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Governments around the world continue to face escalating scrutiny and demand for public services and infrastructure in an uncertain economic climate. We understand that complex government projects, privatisations and procurements require international experience across multiple jurisdictions, and the ability to quickly apply this experience in a local context.

We provide clear, concise and actionable advice to arm our public sector clients with the confidence to make defensible decisions that achieve their objectives while minimising legal, reputational and political risk.

Our nimble international team works with clients to achieve world-class outcomes that demonstrate real value. Together we navigate shifting government objectives and priorities, and combine this with corresponding private sector experience to give an unparalleled understanding of the public-private interface.

We help clients using our particular expertise in:

  • delivery of complex public infrastructure projects and procurements
  • major privatisations and government asset sales
  • policy-driven restructuring and transformation programmes
  • design of new public private partnership structures
  • design and navigation of public procurement and sector regulatory regimes, and
  • dispute resolution, advising on commercial and administrative proceedings including judicial review, governmental inquiries, disciplinary proceedings involving public bodies and statutory appeals

Learn more about how we help clients with administrative and public law

Experience

Privatisation of Green Investment Bank

Advising the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (formerly The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)) and UK Government Investments Limited (UKGI) on arrangements for the privatisation of the UK Green Investment Bank

EDF nuclear power

Advising EDF Energy and its subsidiary NNB in connection with its new nuclear plans including as an interested party successfully supporting the UK Secretary of State's decision in judicial review proceedings brought by the National Trust for Ireland (at both first instance and the Court of Appeal) relating to EU law consultation requirements

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Peter G Butler

Consultant, Brisbane

Peter G Butler
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Andrew Lidbetter

Partner, London

Andrew Lidbetter
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Graeme Johnson

Consultant, Sydney

Graeme Johnson
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Stephen Rayfield

Partner, London

Stephen Rayfield
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Nusrat Zar

Partner, London

Nusrat Zar
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Peter Leon

Partner, London

Peter Leon