Back to Lot 2 contents BURGES SALMON LLP Planning and Environment Licensing Our planning and compulsory purchase lawyers deliver advice to the public and private sectors, across the UK, through the whole development process, from consenting strategy to legal challenge. Our expertise includes: • Consenting strategy and Planning applications, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) • Negotiating and drafting planning obligations for landowners, developers, local authorities and funders • Planning appeals, including advocacy at public inquiries and hearings • Interpretation of planning permissions and conditions, and advice on safeguarding planning consents • Site assembly including compulsory purchase promotion and claims for compensation, including Upper Tribunal advocacy. Case studies Isle of Anglesey Council Advising on proposed nuclear power station at Wylfa and other applications for major energy projects including the Tidal Demonstration Zone and Port Health Authority advice following amendments to port inputs as a result of Brexit. National Highways Advising on numerous NSIPs, including planning advice on the former proposals for the Heathrow expansion DCO process, the new A30 dual carriageway between Carslake and Carland Cross and the A417 proposals. Department for Transport Advising DfT as decision maker on numerous DCOs and Transport and Works Act Orders and related issues including EIA and HRA. Environment Agency and Canal and River Trust Advising on a £20m scheme for installing state-of-the-art fish passes at several weirs located along the River Severn, including advice on strategic planning, site acquisition, public rights of way and CPO powers. Torbay Council CPO advice for the redevelopment of the Crossways Shopping Centre, including dealing with the entire CPO process and related planning application. Dealing with implementation of the confirmed CPO. Our lawyers specialise in contentious and non-contentious licensing issues. We provide a full service of licensing advice – advising on regulatory compliance, liabilities and dayto day licensing queries, through to assistance with new and variation licence applications and supporting with reviews and hearings. We also advise on licensing policies and the roles of Regulatory Authorities as well as advising on licensing issues in large real estate and corporate transactions including due-diligence support. We advise in ‘traditional’ licensing sectors such as Retail, Leisure and Hospitality as well as other sectors impacted by licensing issues including Manufacturing, Food, Transport/Logistics and Education. We also advise and represent Regulatory and Licensing Authorities. Our expertise includes: • Acting for and/or liaising with Licensing • Authorities, Interested Parties and • Applicants as appropriate • Licensing for sales of alcohol or regulated entertainment • Licenses and permits for gambling and street trading • Licensing policies and assisting Regulatory Authorities • Taxi, caravan site and marriage licensing • HMO licenses, SIA licensing and Vehicle O licensing • Licensing due diligence • Commercial agreements and applications Case studies University of Bristol Advising this world-leading University in relation to its licensed portfolio. The University has a mix of Premises Licences and Club Premises certificates across its portfolio. We advise on compliance and regulatory issues as well as applications and day-to-day licensing general queries. Recent new licence applications have included a multi-million-pound development in the heart of the University precinct and a café offering in a Hall of Residence. English Heritage / Natural England Advising in relation to issues surrounding its Premises Licence at a site in central London to accommodate changes to its events portfolio. Supporting the client through the variation application process and preparation of application documents, through to representation at a contested hearing and grant of application. A County Council / Licensing Authority Completing a review of different licensing policies – including alcohol/ entertainment; Taxi; Gambling and Street Trading. We carried out a fullscale review of the relevant licensing policies and advised on relevant updates and amendments to the Council’s statutory policies. Back to Lot 2 contents Back to main contents Back to main contents 34
Back to Lot 2 contents BURGES SALMON LLP Pensions Litigation / Dispute Resolution Our experienced team of pensions lawyers advise a national client base comprising trustees, administering authorities of public sector schemes and employer clients across the private and public sectors. Our specialist pension lawyers advise on defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid schemes. Our pension lawyers regularly provide tailored training for clients, and pensions seminars are run in Bristol, London and Edinburgh. Our team is one of the largest pensions teams in the UK – with eight pensions partners and 40 pensions lawyers overall. Our expertise includes: • Automatic enrolment • Northern Irish pensions • Pensions disputes and litigation • Pensions legal advice • Pensions regulatory • Pensions tax • ESG legal requirements • Public sector pensions. Case studies Department for Transport Advising on the pension aspects of the incorporation of Highways England and the TUPE transfer of around 3,000 civil servants. Negotiating the admission agreement to allow Highways England to participate in the PCSPS. Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee Advising on the restructuring of pension liabilities within the c£6 billion pension fund as part of reorganisation of the local council and education structures across Northern Ireland. Department for Education Advising on pension matters relating to children services interventions, including on service provider participation to the LGPS and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, and negotiations and documenting pension risk sharing arrangements and guarantee provisions. Local Government Pension Scheme Advising on the deferral of payments during the pandemic and considering how LGPS funds can mitigate the impact of employers suffering from financial duress. Advising on the establishment and operation of several Local Government Pension Scheme pools including advice regarding ESG and challenges to investment strategy. Our 100-strong team manages and resolves commercial and public law disputes from the largest complex international test cases to portfolios of lower value claims (such as books of negligence actions). We also have considerable experience in regulatory investigations, inquiries and prosecutions, including those in the criminal justice field. We help resolve disputes as quickly and cost efficiently as possible and, where appropriate, without recourse to the publicity of the courts. We are often able to resolve claims through the effective use of pre-action tools and have considerable experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution procedure. Our expertise includes: • Senior team members with DV, SC or CTC security clearance • Structuring and project managing complex and mission critical disputes for government • Successful and high quality delivery in large and/or complex electronic disclosure exercises • Active use of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and adjudication • Familiarity with arbitration, specialist tribunals and the criminal justice system • Rapid response to urgent and emergency situations • Reputation critical investigations and inquiries. Case studies Ministry of Justice Advising the Ministry of Justice alongside GLD on a major public procurement challenge for a HMCTS contract in the High Court. Non-departmental Public Body Successfully defending against compensation claims worth over £220m under Section 283 Proceeds of Crime Act. Our team was engaged to defend all aspects of the claims and managed the review of around 700,000 documents on behalf of government departments as part of their respective involvement with a highprofile public inquiry. Department of Health & Social Care Advising on contractual compliance by PPE suppliers and with procurement compliance in purchasing PPE including disputes issues and Judicial Review support. FirstGroup plc Advising in the Supreme Court and below, on the highly publicised test case for disability rights and equality law concerning access to wheelchair spaces on buses. Financial Services Compensation Scheme Assisting in recovery actions to recover compensation from FS industry participants or their insurers in accordance with its statutory objectives. We have acted on high value individual matters, from offshore investments, through to large scale portfolio actions relating to thousands of individual claims, on issues such as PPI or personal pension (SIPP) miss-selling. Back to Lot 2 contents Back to main contents Back to main contents 35
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