Freeths LLP‘s local government team advises on sizeable housing and regeneration schemes as well as energy and sustainability matters. The firm is also well-placed to advise on public-private joint ventures, and assists local authorities in connection with government grants and subsidy control work. Leading the South West team, Bristol-based head Duncan Tringham has expertise covering public-private joint ventures and clean energy mandates. Daniel Cuthbert stands out for his knowledge of the Electronic Communications Code, among other property issues, while Michael Bray has a focus on transport and energy projects together with local government-led development and regeneration schemes. At the associate level, Coralie McKeivor, Emilie Criddle and Gareth Fortey are recommended.
Testimonials
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‘The Freeths team have always been very professional. They have provided advice across a wide range of subjects which had made navigating complex legal challenges a lot easier.’
‘We have worked with several lawyers at Freeths, all of whom have been highly professional and working relationships have been excellent.’
'Approachable, highly capable and efficient lawyers delivering pragmatic solution-focused advice.'
'The individuals are brilliant, but they also quickly and effortlessly combine to act in concert when required to provide synchronised and mutually reinforcing advice.'
'Duncan Tringham in particular stands out and is great to work with. You can always rely on him to keep everyone on track and to maintain the momentum on a deal. He has an unerring ability to quickly get to the nexus of the issue, to add insight based on extensive experience, and to shift the focus from the problem to the solution.'
'I think that Duncan Tringham bridges the gap between being personable and explaining complex legal issues in the most approachable and knowledgeable way.'
'The local government team at Freeths are friendly, down to earth and highly competent.'
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 geothermal district heat network to supply renewable heat to up to 4000 homes, a school, leisure centre and hospital.
- Advising Plymouth City Council on the creation of a Habitat Banking Vehicle (HBV) called Ocean City Nature which is designed to generate and sell biodiversity units to enable developers to meet their statutory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements.
- Advising Cornwall Council on the Langarth Garden Village project involving the strategic acquisition and development of a new town with up to 4000 homes, new schools, commercial, retail and public space and a £47m grant funded highway scheme in collaboration with three developers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Duncan Tringham