Local Government

Michelmores’ Local Government Solicitors work actively with Local Government legal and project teams to enhance and supplement their in-house capacity, as well as undertaking matters which need to be completely outsourced.

We recognise the challenges and opportunities facing our Local Government clients in today’s ever-changing political and financial environment.  The expertise of our lawyers, together with our high-quality cost-effective service delivery, means that we are well placed to help our clients meet these challenges and maximise opportunities.

We tailor our service delivery to suit our clients’ needs, resolving immediate issues and facilitating the development of longer-terms strategies through bespoke advice, knowledge transfer arrangements and secondments.

Michelmores is a panel member of the following frameworks which allow Local Government clients to access our specialist sector expertise at attractive rates: London Boroughs Legal Alliance, Lambeth Legal Services Solicitors Framework, Lawyers in Local Government: Southern Branch, Public Sector Legal Services Framework.

Recent experience

Police Force: acting on the £multi-million disposal of a 19-hectare site to a residential developer.

Police Force: legal, strategic and procurement advice on ICT contracts.

Police Force: acting for the Metropolitan Police Service on the acquisition of the Empress State Building in Earls Court, London for £250m

NHS Trust: assisted with drafting all procurement documentation relating to £50m redevelopment programme, and with establishing appropriate selection criteria.

Health Trusts (various): Tribunal hearings (whistleblowing), TUPE, organisational change management, major service outsourcing projects.

Health body: advising in relation to an agreement to commercialise two IT-based workflow products.

Local Authority: assisting with all aspects of the competitive dialogue procurement of a strategic materials recycling facility project.

Local Authorities (Key London Authorities and South West): High-profile tribunal hearings (equal pay, whistleblowing, discrimination, victimisation, freedom of expression); contentious grievance issues and appeals; negotiating compromise agreements; union recognition issues; secondments; drafting contracts and policies; TUPE; outsourcing; Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act requests.

Local Authorities: superfast broadband. Advising on £100m project and the £2.5bn roll out under the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) national programme.  On-going support as member of BDUK’s core specialist advisory team, including FOIA requests.

Local Authority: preparation of template contracts for purchasing goods and services and for framework arrangements.

Government Department:  private developer schemes, at sites across England and Wales, under which the department contracted with developers for the construction of significant buildings, then taking a lease on completion of the works.

Universities UK member: procurement through the Competitive Dialogue procedure of a £100 million plus student residences project on a greenfield/farmyard site.

Executive Agency: employment litigation. TUPE and procurement training. Advice on procurement of a supercomputer under competitive dialogue including negotiation with bidders on legal/commercial issues.

Executive Agency: advising the Met Office on a major procurement of its multi-million pound supercomputer. Also providing secondment support.

Ombudsman: advising on all the employment law aspects of statutory transfer of staff and assets to new body.

KEY CONTACTS
Carol McCormack
Carol McCormack
Partner
TEAM
Andrew Tobey
Andrew Tobey
Partner
Mark Howard
Mark Howard
Partner
Tim Richards
Tim Richards
Managing Partner
Sally Rice
Sally Rice
Partner
Emily Aggett
Emily Aggett
Senior Associate