Pinsent Masons conducts a wide range of work for central and local government, and is one of a handful of firms appointed to the UK Government’s Legal Panel to provide a full range of legal services on major projects and complex work.
Pinsent Masons is independently recognised as one of the leading legal providers to the public sector. We understand how the public sector works, and know the challenges faced by those who see an increasing demand for services against a backdrop of constrained resources. We have worked with governments and public bodies around the world, including Northern Ireland, Spain, Germany, Uganda, Qatar and Singapore.
We are committed to helping the public sector to deliver despite its difficult agenda in these fast-moving, unprecedented political times. We have worked with the UK central government, including through projects for the Ministry of Justice, Highways England, DCMS and DWP, for over 30 years.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Advised the Isle of Man Government, on the development of data foundations to support digital transformation and economic growth, including the design of institutional structures, governance arrangements and operating models to enable trusted cross-sector data sharing. We explored how data assets could be managed as strategic national infrastructure while maintaining public trust.
Advised Cabinet Office, a central government department, on matters concerning the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
Advising The Kent County Council, a regional government authority, on the termination of an infrastructure development agreement with a developer arising from its failure to perform. The development agreement concerned a new secondary school site at Chilmington Green.
Advised City of London Police and seven regional Cyber Resilience Centres on a solvent restructuring, transferring businesses and assets to a new national operator. Conducted due diligence, drafted and negotiated bespoke documentation, co-ordinated simultaneous completion, advised on directors’ duties and MVLs, and provided ongoing support on policy and liquidation matters.
Advised The City of Edinburgh Council, a major local authority, on the administration of a redress scheme following an internal investigation.
Acting for Sellafield in relation to several procurements across its nuclear decommissioning site. This work involves large scale construction and maintenance programmes and the appointment of multiple delivery partners adopting a variety of alliance structures to meet different delivery objectives including the recent PPP, IDP and PACE programmes.
Advised CESCE on structuring and negotiating key aspects of the guarantee for a financing agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Naturgy, aimed at upgrading Panama’s electricity distribution network.
Advised the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on a planning application for a London memorial and learning centre, including redetermination following judicial review, legislative changes enabling development, updates to the application and environmental impact assessment, design options addressing parliamentary assurances, and preparing representations for the redetermination process
Advised Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland government department on designing and implementing a renewable electricity price guarantee scheme in Northern Ireland, serving as sole legal adviser to develop the policy, governance and contractual framework underpinning the next phase of renewable generation.
Advised Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom government department on a £10bn+ programme to expand and modernise the prisons estate across England and Wales, covering procurement and contractual strategies under collaborative and modular arrangements, a £2bn+ operation and maintenance framework for privately managed prisons, and preparation for PFI expiry, variations, professional appointments, long-term maintenance and renewals, and related property, planning and subsidy matters, supporting delivery of over 20,000 new prison places.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Partner, Head of Client Relationships, Professional and Public Services
EmailSimon leads large scale transactions in the technology and telecoms sectors.
Partner, Head of Finance and Projects
EmailGraham is the Global Group Head of the Finance & Projects team, overseeing the groups' operations across the firm’s international network. His practice includes projects, project finance, JVs, alliancing and construction in the infrastructure, energy and nuclear markets.
Partner
EmailStuart co-leads our PFI/PPP market globally. He acts for procurers, sponsors, contractors, FM contractors and lenders across a wide range of infrastructure and energy sub-sectors in the UK and internationally, covering the full project lifecycle.
Legal Director
EmailSaleh’s experience includes litigation and arbitration, project finance and PPP and real estate transactions and agreements in various sectors including; energy, education, health, sport, telecommunication, transportation and logistics, hospitality, and water and agriculture.
Partner
EmailNigel Blundell is a partner specialising in the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts.
Legal Director
EmailBridget specialises in technology procurement and sourcing projects involving tech-enabled services or with an outsourcing component.
Partner
EmailRichard co-leads our Garden Communities team, advising on over 30 Garden Communities across the UK. He specialises in the full life cycle for Garden Communities projects, and Locally Led New Town Development Corporations and other delivery vehicles. With Stewardship, he advises on data trusts for Garden Communities to achieve ESG outcomes.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
Simon Colvin
Partner, Head of Client Relationships, Professional and Public Services
