Local governments are navigating significant financial challenges, necessitating innovative partnerships with private and voluntary sectors to maintain essential services.
Over the past 25 years, we've collaborated with numerous local authorities, gaining a deep understanding of public sector pressures and local government legal needs.
Our team, composed of local government lawyers with extensive in-house experience, speaks the language of local government. We have advised on pioneering cases under the Localism Act, including community right to bid and challenge cases, and offer niche services in election law and member standards. Our commitment to the public sector is further demonstrated by our active membership in the Procurement Lawyers' Association (PLA), a UK-wide body representing all those involved in public procurement law. We also provide mentoring, coaching, and support to help develop team members as they advance in their careers.
Our goal is to enrich your experience by empowering you to make informed, confident decisions.
Our expertise
Our team provides expert electoral law advice, including pre-election publicity, election procedures, and Returning Officer support. We provide urgent assistance via our election hotline and offer tailored training and audits to ensure robust, lawful election processes. Our bespoke training programs and individually tailored electoral audits help Returning Officers and their teams prepare for upcoming polls and review past elections to ensure compliance and effectiveness. Partnering with other organisations as needed, we deliver comprehensive support on all areas of local government law to meet your specific electoral needs
We are appointed to numerous public sector frameworks, allowing public sector bodies to instruct us without initiating a new procurement process. Since 2013, we've been a panel member of Lawyers in Local Government (LLG), enabling over 30 local and public authorities to access our legal services.
Allison has provided day to day employment law advice on issues ranging from the removal of allowances and benefits to dealing with an unfair dismissal claim involving complaints of whistle blowing. She has provided high quality advice and support on a complex and specialist local government case. Allison provides pragmatic, commercial advice whilst understanding the issues affecting organisations operating in the public sector...
