Freeths LLP‘s local authorities team advises on all aspects of transactional work, construction issues, tax mandates, property litigation, and town planning matters, as well as local government regulatory and environment issues, and major property projects. The Manchester-based team consists of Jackie Heeds, Jill Carey, and Ian Tempest. Heeds is an expert in infrastructure and commercial transactions and specialises in energy, accommodation, transport, and regeneration projects, while Carey is the key contact for property work and litigation, and land acquisitions and disposals specialist Tempest has vast experience in major town centre redevelopment schemes.
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- ‘The team has provided all round valuable legal advice for many varying contractual positions, relayed very well.’
‘The individuals are very thorough and ensure all facts are clearly understood prior to moving on. It feels full, legal advice is provided covering all potential aspects.’
‘The team are extremely knowledgeable and personable. They have dealt with numerous queries on the project swiftly, confidently and provided clear explanations and advice.'
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
- Advising Cornwall Council on a pioneering geothermal district heat network to supply renewable heat to up to 4000 homes, a school, leisure centre and hospital.
- Advising Wigan Council on a £130m project involving the redevelopment of Wigan Town Centre.
- Advising Westmorland and Furness Council on a major complex project to procure and appoint a network of installers of home insulation systems under the Title HUGS 2 (Home Upgrade Grant scheme) for a range of properties together with evaluators/reviewers to check the quality of work.
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