Local Authorities

Local Authorities require specialist and commercially aware advisers who know their way around all facets of the markets in which they operate.

Davies Arnold Cooper has a dedicated Local Authorities team that understands its working environment and has the legal skills and experience that extends to the majority of areas where advice is required. Many of our lawyers have worked within Local Authorities and understand how law firms can best be deployed to assist Local Authorities fulfil their objectives.

We have expertise in assisting Local Authorities in the following areas:

• Property
• Housing
• Commercial and governance
• Planning and environment
• Litigation
• Regulatory
• Employment 
• Health and social security.

We also have experience in advising developers and housing associations and so we bring a broad perspective to Local Authority advice. We understand each entity's aims, priorities and drivers.

This awareness enables Davies Arnold Cooper to be highly effective and efficient in helping Local Authorities facilitate multilateral agreements. Our perspective also makes us ideally placed to unblock transactional impasses as they arise and ensure projects are concluded in a cost-effective and timely manner.