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Government agencies and departments across the world benefit from our expertise in tax and trust law, charity law and philanthropic giving, wealth planning knowledge, and skills across a range of litigation subjects, amongst others.
Our depth of knowledge and strong reputation means our lawyers are frequently called upon by government bodies to provide an expert viewpoint on draft legislation, or the best way to structure new rules.
Whether on a formally instructed basis, or working as part of a committee of specialist advisors, our broad legal knowledge and international perspective allows our lawyers to give guidance on the consequences of policies and legislation.
Our lawyers are frequently also found campaigning at the forefront of their various areas of law, working with government bodies, industry groups and interested third parties on ways in which the law could be practically improved to help agencies and individuals.
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Track record
Financing the privatisation of the airport in Prishtina, Kosovo
Advising a Government on investment treaty drafting
Privatisation of the Scottish electricity industry
Equity investments in a Serbian bank
EU tender procedures
Caribbean Government international investment law advice
Republic of Croatia
We advised on a grant agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the International Bank for Reconstruction and development. This included advising on the project implementation agreement and overall financing structure in connection with a global environment facility trust fund grant for renewable energy projects in Croatia.
Singapore's first constitutional challenge to the criminalization of male homosexual Conduct
In the case of Lim Meng Suang and Kenneth Chee Mun-Leon v Attorney-General [2014]SGCA53 we acted in our client's appeal involving constitutional issues of public importance, namely, whether Section 377A of the Penal Code infringes the constitutional rights to equality, life and liberty. This was Singapore’s First Constitutional Challenges to the Criminalization of Male Homosexual Conduct in Singapore.
SGD$45 million industrial construction project
Advised on the USD$1 billion financing of the largest toll road in Israel
Advised the senior agent to existing international lenders to the Cross Israel Highway. Also known as 'Highway 6' and 'the Trans-Israel Highway' we advised on the financing provided to the concessionaire, Derech Eretz Highways Ltd. Operating what is the largest toll road in Israel, the highway has generated investment in excess of USD$1 billion and was the biggest infrastructure project in Israel for many years and was the first major build-own-operate-transfer project in Israel.
Government in the Middle East
The Romanian State
Defending SMRT Trains Ltd and the Land Transport Authority
Collaborative ventures and public private partnership projects
We advised a number of 'for profit', not-for-profit and government bodies on various collaborative ventures and public private partnership projects, including:<br /> - acting for a facilities management company in tender to provide conferencing and related services to the UK Cabinet Office; <br /> - acting for a joint venture between a care homes operator and a registered social landlord in its successful bid to take over the operation of a portfolio of care homes previously owned and managed by a local UK authority. (this involved advising on the financing of the bid); <br /> - acting for a consortium of general practitioners to establish a partnership to provide 'out of hours' and other GP services to a number of UK NHS Primary Care Trusts; <br /> - acting for a number of bidders 'spinning out' of an existing NHS body where the NHS body became a commissioner of services and our client the service provider; <br /> - acting on a consortium bid for 15 charities to run international humanitarian projects funded by the Department for International Development;<br /> - acting on various UK schools projects - in particular the establishment of Academies to take over the operation of failing schools and negotiating the development arrangements under the Building Schools for the Future Programme which often involve the re-negotiation of existing PFI arrangements.
Singapore Economic Development Board
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
We acted as in-house lawyer at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia, advising on the application of the Croatian Privatisation Law, participated in the negotiation of the Programmatic Adjustment Loans with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and monitored progress of required policy actions including privatisation of shipyards and subsidiaries of the Croatian Railways
Litigation advice for the Ukranian government
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
We advised on a grant agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This included advising on the project implementation agreement and overall financing structure in connection with a global environment facility trust fund grant for renewable energy projects in Croatia.
Croatian gaming concession arbitration
Ecuador v Colombia ICJ case
States of Jersey
The Government of the Virgin Islands (BVI)
We are instructed by The Government of the Virgin Islands to provide advice and representation in relation to a Commission of Inquiry launched by the then Governor of the BVI to establish whether corruption or abuse of office may have taken place in the BVI in recent years and to make recommendations on good governance issues. In Autumn 2021, we completed 52 days of hearings, most of which took place as public live streams and the case is ongoing.
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