Renewable Energy
United Kingdom
14 August 2025
Clients choose to instruct Addleshaw Goddard on their water-related matters because it ‘understands the water industry on a more detailed, comprehensive and practical level than any other law firm’. The team is particularly noted for its expertise in DPC models. David Shaw and Phil Dupres are the duo at the head of the practice. Shaw is a specialist in water infrastructure and is the go-to for clients using the new DPC model for major infrastructure projects. Dupres is an expert in project finance in major water infrastructure. Rona-Bar Isaac is a standout feature of the team and brings water-focused competition and regulatory expertise to the group.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Addleshaw Goddard in my area of work (disputes), understands the water industry on a more detailed, comprehensive and practical level than any other law firm we deal with. Put simply, they just "get it". No other firm I've encountered displays this level of knowledge and it's why we trust them with our complex work in this area of law.’
- 'Excellent industry knowledge, good client relations, attention to detail and case resourcing second to none.'
Key clients
- United Utilities Water Limited
- Southern Water Services Limited
- Anglian Water Services Limited
- South East Water Limited
- Affinity Water Limited
- Yorkshire Water
- National Water Company of Saudi Arabia
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
- Castle Water Limited
Work highlights
Advised United Utilities on its £2.5bn Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Project (HARP), the pathfinder DPC project.
Advised Southern Water on its Water for Life Hampshire project.
Advised National Water Company of Saudi Arabia on the privatisation of the country wide water treatment and distribution network.
Practice head
David Shaw; Phil Dupres
Other key lawyers
Rona Bar-Isaac