Projects, energy and natural resources
Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s public sector team is recognised for delivering comprehensive legal support to strategic, combined and local authority clients across a range of complex matters, including service delivery, regeneration, infrastructure development, crisis response and governance reviews. The firm acts as a trusted adviser, helping clients navigate financial pressures, deliver vital services and respond to an evolving policy landscape with practical, innovative solutions. Their breadth of expertise includes local authority powers, procurement, subsidy control, economic investment, PPP and PFI projects and strategic governance advice. Amardeep Gill is a respected local government lawyer who advises on some of the most complex and high-profile public sector projects. Paul McDermott is a trusted adviser on regeneration, public investment and housing schemes, and provides specialist guidance on governance, powers and subsidy compliance. Victoria Thornton advises on a wide range of public sector commercial arrangements, with particular expertise in regeneration, PPPs and local authority trading companies.
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Paul has worked with a range of local authorities, registered providers of social housing and other public sector organisations to develop public private schemes and create structures which enable multi agency service delivery to be effective.
He specialises in advising Councils on major housing PFI/PPP projects and major regeneration projects.
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- 'Really collaborative and act like members of the project team rather than lawyers, always provide really helpful solutions and measured advice.' 'Friendly, honest, knowledgeable and realistic, always available and happy to help.'
Key clients
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea East Midlands Combined Authority Multiple Local Authorities London Borough Tower of Hamlets West Midlands Combined Authority Kent County Council Birmingham City Council Wirral Borough Council London Borough of Lambeth Belfast City Council West Midlands Combined Authority Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Nottingham City Council West Midlands Pension Fund WM5G Combined Leisure Services
Work highlights
Advised East Midlands Combined County Authority on a variety of legal matters (commercial, procurement, property, employment and governance) since its establishment in 2024.
Advised West Midlands Combined Authority on a Contactless ticketing project – a national project with input from Department of Transport.
Advised the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on all aspects of the procurement and subsequent appointment of a development partner for the Lots Road South site in Chelsea.