England - West Midlands • Public sector
Freeths LLP
The ‘brilliant’ Freeths LLP has a practice that encompasses transactional property work and regulatory matters, as well as development projects and joint venture arrangements, to name a few. Co-lead Nathan Holden has particular expertise in regard to property, such as disposals, compulsory purchase orders and acting for authorities in defending judicial review claims. Alongside him, Mitchell Ball’s practice involves food retail development work and town centre regeneration, with vast experience in town planning.
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Testimonials
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‘The individuals are brilliant, but they also quickly and effortlessly combine to act in concert when required to provide synchronised and mutually reinforcing advice.’
'The key strength of the team is that it consists mainly of former local government lawyers who have the "insiders" in-depth knowledge to be able to advise and find solutions.'
'Nathan Holden in the Local Government team is consistently the most responsive compared to lawyers in other firms, applying his extensive experience and knowledge of local government practices and processes to help find practical solutions, often at extremely short notice.'
'Nathan Holden's understanding and sensitivities to local politics and governance issues make him stand out.'
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
- Advising on the acquisition by the North East Lincolnshire Council of the Freshney Place shopping centre and ongoing work around repurposing the space to revitalise the area.
- Advising the Royal London Borough of Greenwich on the contractual arrangements for joining a Regional Adoption Agency.
- Advising the Oxford City Council on its Blackbird Leys regeneration scheme, regarding housing development.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nathan Holden, Mitchell Ball