The team at Ashfords LLP hosts public procurement and subsidy control specialists who handle a wide variety of matters related to key sectors such as housing and regeneration, telecommunications and broadband, as well as research and development. Lucy Woods leads the public sector team assisting clients across a broad range of areas such as IT, retail and energy, while Ruth Yates advises public sector bodies, utilities and private parties on the application of subsidy control rules and procurement rules.
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‘Very knowledgeable about the regulations and our specific and complex requirements. Ably called upon to think critically and creatively from market engagement to contract finalisation in order to produce innovative solutions for a highly successful outcome.’
‘Lucy Woods was the legal linchpin of the project, being the primary collaborator and joint decision-maker and on whom the legal and compliance success of the project ultimately rested. Lucy drove the project forward, provided exceptional advice and trod the precarious path of being assertive, professional and personable.’
Key clients
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
Work highlights
Advising Somerset Council on the complex and nationally significant c.£4bn Gravity project.
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Practice head
Lucy Woods
Other key lawyers
Ruth Yates