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The team at Freeths LLP offers a wide range of advice to its extensive client base with particular expertise in matters relating to state aid and subsidy control, planning, real estate, public procurement, governance, and regeneration. The team is also adept in handling employment matters and commercial disputes. Practice head Jackie Heeds draws on extensive experience leading significant infrastructure projects, transactions and joint ventures.

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  • ‘A very collaborative approach where Freeths were commissioned jointly by us and the other party to draft an agreement. This was done thoroughly with risks and remedials discussed and agreed in an open and transparent manner.’

  • ‘Jackie Heeds was very thorough and committed to completing the tasks on hand. She was always available to explain and work through solutions that were acceptable to both the parties.’

Key clients

  • Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Buckinghamshire Council
  • Rushmoor Borough Council
  • Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • North East Lincolnshire Council
  • East Northamptonshire District Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • London Borough of Ealing
  • Milton Keynes Development Partnership
  • Solihull MBC
  • Mansfield District Council
  • Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Walsall Council
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Gloucestershire County Council
  • Cherwell District Council
  • Cambridge City Council
  • Reading Borough Council
  • Bassetlaw District Council
  • Broxtowe Borough Council
  • Derby City Council
  • Derbyshire Dales District Council
  • Kent County Council
  • London Borough of Bromley
  • Oxford City Council
  • Telford and Wrekin Council
  • Shropshire Council
  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Milton Keynes Council
  • Enfield Council
  • Nottingham City Homes Limited
  • East Lindsey District Council
  • Staffordshire County Council
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council
  • Bristol City Council
  • Nottingham Community Housing Association
  • North Yorkshire County Council
  • Ashfield District Council
  • Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Kirklees Council
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • Charnwood Borough Council
  • London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
  • Rugby Borough Council
  • Nottingham City Council
  • Luton Borough Council
  • Newark & Sherwood District Council
  • Worcestershire County Council
  • Plymouth City Council
  • Somerset County Council
  • Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
  • Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
  • York City Council
  • Folkestone & Hythe District Council
  • Sheffield City Council
  • Herefordshire Council
  • Merton London Borough Council
  • High Peak Borough Council
  • Hertfordshire County Council
  • Boston Borough Council
  • Bolsover District Council
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • Huntingdonshire District Council
  • East Hertfordshire District Council
  • Birmingham City Council
  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority
  • Isle of Wight Council
  • Harborough District Council
  • London Borough of Sutton
  • Blaby District Council
  • Melton Borough Council
  • Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  • Wokingham Borough Council
  • Bedford Borough Council
  • North East Derbyshire District Council
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Scape Group Ltd
  • North Northamptonshire Council
  • Old Bolsover Town Council
  • Amber Valley Borough Council
  • Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
  • Derbyshire County Council
  • Erewash Borough Council
  • Stoke on Trent City Council
  • Lichfield District Council
  • Forest of Dean District Council
  • Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Authority
  • Arc Property Services Partnership Ltd
  • Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
  • Welwyn & Hatfield Borough Council
  • Ashfield Homes Ltd
  • City of Lincoln Council
  • Corby Borough Council
  • Cotswold District Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Daventry District Council
  • Fenland District Council
  • Harrogate Borough Council
  • Kettering Borough Council
  • Lincolnshire County Council
  • North Hertfordshire District Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North West Leicestershire District Council
  • Northampton Borough Council
  • Nottinghamshire Police Authority
  • Peak District National Park
  • Sedgemoor District Council
  • South Staffordshire Council
  • Stratford Upon Avon District Council
  • The Borough of Oadby & Wigston
  • Transport for the North
  • West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
  • Wolverhampton City Council
  • Middlesbrough Borough Council
  • The Council of the Borough of South Tyneside
  • Durham County Council
  • Northumberland County Council
  • Gateshead Council
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  • Wigan Council
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Halton Borough Council
  • South Lakeland District Council
  • Sefton Council
  • Allerdale Borough Council
  • Eden District Council
  • Cumbria County Council
  • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • London Borough of Hackney
  • London Borough of Camden
  • London Borough of Newham
  • London Borough of Hillingdon
  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation
  • The Cornwall Council
  • Tamworth Borough Council
  • Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Mole Valley District Council
  • Waverley Borough Council
  • Guildford Borough Council
  • Runnymede Borough Council
  • Spelthorne Borough Council
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority
  • Leeds City Council
  • Wakefield Council
  • Leicestershire County Council
  • London Borough of Lambeth
  • West of England Combined Authority
  • West Midlands Combined Authority
  • The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent
  • Swindon Borough Council
  • Southampton City Council
  • Bath and North East Somerset Council
  • East Sussex County Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Surrey County Council
  • Orbis Reporting Group
  • Cornwall Council Reporting Group
  • Ipswich Borough Assets Limited
  • London Borough of Havering
  • Stevenage Borough Council
  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
  • Exeter City Council
  • The West Midlands Growth Company
  • Cambridgeshire County Council
  • Havant Borough Council
  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Ware Town Council
  • Wantage Town Council
  • Buckinghamshire Advantage
  • Gloucester City Council
  • Harlow Council
  • Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce
  • Derbyshire Building Control Partnership
  • Broxbourne Borough Council
  • Castle Point Borough Council
  • Darlington Borough Council
  • Cheltenham Borough Council
  • Rochford District Council
  • Ipswich Borough Council
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  • Oxford City Housing Limited
  • South Somerset District Council

Work highlights

  • Supporting Wigan Council and procurement consultants on all steps of a £130 million project securing the redevelopment of Wigan Town Centre, including satisfying the pre-conditions of the development agreement, dealing with construction documentation relating to the demolition of the site, and advising on the property management contract.
  • Advising Allerdale Borough Council on issues relating to the successful receipt of a number of Government grants, including Levelling-Up Grants related to the town centre redevelopment, Local Enterprise partnership Growth deal re Lillyhall Industrial Area, and Green Homes Grant agreements.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jackie Heeds