Private finance initiative (PFI)
DICKINSON DEES LLP NEWCASTLE
EVERSHEDS LLP NEWCASTLE
WARD HADAWAY NEWCASTLE
Highlights for the ‘very knowledgeable’ team at Dickinson Dees LLP included winning appointments to act for private sector bidders on four BSF schemes across the country. Tim Care is recommended alongside ‘expert PFI lawyer’ and ‘formidable negotiator’ Iain Greenshields.
Lucilla Waugh is the name to note at Eversheds LLP. The practice acted for South Tyneside Council on the first NHS LIFT scheme in the country to be procured through the BSF initiative. Health PFI projects handled by the team include Sedgefield Community Hospital.
Ward Hadaway advised Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust on its £74m PPP project to build a 312-bed mental health facility in Middlesbrough. On the private sector side, the team acted for waste management company Shanks Group on a number of PFI waste projects. Melanie Pears is recommended.
