Principal Léonie Cowen- Partners: 1
- Other fee-earners: 1
The Firm Founded in 1989, the firm specialises in local government and administrative law. Léonie Cowen spent 15 years at senior level in local government.
Principal Areas of Work
Powers, Functions & Vires, Public Private Partnerships & Joint Ventures: The firm advises on all types of public private partnerships, structures for service transfers (including sport and leisure, arts, culture and libraries, economic development, social services and housing companies), commercial and not-for-profit projects.
Leisure, Arts, Culture, Libraries & Heritage: Includes reviews, service transfers and contracting.
Economic Development & Regeneration Projects: Including enterprise hubs.
Local Authority Finance: Including the capital finance regime, project funding, PFI, lottery, audit issues and relationships with external auditors.
Social Services: Community care procurement, partnerships with health authorities, transfers of residential homes for older people/adults and securing capital funding for re-provisioning.
Best Value, CPA, Quality Systems & Benchmarking
Public Procurement: Advice is given on the public procurement regime, safe procurement processes and drafting contracts.
Employment: Including TUPE, local authority terms and conditions (including sensitive senior level cases), superannuation schemes and pensions.
Investigations & Inquiries
Education: The firm works for LEAs and governors of schools, higher education establishments and private sector PPP partners.
Charities: Particularly the setting-up and management of charities and other non-profit bodies.
Local & Cross-Authority Trading
Corporate: The firm handles business transfers, joint ventures, and shareholders agreements.
Commercial Property: Work covered includes acquisition, funding, management and disposal of property for public authorities, housing associations, businesses and investors.
Training: Léonie Cowen lectures for LGC, INLOGOV and CLT on a wide range of topics.
Areas of PracticeLocal Government Law: 80%Charities: 10%Corporate: 5%Commercial Property: 5%