Which lawyers dos TFl (and Crossrail) use in construction disputes?

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Dear Transport for London,

Please would you advise me which firms of lawyers you use where either TfL or one of its subsidiaries (including Crossrail) is required to defend a construction contract claim. Do you have a panel and do you ever instruct outside the panel?

Yours faithfully,

George Rosenberg

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Mr Rosenberg

 

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Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25
September 2017 asking for information about firms of lawyers used by TfL.

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Dear Mr Rosenberg

 

Our ref: FOI-1624-1718/GH

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25
September 2017 asking for information about firms of lawyers used by TfL
and Crossrail Limited (CRL).

 

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that
we do hold the information you require.

 

As a large commercial organisation TfL inevitably requires a panel of
external firms that work alongside our in-house team of lawyers.  The
panel were appointed after a competitive process and comprises: Ashurst,
Berwin Leighton Paisner, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer, Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, K&L Gates, Lewis Silkin,
Simmons & Simmons, Dentons and Trowers & Hamlins. We would ordinarily
appoint Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert
Smith Freehills or K&L Gates to support us on significant commercial
disputes. 

 

Crossrail Ltd (CRL) has a separate panel of law firms, which it has
instructed during the delivery of the Crossrail programme, as follows:
Ashurst, Bircham Dyson Bell, Cripps Harries Hall, Eversheds Sutherland,
Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, OAH Law and Winckworth Sherwood.  

 

TfL and CRL both occasionally work with other lawyers where that is
justified, e.g. where a particular specialism is required or a conflict of
interest prevents a panel firm from acting.

 

 

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to contact me.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Graham Hurt

 

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

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