Our team has advised on a wide range of leisure projects for local authority clients. Many of our lawyers have direct experience of working within the legal team of a public authority, which means that we are uniquely placed to advise on achieving practical solutions and minimising risk.
We work with local authorities across the UK and have been appointed to a number of approved procurement panels.
Our expert team advises on projects ranging from wide scale PPP contracts to ‘design, build and operate’ to smaller scale concession contracts for a single facility.
The solicitors in our projects team are known for their innovative approach and we ensure that the objectives of a project are placed at the heart of the transaction and the law is a tool for achieving them, not a hurdle.
We advise on all aspects of the project procurement from the outset: from the drafting and issue of the contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, through to award and post award on contract variations and enforcement of the default mechanisms.
We also support leisure development projects in all their real estate operations including planning law, construction contracts and dispute resolution.
Our technology and data team members advise on the full range of information law, including the procurement of hardware and software, and any implications in relation to data protection, freedom of information and privacy.
As local authorities become more innovative in designing new ways of working, it is vitally important to ensure that all activities are in line with employment law regulations, good corporate governance and human rights legislation.
We are well known to the leading leisure service providers and have worked with a number of the key leisure consultants in the sector.
23 December 2025
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is finally here! Having received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, marking the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in decades. With reforms rolling out in waves from April 2026 through 2027, public sector employers, including local authorities and central government bodies, must prepare for sweeping changes that will…
Read more19 December 2025
This article explains the tax context, the practical implications and key issues to address when implementing or modifying arrangements. Background Historically, HMRC treated local authority leisure services as business activities for VAT purposes, on the basis that authorities were not acting as public authorities when providing such services. In 2022, following litigation brought by Local…
Read more18 December 2025
On the 15th August 2024, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) made a ground breaking decision in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 962: overturning the first instance judgment in the Technology and Construction Court concerning the validity of the termination of the contract. See our article for further information here….
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