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Back to Lot 1 contentsBURGES SALMON LLPInfrastructureIntellectual PropertyOur infrastructure lawyers have a proventrack record of successful project delivery ina range of key sectors including energy,transport, defence, rail and education. Weadvise bidders, developers, investors,regulators, finance parties and the privateand public sector and regularly advise on theregulatory aspects of projects.The team is known for advising on procuring,developing and funding innovative, highprofileand politically sensitive projects, andusing our experience to develop projectstructures and find solutions to newproblems.This has included advising on many of theworld’s highest-profile nuclear projects andrenewables projects using new technologiesincluding battery storage and expanding ourtransport projects offering to cover allaspects of transport and cross-modalschemes.Our expertise includes:• The structure and financing ofinfrastructure projects and dealsincluding PFI, PPP and non-profitdistributing models• Asset disposals, refinancing andreorganisation• Construction contracts and professionalappointments – drafting, negotiating andadvising on all standard and bespokeforms of contracts.Case studiesWelsh Ministers, Transport forWales and TfW RailAdvising on the £5bn procurement andmobilisation of an Operator andDevelopment Partner to deliver railservices on the Wales and Bordersnetwork, carrying out transformationworks on the Core Valley Lines andacting as the infrastructure manager.We customised DfT’s franchise termsto include construction works for theCVL, IM services on the CVL andWelsh Ministers’ bespokerequirements. We advised on thecorporate governance and publicsector constitutional structure of twowholly owned subsidiaries to act as anoperator of last resort and IM of lastresort and related corporategovernance arrangements. We actedon the mobilisation of OLR in February2021 and currently advise onoperational matters including inrelation to new rolling stock.Cardiff ParkwayAdvising on the option and acquisitionof land and easements needed for theproposed new Cardiff Parkway(privately financed) railway station.ESBAdvising on the roll out of ElectricVehicle infrastructure acrossBirmingham.Our IP lawyers have in-depth insight into arange of sectors and clients come to us forour expertise in complex issues. The teamincludes two trademark attorneys (in the UKand in Ireland) and two trademark paralegalsallowing us to offer a distinct, butcomplementary, brand protection service.We provide specialist advice to the mediaindustry, advising a range of high-profileclients working in advertising, television,music, publishing and social media andbecause of our Irish presence, we canservice EU brand work.Our expertise includes:• Clearance, ownership and protection ofIP rights including trademark and designrights, IP audits, registrations andmanagement of national andinternational portfolios includingsupporting on EU brand work• Exploitation of intellectual property rightsthrough collaboration agreements, jointventures, licensing arrangements andassignments• IP disputes including litigation, trademark oppositions and cancellations andCompany Names Tribunal and domainname disputes• Regulatory and statutory developmentsand implications for the media industry• Sponsorship arrangements, broadcastingrights and exploitation agreements forTV/multimedia clients.Case studiesGuy’s & St Thomas’s NHSFoundation TrustAdvising on a collaborative jointventure with Kings College London forthe development and exploitation ofnew Medical Technology.BEISAdvising on the establishment ofUKRI, including the transfer of largequantities of registered IP from legacybodies advising on interactions withthe European Commission in respectof the 200+ EU funded researchprojects.UK Hydrographic OfficeDrafting and advising UKHO (anExecutive Agency of the MOD) on itsstandard terms and IP licensing, forglobal distribution of its marinenavigational products and services.John Lewis and WaitrosePreparing an IP strategy for useacross the Partnership as well asadvising on Waitrose & Partners’product development, endorsement,and branding arrangements with highprofile individuals.BBC and BBC StudiosSole counsel on all UK and EUtrademark applications andregistrations. Our role includesproviding clearance advice on a rangeof new projects and brands and adviceon other contentious and noncontentiousbrand protection andintellectual property issues.Back to Lot 1 contentsBack to main contentsBack to main contents12

Back to Lot 1 contentsBURGES SALMON LLPLitigation and Dispute ResolutionPartnershipsOur 100-strong team manages and resolvescommercial and public law disputes from thelargest complex international test cases toportfolios of lower value claims (such asbooks of negligence actions). We also haveconsiderable experience in regulatoryinvestigations, inquiries and prosecutions,including those in the criminal justice field.We help resolve disputes as quickly and costefficiently as possible and, whereappropriate, without recourse to the publicityof the courts. We are often able to resolveclaims through the effective use of pre-actiontools and have considerable experience in allforms of alternative dispute resolutionprocedure.Our expertise includes:• Senior team members with DV, SC orCTC security clearance• Structuring and project managingcomplex and mission critical disputes forgovernment• Successful and high quality delivery inlarge and/or complex electronicdisclosure exercises• Active use of alternative disputeresolution including mediation andadjudication• Familiarity with arbitration, specialisttribunals and the criminal justice system• Rapid response to urgent andemergency situations• Reputation critical investigations andinquiries.Back to Lot 1 contentsCase studiesMinistry of JusticeAdvising the Ministry of Justicealongside GLD on a major publicprocurement challenge for a HMCTScontract in the High Court.Non-departmental Public BodySuccessfully defending againstcompensation claims worth over £220munder Section 283 Proceeds of CrimeAct. Our team was engaged to defendall aspects of the claims and managedthe review of around 700,000documents on behalf of governmentdepartments as part of their respectiveinvolvement with a high-profile publicinquiry.Department of Health & Social CareAdvising on contractual compliance byPPE suppliers and with procurementcompliance in purchasing PPE includingdisputes issues and Judicial Reviewsupport.FirstGroup plcAdvising in the Supreme Court andbelow, on the highly publicised test casefor disability rights and equality lawconcerning access to wheelchair spaceson buses.Financial Services CompensationSchemeAssisting in recovery actions to recovercompensation from FS industryparticipants or their insurers inaccordance with its statutory objectives.We have acted on high value individualmatters, from off-shore investments,through to large scale portfolio actionsrelating to thousands of individualclaims, on issues such as PPI orpersonal pension (SIPP) miss-selling.Our partnership lawyers are skilled in allareas of partnership law and work across arange of specialisms. A significant volume ofour work involves partnership disputes,which require the application of specialistknowledge of partnership disputes law andits impact on the rights and obligations ofpartners and members.We also advise on all aspects of partnershipformation for professional firms, whethertrading as conventional partnerships or aslimited liability partnerships (LLPs). Weprovide strategic and tailored advice basedon our work with existing clients in both thepublic and private sectors.Our expertise includes:• Partnership disputes• Limited partnerships• Partnership formation• Partnerships for tax planning• Mergers and Acquisitions• Family limited partnerships.Case studiesUniversity of OxfordAdvising on the creation of a complexjoint venture with Oxford UniversityHospitals NHS Foundation Trustfacilitating their joint participation invarious healthcare opportunities,structured using a LLP.University of Oxford and OxfordUniversity Hospitals NHSFoundation TrustAdvising on the joint venture withMayo Clinic, a US based non-profitorganisation committed to clinicalpractice, education, and research. Thejoint venture was structured using aLLP and drew on specialisedexperience from across the firm,particularly regarding the bespoke andtechnical corporate aspects of thepartnership arrangements.AlbionEstablishing Albion as the bid vehiclefor the MBO of Close Ventures Limitedand advice on internal constitution.Albion is a LLP whose members weresenior management of CloseVentures, which is also a member ofAlbion. The transaction involvedcomplex provisions reflecting classicprivate equity articles through amembers’ agreement, while not losingthe partnership ethos.John Lewis and WaitroseAdvising on innovative businessmodels and partnerships, such asthose with BUPA and DNAnudge.Back to main contentsBack to main contents13