Robin De Wreede > Ashfords LLP > Exeter, England > Lawyer Profile

The public sector team at Ashfords LLP handles the full range of local government mandates, with considerable expertise assisting local authorities with central government funding grants, together with a niche in local authority ports and harbour authority matters. Exeter-based practice head Lucy Woods is well-placed to advise on public procurement, subsidy control, and state aid mandates. For real estate and infrastructure matters including regeneration and development projects, Robin De Wreede is a key member of the team with experience acting for both public and private sector clients. Also recommended is senior associate Ruth Yates, who has additional experience in procurement and subsidy control matters, especially in relation to regeneration and marine projects.

Ashfords LLP‘s large team advises on sales and purchases, leases, and easements, acting for numerous leading housebuilders, public sector clients, and a variety of corporates. In addition to residential and social housing developments, the practice has a wide breadth of experience ranging from real estate investments and secured lending matters through to energy and waste issues. Bristol’s Kate Topp leads the team, with Exeter’s Tim Heal, who is head of the real estate services division, being a key name on land and property acquisitions, joint ventures, and development matters. Also in Exeter is public sector lead Robin de Wreede, praised for his ‘sensible, thorough and practical approach’. Plymouth team head James Heath is ‘practical, commercial and very approachable’, and Emma Warren is noted for renewable energy projects, while Simon Bailey handles transactional work. Paul Butterworth departed in July 2024.

Ashfords LLP‘s Exeter-based team handles a full range of public sector work for local authority clients, with particular expertise in land transactions, planning proposals, and procurement initiatives for large regeneration schemes and infrastructure developments. The team is also frequently engaged by London boroughs to provide ongoing assistance with governance, employment, and corporate structuring during development activities and is also recommended for its ‘excellent knowledge in relation to a very niche area, port and maritime law’. Practice head Lucy Woods, an expert in regulatory compliance and corporate structuring, is a key contact for subsidy control matters. Other key contacts include real estate expert Robin De Wreede who is experienced in major infrastructure and town center regeneration and development projects, and procurement expert Ruth Yates.