associate
0845 128 6957
Edward Wilson
Senior Associate
0845 030 5739
Polly Wisner
Senior Associate
0845 050 3682
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- Advising Milton Keynes Council on the historic acquisition of £32 million of land and property assets from the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA).
- Advising Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on two major town centre regeneration projects (£75 million), including making and promotion of CPOs.
- Advising and representing NHS organisation in an unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claim.
- Advising on a Section 2 NHS Act review into the criminal activity of a GP who had abused patients.
- Advising Cambridge City Council on creation of the Cambridge Investment Partnership, a new public-private JV to provide a range of market and social housing, leveraging in a range of public and private funding.
- Carrying out due diligence for significant income-generating investment purchases for a number of local authorities.
- Creating and vetting new Governance agreements and drafting a revised contribution for a District Council.
- Carrying out complex misconduct investigations on behalf of Local Authorities, both ‘Code of Conduct’ based and under internal procedures.
- Advising Loughborough University on the “LUil” Project – a strategic project to procure a range of services to enable the smooth running of a new university campus – the Loughborough University Campus in Stratford, East London, a specialised site which will devote itself exclusively to the provision of taught Masters / PHD degrees for an international cohort of students.
- Landau Forte Charitable Trust has 600 staff over 6 different sites. We were able to offer a cloud-based solution to provide vertical support across its entire organisation.
- Converting a group of PFI schools into members of a Multi-Academy Trust.
Client service
‘Doing the right thing’ is at the heart of Freeths. Find out more about our excellent client service and the strong set of values that guide the way we work.
Talk to us
Freeths are a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK. If you have a query about our services or just want to find out more, why not give us a call?
Contact: 03301 001 014
