Brian Hitchcock > Foot Anstey > Exeter, England > Lawyer Profile

The core pillars of Foot Anstey‘s practice are infrastructure, development and energy work, with the team assisting a range of public sector bodies with major projects involving multiple stakeholders and legal specialisms. Brian Hitchcock, who spearheads the unit’s offering, has extensive experience of public sector infrastructure law. Construction and engineering disputes specialist Tris Tucker assists clients from the firm’s Plymouth office. Further south, in Truro, commercial property specialist John Catchpole advises local authorities on issues such as site acquisitions and asset disposal. All named lawyers are based in Exeter unless stated otherwise.

Turned to by a host of national and international clients from the worlds of energy, transport, ports, and space, Foot Anstey regularly works with clients on major projects throughout the country. Practice head Ian Stubbs counts waste management and energy among his areas of focus. Tris Tucker specialises in disputes involving developers and contractors, while Dickon Court‘s recent workload includes a number of cladding disputes. Procurement law specialist Brian Hitchcock, energy and infrastructure experts Suriya Edwards and Mark Greatholder, and the ‘pragmatic’ Lee Ward are further key contacts.