Bevan Brittan - Services

Bevan Brittan has extensive experience of working with Central Government departments and their Agencies.

We advise on specialist regulatory, constitutional and procurement issues as well as providing generic legal services including employment law, commercial litigation and commercial property work.

Our Central Government client list already includes the Department for Education and Skills, the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission, the Health & Safety Executive, the Treasury Solicitors and Partnerships for Health.

We also work with a wide range of public sector agencies including Ofsted, OfCom and the Audit Commission, several Regional Development Agencies, the NHSLA, and for many other public sector health and local government bodies.

In 2003, Bevan Brittan was appointed to five of the seven new L-CAT standing panels of legal advisors authorised to act for Central Government departments, Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies. We see this as an endorsement of our experience, quality and value for money in advising government organisations These appointments followed a competitive procurement exercise on the basis of offering best value for money.

We are currently on the L-Cat panels for IT, Telecommunications and E-commerce, Human Resources, Construction, Financial & Banking Matters and General Commercial matters. Through the L-Cat panels we have advised on issues as diverse as IT and E-Commerce, major construction disputes, employment issues, regulatory issues and data protection.

Our IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce team support and advise organisations in sectors where IP and/or IT are business-critical. We advise in the procurement of high value IT systems and services by public sector bodies. In addition we offer the specialist legal skills required for IP and IT transactions with a commercial approach to contract negotiation and the exploitation and procurement of intellectual property rights.

Our Construction team is at the forefront of working with public sector bodies and government agencies to develop innovative forms of contract and standardised contract documentation in Public Private Partnerships. As well as drafting documentation for NHS Estates 'Procure 21' initiative to introduce supply chain management and collaborative working to NHS Construction Procurement, we are also the joint author of the Be Collaborative Contract, the cutting edge of new contractual arrangements. This is the first contract to recognise the key importance of good file management to the successful criteria of projects. It is also the first standard form contract capable of being used to appoint all participants on a project � main contractor, consultants and subcontractors.

Our Human Resource team advises on all aspects of employment law and our expertise includes advice on topics such as TUPE issues and consultation, Discrimination, Maternity, Unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal and drafting and negotiating contracts

In addition, our specialist team of PFI and PPP lawyers is one of the foremost in the country, with over a hundred 'closures' to its credit. These give Bevan Brittan exceptional expertise in meeting the demanding requirements of the public sector in the context of often complex, high value projects for which PFI is the chosen funding mechanism.

To find out more please contact:
Tim Heywood
tim.heywood@bevanbrittan.com
0870 194 1314