This practical course is designed as a solid introduction to the law relating to local authority companies, and provides an exploration of some of the key roles and risks to be aware of. Led by Helen Randall, a leading national expert in local government with more than thirty years’ experience of local authority companies, the course will focus on some of the key lessons to be learned from the inspections of Liverpool, Nottingham and Croydon amongst others. It will cover:
The key legal principles applicable to local authority companies.
The roles, risks and legal responsibilities of the shareholder, investor, company director and commissioner.
Directors and service contracts.
Key factors for success.
What many local authorities typically neglect when setting up companies.
What companies need to think about when they start trading.
Health checks and getting back on track.
The course will be highly participatory, and delegates are encouraged to bring and be ready to discuss their own example of a local authority company (using information that is appropriate to disclose or already in the public domain). The course complements and leads onto Setting Up and Running Local Authority Companies: Practical Challenges, as well as Local Authority Companies and Insolvency: Revitalising, Restructuring and Rescuing.
Consultant, Trowers & Hamlins
Helen is a leading national expert in local government, procurement, public sector commercial and administrative law.
She also chairs the board of a charity, having sat on the management boards of an LLP, housing associations and a policy thinktank.
Helen has advised numerous local authorities on how to establish, run and remodel trading and regeneration vehicles for long term success, and how to negotiate mutually beneficial joint ventures.
Helen's work has been at the forefront of public, private and community innovation: Kings Cross regeneration, the Rio Earth Summit, Europe's largest energy from waste recovery facility, numerous national Pathfinder projects, the London Business Rates Pool and the London Cancer Hub. Helen seeks to provide pragmatic and realistic advice based on in-depth legal knowledge and 30 years' practical experience.
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Rebecca has specialised in employment law for 20 years. She is known for her down to earth and solution driven approach. Rebecca advises daily on the wide range of employment issues that arise. Rebecca acts for a wide range of clients including those in the public, private and third sector.
Rebecca has particular experience in advising on TUPE; large scale redundancies and new restructures; changing terms and conditions of employment; dealing with unions; equal pay issues; regulatory issues such as HMRC and senior executive departures. Rebecca regularly advises and represents clients in respect of employment tribunal claims and has recently dealt with complex claims involving whistleblowing and discrimination.
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