We advise on a wide range of property matters from simple leases to complex development agreements, including housing stock transfers, partnership agreements and academy/free school land arrangements.
Our team provides full support for Councils planning functions, including advice to Planning Committees and acting on behalf of Councils in enforcement matters and high profile public inquiries.
We offer a wide range of services covering Planning and Regeneration, Highways and Environmental Law. Members of the team have extensive experience of handling complex and high profile matters of strategic importance, including both large and small development projects, and we enjoy a high success rate with our clients.
Our work includes planning & environmental law including Section 106 planning agreements, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), planning inquiries and committees, environmental impact assessments, enforcement powers, and defending judicial proceedings challenging the grant of planning permission.
We also deal with Highways matters such as the adoption, stopping up and diversion of highways, and Town and Village Green issues such as the administration of applications on behalf of registration authorities and applications for consent to carry out works on common land.
We work on major regeneration and infrastructure projects including local authority-led schemes, the compulsory purchase order process, CPO compensation and purchase notices, and appropriation of land. We offer training on a full range of issues including planning enforcement, the CPO process and legislative changes. Training can be tailored to specific client needs.
We advise on freedom of information, data protection and other information issues, to ensure that Councils, schools and public bodies meet the legal requirements.
We advise and represent clients in a wide range of housing litigation matters, including insurance work, commercial and contractual disputes, injunctions and judicial reviews.
We provide advice to authorities, schools and others on governance structures, the creation of Interim Executive Boards and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Our team provides legal advice on a range of employment matters and legal representation in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal with an extremely high success rate.
Our contract lawyers advise on all aspects of contract law including EU procurement, competition, tendering, contracts for goods and services, contractual disputes and negotiations.
We provide advice and assistance to local authorities and schools on a wide range of education law issues.
We regularly deal with the prosecution of individuals and businesses for criminal offences including benefit fraud, fly tipping, noise pollution, licensing, health and safety, food hygiene and planning contraventions.
Our team of experienced child care lawyers deals with all aspects of child protection, adoption and fostering. We work closely with Children’s Services and neighbouring authorities.
HB Public Law is committed to developing its staff and has commissioned a bespoke management development programme.
We advise on all aspects of adult social care law, including Councils’ responsibilities to the elderly, vulnerable adults and those with mental illness or seeking asylum.
