A host of UK firms including Bond Dickinson, TLT and DAC Beachcroft have been appointed to West Yorkshire authorities’ legal framework (WYLAW) for three years.
A total of nineteen law firms have been appointed across ten lots which include childcare law, general litigation, routine property and contracts, commercial and IT. National firms Browne Jacobson, Ward Hadaway and Weightmans also feature on the roster. The last WYLAW review was carried out in June 2013 resulting in a panel which included Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons.
WYLAW comprises Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield councils, as well as the City of York Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The framework term is three years, with an optional further one year extension.
In a statement commenting on the review, Jackie Gray, head of Bond Dickinson’s local government group in Leeds said the appointment was ‘strategically important for the firm and for the Leeds office’ as Bond Dickinson looks to expand its capability in local government work.
Gray added: ‘Having a dedicated local government team means that together with our property, planning, employment, pensions, litigation, corporate and commercial teams in Leeds we have a local responsive team of lawyers who can advise members of WYLAW every step of the way.’
kathryn.mccann@legalease.co.uk
Lots are categorised as (1) childcare law, (2) adult social service and community law, (3) general litigation, (4) routine property, (5) contracts, commercial and IT, (6) highways and environments, (7) major or complex procurements, (8) local government and corporate governance, (9) employment and pensions, (10) public health.
Firms appointed to multiple panels include:
- Bevan Brittan (lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
- Browne Jacobson (lots 1, 2,)
- Bond Dickinson (lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,)
- Freeths (lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- Sheffield City Council (lots 1, 2, 3, 9,)
- Stephensons Solicitors (lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9)
- Ward Hadaway (lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Weightmans (lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)