Trusted advisors to Local Authorities
At Blake Morgan we specialise in local authority leisure, housing, education, waste and social care.
Headed by Penny Rinta-Suksi, a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 and industry name in local authority leisure, our ambition is to support unitary, district and county councils, as well as funders and contractors working in this market. Our mission is to aid our clients to achieve their vision and strategy through well planned and scoped, efficiently implemented, successful projects. We don’t just have experts who advise on the law – our team focuses on outcomes for our clients, and ensures we provide the most up-to-date, real-world solutions for our clients, at the right price for the job, whilst protecting their reputation and budget in a manner to withstand scrutiny.
Main Areas Of Practice
Blake Morgan's local authority legal experts specialise in a number of areas such as leisure, libraries, housing, education, waste and social care.
Leisure Projects
The team is particularly well known for its expertise in unitary and district council leisure projects with varying degrees of capital investment to include design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) projects and local authority leisure contracts and leisure trust structures. The team has expert knowledge of the Sport England Standard Form documentation.
Local authority procurement
Our expert lawyers advise on complex, innovative and high profile procurements for a range of public sector clients.
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Our Clients
Our clients range from significant unitary councils in prominent city centres to small district councils in the furthest flung corners of the country. We also work with private sector providers and both charitable and non-charitable trusts – which gives us an edge in understanding this market. Our clients include Exeter City Council, North Norfolk District Council and Chiltern District Council.
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Our experts examine a case that looks at contractual termination rights and the implied term of good faith. Mr Justice Pepperall handed down judgment recently in Essex County Council v...
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Penny Rinta-Suksi, Commercial partner, and her team of specialists have been advising local authorities from the very start of the pandemic on how to manage their leisure facilities contracts with...
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Local authorities are looking at ways to avoid delaying planning applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. To remove the need for planning committee approval, some local authorities have sought to amend...
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The latest Chief Planner's letter to Chief Planning Officers (March) contains key messages for heads of planning authorities during the COVID-19 crisis. Decision Making Planning authorities are urged to "continue...
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We look at a case concerning insolvency misuse and business rates avoidance and what it means for local authorities. The Case In the recent decision of Secretary of State for...
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