David Kitson
Bevan Brittan LLPBevan Brittan LLP‘s local government practice is recognised as a leader in the field, catering to a broad array of local authorities and related bodies. Praised for its ’rounded knowledge and experience’, the team’s advisory expertise encompasses local government reorganisations, PFI and PPP project expiries and climate change response. On the contentious side, the practice is equipped to handle mandates such as contract disputes and judicial review challenges. In Leeds, key figures include Judith Hopper, an expert in PFI disputes, and David Kitson, who advises local government clients on issues ranging from whistleblowing to information access regimes.
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‘The team's knowledge of the public sector and of local government in particular provides a basis for their advice which is invariably finely tuned to the particular subject matter in question, and they are alive to the subtle political factors at play.’
‘Wesley O'Brien and Phil McCourt have been outstanding in the quality of the advice provided and the explanations which they give for it. Their ability to think beyond the immediate problem and to look forward and predict consequences is as useful as it is impressive.’
Key clients
- Folkestone & Hythe District Council
- City of Wolverhampton Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- London Borough of Merton Council
- London Borough of Brent Council
- Bradford Council
- London Borough of Havering Council
- London Borough of Haringey Council
- Malvern Hills District Council
Work highlights
- Acting for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council in defending a procurement challenge to the award of a £360m framework agreement for community equipment services by Medequip Assistive Technology Limited - the incumbent service provider.
- Advising and representing Malvern Hills District Council in the High Court in relation to a high-profile dispute over whether land was still required for the purposes of a college.
- Advising and supporting Folkestone & Hythe District Council regarding their change from an executive to a committee system of governance.
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