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Framework overview

The Crown Commercial Service - Public Sector Legal Service Framework (RM6240) enables clients in the wider public sector to access legal services from approved suppliers

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework is available to buyers including:

  • Central and local government
  • Police forces, fire and rescue services, ambulance services
  • Maritime and coastguard agency services
  • NHS bodies
  • Educational bodies or establishments
  • Hospices
  • National Parks
  • Housing associations, including registered social landlords
  • Third sector and charities
  • Citizens advice bodies.
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We are appointed to two Lots: Lot 2a General Service Provision (England and Wales) and Lot 3 Transport Rail Legal Services.

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How to instruct us

Legal advice can be called off the CCS framework through a direct award or via a further competition, depending on the value or complexity of the advice sought.

The contract award means that, under the CCS framework agreement, public sector bodies in Wales & England can now directly engage Hugh James for more legal advice and support when they need it, across a broader range of legal areas.

Read more about our offering in our supplier prospectus.

Crown Commercial Service - Public Sector Legal Service Framework (RM6240) Supplier Prospectus | Hugh James

 

For more information on how to engage Hugh James for legal advice please contact us.

 

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Why Hugh James?

Hugh James has a rich history of advising the public sector. Our advice and support extends to local authorities, further and higher education bodies, housing associations, Government sponsored bodies and the Welsh Government. Many of our lawyers have previously worked in-house including in central and local government, so have an understanding of the culture and values that drive organisations in the public and third sector.

 

What you can expect from working with us

Our clients tell us that it’s the following features of our offering that make the greatest difference for them:

Cost-effective, partner-led teams
 

We always provide a partner-led team, with the Lead Partner being involved across all aspects of our service delivery. Their senior-level input throughout will ensure that you receive a quality service. The team will also include junior lawyers who can advise on less complex, more day-to-day matters, and trainees and paralegals who can support with research and administrative tasks. Where work is done by a more junior member of the team, their work will be peer reviewed and quality checked by the Lead Partner to ensure it is accurate and of the agreed level of quality. We recognise the financial pressures facing organisations in the public, third and social housing sectors, and this approach to staff allocation helps to ensure we strike the right balance between quality, efficiency and value for money.

Accurate scoping
 

We put a great deal of effort into scoping each piece of work to ensure our quote is accurate. We do not low ball. This means overruns are a rare occurrence and our clients have greater predictability and control over their legal spend.

Deep public sector expertise
 

For many years the public sector has been a strategic focus for Hugh James. We have a long-established and large Public Sector practice which advises more than 50 public sector clients, including the Welsh Government, local authorities in England and Wales, government-sponsored organisations, and education and healthcare providers. Several of our lawyers have previously worked in-house in central and local government, and many members of the team work solely with the public sector. This depth of expertise and understanding of the sector – the unique challenges, opportunities, political context and culture – enables us to add additional insight and value for our clients.

A commitment to upskilling
 

We appreciate that many public sector in-house lawyers need to be an expert in all things! We are committed to working in partnership with our clients and to upskilling their teams to enable them to become more self-sufficient. We add value for our clients by offering secondments, as well as regular training and thought leadership. Since 2004 we have run a well-attended Local Authority Training Consortium, which provides a platform for in-house legal teams and other local authority officers to receive the latest training on legal topics of interest, as well as connect with their peers. In addition to this, we deliver regular webinars throughout the year, as well as provide bespoke training to client teams.

Dedicated public sector relationship management
 

We have a dedicated Client Relations Manager for the public sector, whose role is to ensure we deliver a quality service and keep our promises to our clients. Our Client Relations Manager ensures we have formal review meetings to seek feedback on our performance to support continuous improvement. They ensure that any issues are caught early before they become major hurdles. They also monitor any agreed KPIs, help to arrange any requested training and value-added activity, and provide clients with regular Management Information.

 

Key Contact for CCS framework enquiries

Ioan is head of the firm’s business services division. This division comprises all of the teams which provide transactional, contractual, advisory and dispute resolution advice to businesses and organisations across various sectors.

Ioan’s role involves advising the firm’s key clients on some of the most significant construction projects and disputes in Wales and the wider UK. Ioan and his team act for a wide range of clients, ranging from government and public authorities to banks, developers and contractors.

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Lot 2a – General Service Provision (England and Wales)

We can provide legal advice and support in relation to the following specialisms under this Lot:

  • property and construction
  • social housing
  • child social services
  • court of protection
  • education
  • debt recovery
  • planning and environment
  • licensing
  • pensions
  • litigation/dispute resolution
  • intellectual property
  • employment
  • healthcare.

Lot 2a – Property & Construction

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to the following:

All aspects of real estate and real estate finance including but not limited to:

  • crown, commercial and residential real estate including investment;
  • site/property redevelopment;
  • acquisition and disposal (including relevant tax advice);
  • compulsory purchase;
  • freehold, leasehold and licences;
  • landlord and tenant matters;
  • real estate litigation.

All aspects of construction law including but not limited to:

  • advice and support in relation to construction and infrastructure projects.

 

Lot 2a: Property & Construction - Key contact
 

Ioan is head of the firm’s business services division. This division comprises all of the teams which provide transactional, contractual, advisory and dispute resolution advice to businesses and organisations across various sectors.

Ioan is also Head of our Construction, Energy and Projects team and has spent almost 20 years advising clients on non-contentious and contentious construction matters. He has extensive experience in the construction and engineering sector and has acted in a number of high value and complicated disputes.

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Lot 2a: Property & Construction - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Coleg Gwent on the £60m Newport Knowledge Quarter. This is one of the main projects to be funded by the Welsh Government Mutual Investment Model (“MIM”) as well as involving capital funding from the local authority. We have been advising on the structure of the transaction, access agreements, option and pre-emption agreements and shared occupational arrangements.
  • We successfully represented the Welsh Government in an arbitration against Costain Limited in connection with cost and schedule overruns on a £340 million project to expand an eight-kilometre stretch of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in South Wales.

Ioan is head of the firm’s business services division. This division comprises all of the teams which provide transactional, contractual, advisory and dispute resolution advice to businesses and organisations across various sectors.

Ioan is also Head of our Construction, Energy and Projects team and has spent almost 20 years advising clients on non-contentious and contentious construction matters. He has extensive experience in the construction and engineering sector and has acted in a number of high value and complicated disputes.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Coleg Gwent on the £60m Newport Knowledge Quarter. This is one of the main projects to be funded by the Welsh Government Mutual Investment Model (“MIM”) as well as involving capital funding from the local authority. We have been advising on the structure of the transaction, access agreements, option and pre-emption agreements and shared occupational arrangements.
  • We successfully represented the Welsh Government in an arbitration against Costain Limited in connection with cost and schedule overruns on a £340 million project to expand an eight-kilometre stretch of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in South Wales.

Lot 2a – Social Housing

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of social housing law, including but not limited to:

  • funding and finance
  • housing management
  • disputes
  • planning and development.

 

Lot 2a: Social Housing - Key contact
 

As Head of Social Housing and Partner in the Commercial Property team, Richard acts for a wide range of clients and advises on all aspects of commercial property law in both private and public sectors. He is known for quality of service and his ability to apply technical legal expertise with a practical and commercial focus.

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Lot 2a: Social Housing - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We are advising Linc Cymru Housing Association on a city centre regeneration project of the indoor market in Pentrebane Caerphilly. This involved dealing with complex title issues, advising on the CPO process, state aid issues and on the funding being provided under the Transforming Towns Programme via the Targeted Regeneration Investment Fund and Social Housing Grant programme.
  • We are acting for Melin Homes Limited in connection with the development of a site that they acquired from Monmouthshire County Council. The £43m development will include 291 homes, a 48-bed care home and open space.  We advised on funding issues, construction contract strategy, site set-up, infrastructure agreements and the transfer of part of the site to Melin’s open market subsidiary organisation, Candleston Homes.

 

As Head of Social Housing and Partner in the Commercial Property team, Richard acts for a wide range of clients and advises on all aspects of commercial property law in both private and public sectors. He is known for quality of service and his ability to apply technical legal expertise with a practical and commercial focus.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We are advising Linc Cymru Housing Association on a city centre regeneration project of the indoor market in Pentrebane Caerphilly. This involved dealing with complex title issues, advising on the CPO process, state aid issues and on the funding being provided under the Transforming Towns Programme via the Targeted Regeneration Investment Fund and Social Housing Grant programme.
  • We are acting for Melin Homes Limited in connection with the development of a site that they acquired from Monmouthshire County Council. The £43m development will include 291 homes, a 48-bed care home and open space.  We advised on funding issues, construction contract strategy, site set-up, infrastructure agreements and the transfer of part of the site to Melin’s open market subsidiary organisation, Candleston Homes.

 


Lot 2a – Child Social Services

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of child law, including but not limited to:

  • adoption
  • social work
  • child-related and child protection issues.

 

Lot 2a: Child Social Services - Key contact
 

Sara is a highly experienced solicitor who is an accredited member of the Law Society’s children panel. Sara’s primary area of practice is within the childcare sector representing various local authorities within the South Wales area, where she undertakes all aspects of proceedings including advocacy. Sara also has significant experience in representing clients in private family law matters.

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Lot 2a: Child Social Services - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We have for many years delivered child protection services to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, which has previously comprised a case load of around 40 public law cases per year.
  • We have acted as Legal Advisers to the Committees and Panels convened by the Care Council for Wales and Social Care Wales since 2011. During that time we have dealt with more than a thousand hearings in cases involving many hundreds of Registered Persons, with many cases involving advising on child protection regulation.
  • We are a sole supplier to Cardiff Council for advice on child protection matters.

 

Sara is a highly experienced solicitor who is an accredited member of the Law Society’s children panel. Sara’s primary area of practice is within the childcare sector representing various local authorities within the South Wales area, where she undertakes all aspects of proceedings including advocacy. Sara also has significant experience in representing clients in private family law matters.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We have for many years delivered child protection services to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, which has previously comprised a case load of around 40 public law cases per year.
  • We have acted as Legal Advisers to the Committees and Panels convened by the Care Council for Wales and Social Care Wales since 2011. During that time we have dealt with more than a thousand hearings in cases involving many hundreds of Registered Persons, with many cases involving advising on child protection regulation.
  • We are a sole supplier to Cardiff Council for advice on child protection matters.

 


Lot 2a – Court of Protection

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of court of protection law, including but not limited to:

  • the safeguarding responsibilities of local authorities
  • appointment of deputies
  • disputes regarding registration of powers of attorney
  • medical treatment decisions.

 

Lot 2a: Court of Protection - Key contact
 
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Sheila Moore
Solicitor, Adult Social Services
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Sheila is the lead contact in the regulatory department for dealing with Adult social services matters on behalf of local authorities. Sheila is a Solicitor in the firm’s Regulatory department. She has extensive experience within Family having worked in the family department for 15 years prior to taking maternity leave in 2011. In 2012 Sheila took up a position on a part time basis in the regulatory department where she remains. Since that time she has gained experience in the areas of white collar crime, regulatory cases, child care, and Court of Protection matters.

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Lot 2a: Court of Protection - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for a local authority in its application to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. The case concerned X, a 14-year-old with significantly reduced mental capacity who weighs more than 19 stone and poses a severe physical risk to himself and his mother. X was accommodated in an adapted hospital ward with a high ratio of carers and, when necessary to prevent significant injury, the use of sedation. His care was transferred to his home with a specially trained team of 24-hour carers during the course of proceedings and it is intended that a bespoke residential placement will be built for X to meet his needs in the long-term. The High Court exercised its jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation of X’s liberty in the hospital and home settings in what is thought to be a novel use of those powers. Our team undertook all drafting, including preparation of a detailed skeleton argument summarising the existing law and conducted our own advocacy throughout.
Sheila Moore Solicitor at Hugh James
Sheila Moore
Solicitor, Adult Social Services
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Sheila is the lead contact in the regulatory department for dealing with Adult social services matters on behalf of local authorities. Sheila is a Solicitor in the firm’s Regulatory department. She has extensive experience within Family having worked in the family department for 15 years prior to taking maternity leave in 2011. In 2012 Sheila took up a position on a part time basis in the regulatory department where she remains. Since that time she has gained experience in the areas of white collar crime, regulatory cases, child care, and Court of Protection matters.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for a local authority in its application to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. The case concerned X, a 14-year-old with significantly reduced mental capacity who weighs more than 19 stone and poses a severe physical risk to himself and his mother. X was accommodated in an adapted hospital ward with a high ratio of carers and, when necessary to prevent significant injury, the use of sedation. His care was transferred to his home with a specially trained team of 24-hour carers during the course of proceedings and it is intended that a bespoke residential placement will be built for X to meet his needs in the long-term. The High Court exercised its jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation of X’s liberty in the hospital and home settings in what is thought to be a novel use of those powers. Our team undertook all drafting, including preparation of a detailed skeleton argument summarising the existing law and conducted our own advocacy throughout.

Lot 2a – Education

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of education law, including but not limited to: 

  • early years
  • all aspects of schools and schooling
  • school workforce
  • special educational needs
  • admissions and exclusions
  • equalities issues
  • pupil/student related litigation
  • governance and re-organisation issues
  • inspection and regulation
  • finance and funding issues
  • higher and further education
  • student finance
  • education-focused charity
  • contract and property law issues relevant to the educational sector.

 

Lot 2a: Education - Key contact
 

A partner and head of our employment and HR services team, Louise is an experienced employment lawyer and head of the firm’s education sector.

She has experience of advising further and higher education providers and schools on large scale TUPE transfers of staff (including drafting indemnities and warranties, advising on potential employment and pensions liabilities and information and consultation obligations), changing terms and conditions, restructures/redundancies, complex grievances, senior management disciplinary/exit strategies and employment tribunal claims.

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Lot 2a: Education Law - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Cardiff University on the TUPE transfer of over 300 staff and 3,000 training courses from the University to a newly created body, Health Education and Improvement Wales.
  • We assisted a school in relation to an investigation conducted by the ICO into a data breach. 
  • We drafted policies and procedures on behalf of the Welsh Government giving non-statutory guidance for the Department for Education and Skills in relation to the capability of school teaching staff and Headteachers.

 

A partner and head of our employment and HR services team, Louise is an experienced employment lawyer and head of the firm’s education sector.

She has experience of advising further and higher education providers and schools on large scale TUPE transfers of staff (including drafting indemnities and warranties, advising on potential employment and pensions liabilities and information and consultation obligations), changing terms and conditions, restructures/redundancies, complex grievances, senior management disciplinary/exit strategies and employment tribunal claims.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Cardiff University on the TUPE transfer of over 300 staff and 3,000 training courses from the University to a newly created body, Health Education and Improvement Wales.
  • We assisted a school in relation to an investigation conducted by the ICO into a data breach. 
  • We drafted policies and procedures on behalf of the Welsh Government giving non-statutory guidance for the Department for Education and Skills in relation to the capability of school teaching staff and Headteachers.

 


Lot 2a – Planning & Environment

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to the following:

All aspects of planning law including but not limited to: 

  • planning strategy
  • development projects and schemes
  • applications for development, construction and change of use
  • compulsory purchase orders and s106 agreements
  • planning / development inquiries and appeals.

All aspects of environmental law including but not limited to: 

  • litigation
  • advisory and transactional support on environmental matters including due diligence
  • planning
  • inquiries and regulatory compliance.

 

Lot 2a: Planning & Environment - Key contact
 

Shelley heads up the planning law team. She has extensive experience in acquisitions and disposals, consortium schemes, and planning and infrastructure agreements.

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Lot 2a: Planning & Environment - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Witham Town Council regarding challenging a decision made by Braintree District Council to grant planning permission on a site which is protected as ‘Visually Important’.
  • We represented our client Welsh Government at a four-day Public Enquiry relating to the submission of a Town and Village Green application to develop 460 residential dwellings on land allocated for residential development at Miskin, South Wales.
  • We advised Monmouthshire County Council on securing permission from the Planning Inspectorate to improve the village green at Chippenham Mead in Monmouth town centre. There was considerable local pressure to undertake the works, and also an anti-works lobby opposing the application. We achieved the outcome the client sought within a short timescale.

 

Shelley heads up the planning law team. She has extensive experience in acquisitions and disposals, consortium schemes, and planning and infrastructure agreements.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Witham Town Council regarding challenging a decision made by Braintree District Council to grant planning permission on a site which is protected as ‘Visually Important’.
  • We represented our client Welsh Government at a four-day Public Enquiry relating to the submission of a Town and Village Green application to develop 460 residential dwellings on land allocated for residential development at Miskin, South Wales.
  • We advised Monmouthshire County Council on securing permission from the Planning Inspectorate to improve the village green at Chippenham Mead in Monmouth town centre. There was considerable local pressure to undertake the works, and also an anti-works lobby opposing the application. We achieved the outcome the client sought within a short timescale.

 


Lot 2a – Licensing

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of licensing law, including but not limited to: 

  • licensing for sales of alcohol or regulated entertainment
  • taxi licensing
  • licences and permits for gambling
  • licensing due diligence.

 

Lot 2a: Licensing - Key contact
 

Martin Jones is a Partner and head of our regulatory team. He advises on a wide range of criminal and professional regulation matters. He has over 20 years’ post qualification experience. Martin deals with a substantial licensing case-load; concentrating on licence reviews and breach allegations. He has acted in a number of contested applications to licence large-scale events.

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Lot 2a: Licensing - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We have advised the Welsh Government and its agencies, including Cadw, the Welsh equivalent of Historic England, on the licensing of visitor centres within Welsh castles.
  • We have advised on licensing issues in relation to university campus bars.

 

Martin Jones is a Partner and head of our regulatory team. He advises on a wide range of criminal and professional regulation matters. He has over 20 years’ post qualification experience. Martin deals with a substantial licensing case-load; concentrating on licence reviews and breach allegations. He has acted in a number of contested applications to licence large-scale events.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We have advised the Welsh Government and its agencies, including Cadw, the Welsh equivalent of Historic England, on the licensing of visitor centres within Welsh castles.
  • We have advised on licensing issues in relation to university campus bars.

 


Lot 2a – Pensions

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of pensions law, including but not limited to: 

  • private and public sector pension schemes 
  • pensions litigation 
  • regulatory compliance 
  • trusteeship 
  • other employee benefits. 

 

Lot 2a: Pensions - Key contact
 

A highly specialised lawyer, Louise is a Partner and Head of Employment and HR services. Louise leads the firm’s non-contentious pension’s works on behalf of private and public sector clients including Monmouthshire County Council, Business Wales and Tenneco Automatic UK. As well as providing pensions support to corporate matters handled by the firm, Louise also handles discrete pension mandates on issues such as changing benefits termination of accrual and auto enrolment. 

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Lot 2a: Pensions - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We were instructed to advise a social housing provider in relation to its proposal to change its defined benefit pension offering. We advised on the consultation process to follow and whether the Occupational and Personal Pension Scheme (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 were applicable. We also advised on the proposed communications with employees and the approach to take to ensure the proposed change is clearly explained and the implications of the change understood.
  • We recently successfully defended an application made to the Court of Appeal, where judgment in our client’s favour was upheld.

 

A highly specialised lawyer, Louise is a Partner and Head of Employment and HR services. Louise leads the firm’s non-contentious pension’s works on behalf of private and public sector clients including Monmouthshire County Council, Business Wales and Tenneco Automatic UK. As well as providing pensions support to corporate matters handled by the firm, Louise also handles discrete pension mandates on issues such as changing benefits termination of accrual and auto enrolment. 

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We were instructed to advise a social housing provider in relation to its proposal to change its defined benefit pension offering. We advised on the consultation process to follow and whether the Occupational and Personal Pension Scheme (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 were applicable. We also advised on the proposed communications with employees and the approach to take to ensure the proposed change is clearly explained and the implications of the change understood.
  • We recently successfully defended an application made to the Court of Appeal, where judgment in our client’s favour was upheld.

 


Lot 2a – Litigation/Dispute Resolution

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of litigation/dispute resolution including but not limited to: 

  • civil litigation against and on behalf of Buyers including alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, contractual resolution procedures, advocacy and early advice on disputes. 
  • This should also include personal injury litigation, including public liability and employer’s liability. 

 

Lot 2a: Litigation/Dispute Resolution - Key contact
 

Richard is a Partner and an elected partner on the firm’s board of management. He is also Group Head of the ever expanding dispute resolution team at Hugh James. He conducts major commercial disputes frequently with an international flavour including commercial claims, mining disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, contentious IT disputes, injunctive relief and insolvency.

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Lot 2a: Litigation/Dispute Resolution - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for Natural Resources Wales, successfully defending a claim at first instance in the High Court in 2020. The Claimants appealed part of the first instance decision, which was heard by the Court of Appeal in the summer of 2021. The Claim involved an in-depth consideration of almost all the fundamental principles of property law, from the way in which freehold tenure has developed in England and Wales to question of adverse possession. Both the trial in the High Court and the Appeal were hybrid trials, with largely only judges and counsel in court. The appeal was streamed on YouTube. The Defendant was also successful on appeal on all counts.
  • We are acting for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in its breach of contract claim, with an estimated value of over £3.5m, against the software provider CareWorks Limited. CareWorks Limited was instructed to assist with the integration of a single health and care package throughout Wales. The claim arises because of allegations of contractual failures caused by significant delays on the part of the IT service provider and/or a third party who, whilst not contractually bound, has been actively involved in the project and has caused a number of the resultant delays which have given rise to significant losses.

 

Richard is a Partner and an elected partner on the firm’s board of management. He is also Group Head of the ever expanding dispute resolution team at Hugh James. He conducts major commercial disputes frequently with an international flavour including commercial claims, mining disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, contentious IT disputes, injunctive relief and insolvency.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for Natural Resources Wales, successfully defending a claim at first instance in the High Court in 2020. The Claimants appealed part of the first instance decision, which was heard by the Court of Appeal in the summer of 2021. The Claim involved an in-depth consideration of almost all the fundamental principles of property law, from the way in which freehold tenure has developed in England and Wales to question of adverse possession. Both the trial in the High Court and the Appeal were hybrid trials, with largely only judges and counsel in court. The appeal was streamed on YouTube. The Defendant was also successful on appeal on all counts.
  • We are acting for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in its breach of contract claim, with an estimated value of over £3.5m, against the software provider CareWorks Limited. CareWorks Limited was instructed to assist with the integration of a single health and care package throughout Wales. The claim arises because of allegations of contractual failures caused by significant delays on the part of the IT service provider and/or a third party who, whilst not contractually bound, has been actively involved in the project and has caused a number of the resultant delays which have given rise to significant losses.

 


Lot 2a – Intellectual Property

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of intellectual property law including but not limited to: 

  • contentious and non-contentious support and advice relating to patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets and rights in confidential information, database rights, design rights, and other forms of intellectual property; and 
  • assignment and licensing of rights and commercialisation and exploitation of intellectual property.

 

Lot 2a: Intellectual Property - Key contact
 

Aled is a corporate, M&A and commercial partner who heads the commercial team.  He is also a member of the Business Division’s Board and was previously a member of the firm’s Audit Committee.

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Lot 2a: Intellectual Property - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Welsh Government on its partnership agreement with the BBC in Wales relating to the funding of television production and funding of new IP. This was a high-profile piece of work and very important to the television production sector in Wales. 
  • We advised on an IP dispute involving a leading Welsh university.

 

Aled is a corporate, M&A and commercial partner who heads the commercial team.  He is also a member of the Business Division’s Board and was previously a member of the firm’s Audit Committee.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised Welsh Government on its partnership agreement with the BBC in Wales relating to the funding of television production and funding of new IP. This was a high-profile piece of work and very important to the television production sector in Wales. 
  • We advised on an IP dispute involving a leading Welsh university.

 


Lot 2a – Employment

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of employment law including but not limited to: 

  • non-contentious employment matters relating to TUPE, COSOP, redundancies, restructuring, outsourcing, changes in terms and conditions, and reorganisations
  • contentious employment law including litigation and dispute resolution. 

 

Lot 2a: Employment - Key contact
 

A highly specialised lawyer, Louise is a Partner and Head of Employment and HR services. Her expertise includes corporate support work, TUPE, pensions and employee benefits advice. She regularly advises private, public and third sector clients regarding large scale TUPE transfers of staff including drafting indemnities and warranties, advising on potential employment and pension liabilities, information and consultation obligations, and providing best value guidance.

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Lot 2a: Employment - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for the City and County of Swansea, successfully defending two separate highly complex claims (one which was in the Employment Tribunal and another which was currently in the Employment Appeal Tribunal). Both claims included allegations of whistleblowing, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal.
  • We provide a full range of employment law advice to Tai Tarian, a large social landlord with responsibility for over 9,000 properties. Our Employment team advised this client in relation to a high-profile Employment Appeal Tribunal claim. The Claimant had worked for our client for more than 14 years and was alleged to have made a homophobic comment to a tenant. Our client’s investigation found the allegation to have been proven and the Claimant was summarily dismissed. In unfair dismissal proceedings commenced by the Claimant, the ET did not accept that our client held a genuine belief that the Claimant had made homophobic comments as alleged and concluded the complaint of unfair dismissal was well founded. We lodged an appeal with the EAT, following which the EAT upheld our client’s appeal in its entirety and remitted the matter to a fresh ET for rehearing.

 

A highly specialised lawyer, Louise is a Partner and Head of Employment and HR services. Her expertise includes corporate support work, TUPE, pensions and employee benefits advice. She regularly advises private, public and third sector clients regarding large scale TUPE transfers of staff including drafting indemnities and warranties, advising on potential employment and pension liabilities, information and consultation obligations, and providing best value guidance.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We acted for the City and County of Swansea, successfully defending two separate highly complex claims (one which was in the Employment Tribunal and another which was currently in the Employment Appeal Tribunal). Both claims included allegations of whistleblowing, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal.
  • We provide a full range of employment law advice to Tai Tarian, a large social landlord with responsibility for over 9,000 properties. Our Employment team advised this client in relation to a high-profile Employment Appeal Tribunal claim. The Claimant had worked for our client for more than 14 years and was alleged to have made a homophobic comment to a tenant. Our client’s investigation found the allegation to have been proven and the Claimant was summarily dismissed. In unfair dismissal proceedings commenced by the Claimant, the ET did not accept that our client held a genuine belief that the Claimant had made homophobic comments as alleged and concluded the complaint of unfair dismissal was well founded. We lodged an appeal with the EAT, following which the EAT upheld our client’s appeal in its entirety and remitted the matter to a fresh ET for rehearing.

 


Lot 2a – Healthcare

This lot covers legal advice and services in relation to all aspects of healthcare law including but not limited to: 

  • advising on the structure and implementation of new models
  • advising on governance, commissioning, inquiries, inquests, and regulatory proceedings, and on all conceivable commercial, employment and contentious matters within the healthcare sector
  • providing advice on all aspects of legislation relevant to either healthcare or mental health;
  • advising on and providing representation at tribunals.

 

Lot 2a: Healthcare - Key contact
 

Greg heads up our healthcare team. He has more than 20 year's experience with significant expertise in the healthcare and lifescience sector. He works closely with our healthcare clients in preparing for, structuring and completing their transactions on sales and acquisitions.

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Lot 2a: Healthcare - Services
 

Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised the Development Bank of Wales and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) on their £3.8m investment into healthtech start-up Ceryx Medical Ltd.
  • We advised Shaw healthcare on the award of contracts to operate 12 care homes in Powys from Powys County Council.
  • We are acting for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in its breach of contract claim, with an estimated value of over £3.5m against the software provider CareWorks Limited, which was instructed to assist with the integration of a single health and care package throughout Wales.

 

Greg heads up our healthcare team. He has more than 20 year's experience with significant expertise in the healthcare and lifescience sector. He works closely with our healthcare clients in preparing for, structuring and completing their transactions on sales and acquisitions.

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Our recent experience includes:

  • We advised the Development Bank of Wales and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) on their £3.8m investment into healthtech start-up Ceryx Medical Ltd.
  • We advised Shaw healthcare on the award of contracts to operate 12 care homes in Powys from Powys County Council.
  • We are acting for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in its breach of contract claim, with an estimated value of over £3.5m against the software provider CareWorks Limited, which was instructed to assist with the integration of a single health and care package throughout Wales.

 


Lot 3 – Transport Rail Legal Services

We are one of only ten firms appointed to the framework to advise on rail legal services.

 

Lot 3: Transport Rail Legal Services - Key contact
 

Aled Walters leads Hugh James’s specialist rail team. He is the relationship partner for the firm’s largest rail operator clients and manages the workstreams in the sector, including secondment arrangements for the team.

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Lot 3: Transport Rail Legal Services - Services
 

Services that we can offer under this Lot include all aspects of transport and rail law, including but not limited to:

  • Rail transport law
  • Rolling stock
  • Planning and authorisation (Rail)
  • Projects and infrastructure (Rail)

Aled Walters leads Hugh James’s specialist rail team. He is the relationship partner for the firm’s largest rail operator clients and manages the workstreams in the sector, including secondment arrangements for the team.

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Services that we can offer under this Lot include all aspects of transport and rail law, including but not limited to:

  • Rail transport law
  • Rolling stock
  • Planning and authorisation (Rail)
  • Projects and infrastructure (Rail)

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