Our expertise doesn’t stop at the energy sector. We’re also proud to work with water networks, suppliers and contractors across the country
We work with water networks and suppliers on a broad range of planning, construction and property requirements.
Alongside our core energy specialism, we also act for the wider utilities sector – most notably working with water suppliers and networks, where our clients include large household names such as Severn Trent Water, Anglian Water and South Staffs Water
"With an exceptionally strong team of lawyers on the ground across our offices in the Midlands and London, we work hand in hand with regional water networks, suppliers and contractors on a broad range of issues."
Andrew Whitehead
Partner & Head of Energy
Our commercial experts act as an extension of your team, providing you with unbeatable know-how and sector specific expertise
Regulation & Competition
Drafting terms and conditions and consumer-facing policies for water suppliers, including dealing with Ofwat regulatory issues and compliance activity
Advising water companies on abstraction licensing, pollution and other regulatory matters involving the Environment Agency and the Water Resources Act
Advising on competition law compliance, including support on competition law investigations by Ofgem/Ofwat
Commercial / Procurement
Advising on the procurement process and contract negotiation with bidders
Advising on a wide range of outsourcing, manufacturing, distribution sponsorship and other commercial arrangements
Drafting and advising on wholesale trading agreements for water companies, including Access Codes and bulk supply agreements, and green certificate accreditation and transfer
Information Technology
Specialists in information technology and telecoms law, advising across all types of IT projects, including:
IT and IT related outsourcing
Cloud computing & hosting
Software development and licensing
Support contracts
E-commerce and website terms
Data security related issues
Data Protection
Carrying out data protection audits
Drafting policies and procedures, including updating to ensure compliance with procurement law, data protection and Brexit
Advising on subject access requests
We’re proud to work with water networks, suppliers and contractors across the country
We understand that debt recovery is not a ‘one size fits all’. Our team works with you to create a process that gets the best result for your organisation
Working with you every step of the way
Connecting you to our networks
Flexible
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Get in touch with our water experts
Andrew Whitehead
Partner & Head of Energy
Janet James
Partner
Debbie Irwin
Partner
Jayne Gardner
Partner & Head of Debt & Asset Recovery
Tim Speed
Partner
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