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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s team of Parliamentary Agents and clerks maintains an excellent reputation for its infrastructure advice and promotes bills, Transport and Works Act Orders, and Development Consent Orders in relation to some of the largest transportation, ports, and energy projects across the country. The team is noted across the sector for its promotion of Hybrid Bills for and its advice on the implementation of the HS2 railway project, and it has also advised on secondary legislation in relation to major railway expansions, developments, and upgrades for the likes of Network Rail. Harbour Orders are another area of specialism for the team, which is instructed by seaports across the country to advise on logistics and renewable energy schemes. The practice benefits from the ’excellent commercially minded and dynamic leadership‘ of Roll A Parliamentary Agents James O’Connor and Stephen Collings, who provide specialist advice to some of the UK’s largest infrastructure providers on project implementation and parliamentary procedures. Other key contacts in the team include Jessica Craven, who has drafted Orders for and advised on major railway projects, and Darren White, who advises clients on their projects’ compliance with parliamentary requirements.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has excellent commercially minded and dynamic leadership from Stephen Collings and James O'Connor. They are highly approachable and responsive lawyers with very strong experience, having worked on the HS2 legislation since 2012, and they offer background in rail and other transport legislation, including considerable experience in the successful promotion of transport and works act orders for Network Rail. They are a diverse team with a number of excellent associates.’

  • ‘Stephen Collings and James O'Connor are standout partners. Both are always spot-on with highly focused and supremely practical advice. Juliet Clark is an excellent associate lawyer in this team, brilliant at capturing the substance of what is needed in drafting and correspondence.’

  • ‘James O'Connor and Jessica Craven are go-to advisers.’

  • ‘The team has relevant knowledge and experience and are happy and confident to get involved in many aspects of the project.’

  • ‘James O'Connor is very professional and knowledgeable and a key part of the wider team.’

Key clients

  • Blyth Harbour Commissioners
  • Department for Transport and HS2 Limited
  • Dover Harbour Board
  • Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
  • PD Teesport Limited
  • Stena Ports Limited

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Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stephen Collings, James O'Connor

Other key lawyers

Jessica Craven, Darren White