England - London • Public sector
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Joanna Bussell, an ‘utterly outsanding’ London-based commercial expert for local government procurement and outsourcing initiatives, leads the local government team at Winckworth Sherwood LLP, which is well-known for handling contracting matters in connection with leisure centre outsourcing projects and is also equipped to advise on charity establishments, joint ventures, and regeneration and infrastructure projects. Planning expert Colette McCormack is based in Manchester and has led on a number of complex residential and commercial projects for the likes of Wandsworth Borough Council, while parliamentary infrastructure specialist Jane Wakeham practices from London and advises on compulsory purchase orders in connection with regional projects. London-based regenerations expert Matt Steinbrecher is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘Our contact, Joanna Bussell, is utterly outstanding.’
‘Joanna is the acknowledged UK specialist Lawyer when it comes to leisure and cultural trusts. She has a broad range of specific experience that has proved invaluable when providing advice on contract renewal. The whole team values Joanna's integrity, expertise, and balanced and measured advice.’
Key clients
- Bath and North East Somerset Council.
- Braintree District Council, Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- East Staffordshire District Council
- East Suffolk Council
- East Sussex County Council
- Epping Forest District
- Lancaster City Council
- Lichfield District Council,
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Slough Borough Council
- Suffolk Coastal Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Waveney District Council,
- Worthing Borough Council
Work highlights
- Advised Bath and North East Somerset Council on a £100m project related to the establishment of a new charity for the Fashion Museum in Bath, which is relocating from its current location at the Assembly Rooms to the redeveloped Post Office on the High Street in Bath.
- Advised Swindon Borough Council on its new £100m Cultural Quarter, which will include four major new build facilities, including a theatre, cinema, dance studio and art pavilion.
- Advised Wandsworth Borough Council on its multi-billion-pound estate regeneration programme, including on the regeneration of the York Winstanley estate, a £1.5bn complex estate regeneration which will deliver up to 2,550 new homes as well as new community facilities.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joanna Bussell