Eversheds International

Central Government

Procurement

Areas of expertise

We undertake many millions of pounds worth of legal work for central government every year. We are, demonstrably, therefore, established and credible within government as a substantial provider of legal support services.

We can, for example, assist with the legal issues arising from the following:

HR issues

Managing your staff, including changes to HR policy
Employee severance issues, employment tribunals including complex discrimination and whistle blowing claims
Defending personal injury claims, and advice on diversity
TUPE and shared services issues
Advice on best practice and training on HR issues to best manage and reduce risks.

Working with Eversheds also gives your team access to a range of resources designed to simplify the increasingly complex raft of HR legislation and identify what it really means to you:

Eversheds e-briefings

Eversheds e-briefings are frequent e-mail updates on the latest developments which focus on the key commercial consequences of new developments. We concentrate on providing you with a short and clear update which highlights the key practical consequences of each new development. Sign up to receive our e-briefings free-of-charge:

Managing your estate

Managing your physical resources, including estate management (eg from strategic rationalisation and optimisation programmes, through to routine lease renewals and property acquisitions and disposals)
Comprehensive review of current land and building use and potential innovative use of assets in context of the land use planning regime
Covering micro and macro planning issues
Insurance matters
Seeking planning permission
Construction projects
FM outsourcing.

Managing your suppliers

Managing your suppliers, including advice on procurement and State aid
Competitive dialogue
Joint venturing
PPP/PFIs
Routine supplier contract drafting and renewal and technology contracts and strategies
Operating within your constitution/powers
Regulatory issues including data protection and freedom of information.

Assisting with disputes

Assisting with employee, partner, supplier or contractor disputes, whether through mediation or litigation.

Large-scale legal projects

Our specialist legal logistics team has the process and system expertise to assist with any large-scale project involving legal work of a repetitive nature, eg we processed over 90,000 unregistered land deeds for one major organisation within challenging timescales.

Training

Our training courses are designed to help you, your colleagues and your organisation to work more efficiently and deliver quantifiable benefits. By keeping you appraised of the practical implications of new law and current trends, our courses reinforce good practices, protect against the cost of non-compliance, mitigate risk and preserve reputations. Our training services include public courses, tailored in-house training and online training using Eversheds' e-learning courses.