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DLA Piper
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DLA Piper‘s Leeds-based practice regularly collaborates with the firm’s nationwide offices to advise transportation and energy clients such as High Speed Two (HS2) Limited and the National Grid on the delivery of nationally significant projects. The team regularly assists with Development Consent Orders and compulsory purchase matters in connection with these projects. Led nationally by Birmingham lawyer Trevor Ivory, the Leeds practice also relies on the regional support of North West-based infrastructure specialist Sophie Stewart. Legal director Claire Stoneman is a key contact for asset protection matters and frequently advises on the firm’s largest infrastructure mandates. Henry Jeffreys is another name to note.
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Testimonials
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‘DLA Piper has provided invaluable support to us for a complex and challenging regulated process. The process is relatively new and as such untested, and DLA Piper have guided us through the process, providing legal advice and support to our various submissions (gateways) for regulatory review.’
‘Henry Jeffreys has been wholly supportive by providing legal advice in a straightforward, easy to understand manner on a complicated, unique project. Henry is approachable, flexible, and understands our aims both for the project and as a business. The service and advice he has provided to us is second to none.’
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Key clients
- 4th Industrial (UK) Limited Partnership
- Ark Data Centres Limited
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Work highlights
- Advised HS2 on a wide variety of matters, including the first appeal and judicial review under Schedule 17 to the HS2 Act, references to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) in relation to compensation, and the extent of the powers granted by the Act to enable construction of the scheme.
- Advised National Highways on two major projects – the examination in public of the Greater Manchester joint DPD “Places for Everyone” and the forthcoming DCO submission by Gloucestershire CC of a DCO for Junction 10 improvements on the M5.
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