Boasting considerable knowledge in development consent and compulsory purchase orders, Shakespeare Martineau LLP has wide-ranging experience, covering energy sector regulation and structuring commercial arrangements for public and private companies. The practice is routinely called upon to assist with the development and financing of battery storage initiatives and solar power projects. Based in Birmingham, team leader Andrew Whitehead is a specialist energy regulatory and contracts lawyer. Mark Bartholomew is a restructuring and privatisation expert. Other key figures include Daniel Clarke, who focuses on regeneration work; Matthew Harris, who consistently supports energy developers and landowners; and Nicola Lediard, who concentrates on property disputes and judicial review matters.
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Practice head

Andrew Whitehead

Other key lawyers

Daniel Clarke; Matthew Harris; Nicola Lediard