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PUBLIC
SECTOR SERVICES
Andrew
& Co can demonstrate a strong level of expertise in the public sector.
Through John Davidson, a solicitor who was previously Head of Legal
Services at Lincoln City Council, with over 30 years experience in the
public sector; and Annette Wood, a solicitor who previously worked for
the Lincolnshire Police Authority and Lincolnshire County Council.
John
and Annette are accustomed to working as a team, as they already jointly
provide services to the Lincolnshire Police Authority.
John
is a member of the firm’s commercial property team and Annette
is a member of the employment and dispute resolution team. Both teams
operate within the firm’s commercial client team.
John
Davidson was admitted as a solicitor in 1973 and joined Andrew &
Co from the Local Government in 2004. He has wide experience of town
and country planning having been the principal advisor to his former
Authority’s Planning and Development Control Committees, and having
carried out the majority of the Authority’s planning related legal
work for more than 20 years. His experience includes:-
- Acting both as
advocate and instructing solicitor at public enquiries, including appeals
and local plan enquiries. •
listed buildings and conservation areas.
- advertisement
control.
- tree preservation.
- enforcement notices
and appeals.
- prosecutions.
- Section 106 obligations
and Section 278 agreements.
- Enquires undertaken
include major residential, retail and other commercial proposals.
John
has drafted and negotiated planning obligation agreements covering a
broad range of circumstances and types of development, again including
major residential, retail and commercial property developments. He is
fully conversant with all types of enforcement at all stages of the
relevant procedures including initial advice, issue of the appropriate
notice, conduct of and/or advice on any resultant appeal and prosecution
where necessary.
Annette
was admitted in October 2001, having previously qualified as a Fellow
of the Institute of Legal Executives.
She
worked in local government (Lincolnshire County Council) as a Legal
Assistant, Legal Executive and latterly Senior Legal Executive between
1978 and 1995. She subsequently worked within the Police Service and
in private practice, joining Andrew & Co in May 2003.
Whilst
working for LCC Annette undertook a full range of local government legal
work, including involvement in public inquiries relevant to compulsory
purchase schemes and mineral extraction and drafting planning enforcement
and stop notices. Related work included environmental prosecutions on
behalf of the waste regulation authority and judicial reviews, including
a landmark case on the lawfulness of eviction orders obtained under
the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
Whilst
in private practice she has provided advice to private clients on a
range of planning issues, including potential breaches of planning conditions
and enforceability having appeared in the High Court, County Court,
Magistrates Court and Employment Tribunal.
Primary contacts
John
Davidson
Direct Dial: 01522 781486
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OR
Annette
Wood
Direct Dial: 01522 781476
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