Public utilities must maintain continuity of service while managing infrastructure, public resources and relationships with large numbers of users. We provide legal support to utility companies in organising their operations, entering into contracts and protecting their rights.
We consider legal matters in the context of a company’s obligations to its public owners, users, employees and suppliers. Our support covers both day-to-day business decisions and longer-term projects, with particular attention to public procurement, employment, disputes and debt recovery.
- corporate governance, organisational changes and relationships with public owners
- public procurement of goods, works and services and procurement review proceedings
- service agreements, general terms of business and user relationships
- infrastructure investment, property matters and maintenance contracts
- employment, collective bargaining and trade union relations
- out-of-court and judicial debt recovery and enforcement proceedings
- representation in commercial, employment and other business-related disputes