As experienced Parliamentary Agents we can provide an added level of experience for promoters and opponents of major infrastructure schemes. Add to that the expertise of our lawyers in our top-rated procurement, compulsory purchase, real estate and planning law teams, and we have one of the most formidable and highly regarded ‘one-stop shops’ for infrastructure authorisation work, including working on development consent orders (DCOs) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), local and regional rail projects, port and harbour infrastructure and energy projects.
We act for statutory undertakers, transport providers, local and central government and major landowners, providing end-to-end advice and assistance on all infrastructure authorisation processes, including:
3 December 2024
Bus franchising is a model for providing bus services where local authorities have the power to determine the details of the services being provided, including where they run, when they run and the standards of the service. Usually, this will involve the local authority letting an appropriate contract to a bus operator who will provide…
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Sharpe Pritchard is delighted to announce that, Head of Infrastructure, Nicola Sumner, and Head of Strategic Projects and Innovation, Roseanne Serrelli, have jointly received the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2024 Partnership Awards—the “most prestigious recognition of excellence” in the public-private partnership (PPP) sector. This is in recognition of their joint infrastructure practice at Sharpe…
Read more15 March 2024
Partners and associates at Sharpe Pritchard, a leader in public sector law, are celebrating its most recent shortlisting for Legal Advisor of the Year at the Partnership Awards 2024. Recognised as the industry’s most significant celebration of excellence in the public-private partnership (PPP) space, the Partnership Awards spotlight those who leverage partnerships to achieve extraordinary…
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