With a focus on the real estate sector, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is equipped to advise on all aspects of the procurement process and related litigation, with the team frequently advising on complex regeneration projects, green and brownfield development schemes, while recently also covering software procurement mandates. Suzanne Benson is the North West based partner leading the local government team and assists a host of local authorities and other public bodies on various real estate developments and acquisitions, with support from Louise Robinson and Katie Saunders in the team. Jamie Norris and Vicki Palmer cover various property development, regeneration and commercial transactions for public sector clients, while Tom Wainwright specialises on the governance, corporate and contracts side. Palmer joined the practice in December 2024 from Pinsent Masons LLP, while commercial real estate partner Darren Ashworth left the team for Browne Jacobson LLP in September 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Straightforward advice and easily communicated in an understanding way. Very easy to get hold of and turnaround of work is efficient and quick.'
- 'Very friendly and straight to the point to communicate things effectively. Straightforward advice in an easy to understand way.'
- 'Considerable experience of working with public and private sector landowners to achieve collaboration on large scale residential developments.'
- 'A really pro-active team made up of individuals that take positive actions to progress matters and communicate clearly and in ways that is easily understood by non-legal professionals.'
Key clients
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Cumberland Council
- Warwick District Council
- Bury Council
- Lancaster City Council
- West Midlands Combined Authority
- East Midlands Combined Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
- Rochdale Borough Council
- West Midlands Combined Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- St Helens Borough Council
Work highlights
Acted for Liverpool City Council on their conditional exchange for a land price of 10 million of a large failed development site at Great George Street known as New Chinatown
Advising Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the provision of £150 million of funding to unlock brownfield land
Advising Wirral Borough Council on the redevelopment of a significant 12-hectare brownfield site to deliver 1,400 new homes in Birkenhead as part of Wirral Council’s 2021-2037 Local Plan.
Practice head
Suzanne Benson
Other key lawyers
Louise Robinson; Katie Saunders; Jamie Norris; Vicki Palmer; Tom Wainwright