Freeths LLP's local government department assists an array of local government bodies in regeneration project and development, in energy and sustainability matters, and in joint ventures between public and private sectors. Additionally, the team is well-regarded for its planning expertise and both contentious and non-contentious matters related to telecoms infrastructure. The team is led by Birmingham-based procurement expert Nathan Holden who emphasises property projects. Duncan Tringham leads the local government practice in the South West and has led high profile developments. Clive Pearce, Ian Rowson, Alice Dockar and David Laurence deal with real estate matters, while Dan Cuthbert is the key contact for real estate disputes. The team is well-supported by managing associate Bahar Aminzadeh and senior associate Frances Astbury.
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Key clients
- Plymouth City Council
- The Cornwall Council
- North Devon Council
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Torfaen County Borough Council
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- Walsall Borough Council
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Brent
- London Borough of Newham
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Peterborough City Council
- Leicester City Council
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Milton Keynes Development Partnership
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Derby City Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Sheffield City Council
- West Northamptonshire Council
- Broxtowe Borough Council
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Oxford City Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Mansfield District Council
- Leeds City Council
- Milton Keynes City Council
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- East Lindsey District Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Nottingham City Homes Limited
- Kirklees Council
- Westmorland & Furness Council
- The North Yorkshire Council
- Fenland District Council
- North East Derbyshire District Council
- Ashfield District Council
- The West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Peak District National Park
- Staffordshire County Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Somerset Council
- Harborough District Council
- Nottinghamshire Police Authority
- Boston Borough Council
- Old Bolsover Town Council
- Welwyn & Hatfield Borough Council
- Merton London Borough Council
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Pathfinder Legal Services Limited
- Worcestershire County Council
- Bolsover District Council
- Kent County Council
- Solihull MBC
- Leicestershire County Council
- Derbyshire County Council
- Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Cherwell District Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Surrey County Council
- Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority
- Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Authority
- Leicestershire County Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Blaby District Council
- Folkestone & Hythe District Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Thanet District Council
- Transport for the North
- Staveley Town Council
- Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Herefordshire Council
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Cumberland Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- North Somerset Council
- Melton Borough Council
- Cannock Chase District Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Kingston Upon Thames London Borough
- West Suffolk Council
- Scape Group Ltd
- Stratford Upon Avon District Council
- Shropshire Council
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Tamworth Borough Council
- Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Middlesbrough Borough Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Durham County Council
- Gateshead Council
- Northumberland County Council
- Kirklees Council
- Mole Valley District Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Wigan Council
- Eden District Council
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Sefton Council
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- West Midlands Combined Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Crawley Borough Council
- Leicestershire County Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- East Sussex County Council
- Woodstock Town Council
- Southampton City Council
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
Work highlights
- Assisting Mole Valley District Council – Transforming Leatherhead – setting up and procuring a development partner and establishing an LLP for the purpose.
- Advising the West London Alliance (a partnership between the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon and Hounslow) relating to matters arising under the Telecommunications Code.
- Assisting Royal Borough of Greenwich - providing a 360 degree commercial and planning law services, this involves acting as the Council’s de facto in-house legal services provider in commercial and planning law.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nathan Holden