BURGES SALMON LLP Construction Law Our specialist construction and engineering lawyers work with all client types involved in the development and delivery of complex infrastructure, construction, engineering and facilities management / asset maintenance projects. We also advise on the resolution of disputes under all forms of construction and engineering contract. Our team includes dual-qualified lawyers including chartered surveyors. Our work covers many specialist sectors including energy (nuclear, all types of renewables, energy from waste), utilities, transport, real estate development, defence, health and social care, leisure and education. We advise both public and private sector clients, including developers, investors, occupiers, contractors, consultants, funders and investors. Our expertise includes: • Public and private sector clients – advising on the procurement and funding of construction and engineering works and services • Public and private sector clients - advising on complex facilities management contracts using forms such as the NEC4 Facilities Management Contract and the Term Service Contract and the CCS FM1 and FM2 forms of contract • Suppliers – advising contractors, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers on the supply of materials, equipment, construction works and services • Funders and investors – construction investment including project finance • Procurement and funding strategies – including PPP and PFI • Regulated procurement • Health and safety • Construction contracts and professional appointments - drafting, negotiating and advising on all standard and bespoke forms of contract including NEC3, NEC4, JCT and other commonly used standard forms • Security documents (such as bonds and parent company guarantees) and warranties • Disputes – advising on construction disputes using a broad range of methods of dispute resolution including adjudication, arbitration, litigation, expert determination, conciliation and mediation. Birmingham City Council CASE STUDIES Advising on the delivery of construction and engineering projects for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Defence Infrastructure Organisation Advising on the procurement of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services programme to deliver hard Total FM services across the Built Estate requiring close collaboration with the DIO, other stakeholders and advisers to develop the contracting structure to reflect the requirements for the programme. Highways England Advising on the Heathrow expansion project, including construction advice on the works required for the interface between the development of a new runway and the strategic road network (including the M25 and M4). Welsh Minsters and Transport for Wales Advising on the £738m transformation of the Core Valley Lines, part of the South Wales Metro scheme, which is the largest procurement ever undertaken by Welsh Ministers. Advising on complex bespoke NEC3- based contract with multiple call-off terms and conditions to facilitate the works and services required to deliver the transformation comprising over 300 separate construction sites. Back to contents 10
BURGES SALMON LLP Data Protection and Freedom of Information Our data protection lawyers are skilled in making complex issues simple to understand. We work closely with our clients to identify their needs and deliver practical and straightforward advice. Our specialist lawyers can help with all aspects of data protection regulation, from simple queries and analysis, dealing with investigations by the ICO, to full scale compliance audits. We also offer a data protection briefing service and helpdesk which assists clients with their queries on European data protection regulation. The helpdesk offers both ‘response’ and ‘fix’ times to clients via dedicated email addresses. Our expertise includes: • Structuring data protection audits including the development of questionnaires and project plans • Developing and reviewing data protection policies, procedures, statements and handbooks • Advising on compliant international data transfers • Advising on introduction of new technologies and associated data protection considerations • Responses to subject access requests, in-house training programmes, workshops and seminars • Advising on complex data sharing arrangements • Supporting on large, nationally-significant projects involving data sharing including structuring projects to ensure data protection compliance, preparing DPIAs, data sharing and processing agreements and related documentation. CASE STUDIES Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Advising on data protection aspects of the Events Research Programme, examining the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from attendance at events to inform future policy on safely lifting restrictions at large events. Our work included working closely with the ERP delivery team, event organisers and the DHSC and PHE research teams, providing time critical advice and practical support in a rapidly evolving research programme. DEFRA Advising in relation to the data protection aspects of its £200m+ contractual arrangements to provide for the delivery of food boxes to shielding individuals as a consequence of COVID-19. Department for Work & Pensions We provided a ‘virtual secondee’ to support in handling business as usual data protection queries. Our work ranged from providing guidance on the designation of parties as controllers, processors or joint processors, through to advising on the impact of data protection legislation on the proposed text for new Bills to be introduced to Parliament. Arts Council England Advising on the data protection arrangements in relation to the establishment of a new portal to be made available to NPOs including data sharing arrangements and issues related to the transfer of data outside the EEA. Back to contents 11
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