Public sector, corporate education & charities
Public sector and charities experts
The public sector comprises organisations and bodies such as local authorities, central government departments, universities and colleges, NHS Trusts, non departmental public bodies and charities. Managers in the public sector are affected by a unique set of issues, such as commercial, regulatory, political, community benefit, audit and probity considerations. In order to be aware of the ramifications of the decisions they make and to ensure compliance with legislation and regulation, clear and practical pre-emptive legal advice is essential.
We pride ourselves on service and advice that is:
- Delivered quickly
- Easy to understand and apply
- Focused specifically on how your business and the sector works
- A solution to problems rather than an addition to them
- Transparent and predictable when it comes to costs
Our experience in public sector law
Our expert public sector team has expanded and developed in recent years to meet the growing need for our services. We offer a fully integrated, cost-effective service capable of handling all types of relevant work, from delivering ad hoc advice on terms and conditions, procurement and commercial advice to large scale joint ventures, Public/Private Partnerships (PPP), projects conducted under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and meeting major new debt collection needs.
Our team also advises on a diverse range of issues affecting charities, community benefit and not-for-profit organisations, for example, the creation of new charities, the establishment of non-charitable trading, the roles of trustees, and various constitutional matters. Our wide experience in this field is reflected in a real understanding of the legal issues encountered by charities and charity trustees, enabling us to provide practical and workable solutions to suit each individual client.
About public sector, corporate education & charities law
Committed to working closely with public authorities and public purpose institutions, we have links with a number of external advisors such as APSE (the Association for Public Service Excellence) and the major accountancy firms. Our solicitors are members of the Charity Law Association, we have mediation and taxation credentials.
We are proud of our appointment to both the treasury solicitor's commercial and debt collection panels and the general commercial panel of the Office for Government Commerce. This reflects our increasing reputation as a leading player in the market for the delivery of high quality, problem solving and value for money legal services.
Key areas for public sector and charity organisations to understand, comply with or take advantage of include:
- Joint ventures of all kinds including PFI
- Procurement
- Best value
- Strategic partnerships
- Property and other infrastructure based deals, contracts and legal structures
- Project management
- Local authority, education and health company and contract based outsourcings and spin-offs
- Options appraisals and legal consultancy
- Leisure trusts for sports, culture and recreational open space
- Funding options
- Fiscal and other regulatory management
- Grant and funding arrangements
- Charity law/trusts
- Construction
- Human rights
- Trading powers
- Judicial review
- Institutions' powers and obligations
- Civil litigation
- Debt collection
- Employment and pensions
- Landlord and tenant
- Intellectual property protection, management and exploitation
- Property
- Data protection, Human Rights, Freedom of Information, State Aid, Competition Law, Discrimination and Disability.
Call us now on 0870 1500 100 to arrange a consultation, or use the links above to drop us a line.