Partner, Head of Commercial & Government & Public services

Bill has 30 years’ experience working with the UK Government and its departments, the Scottish Executive, executive agencies and non-governmental organisations in the development and implementation of new policy initiatives, regulation and enforcement.
This is particularly in the context of clean energy and energy efficiency programmes, competition law, market investigations, state aid and subsidy control, and policy developments in response to the recent pandemic. He has drafted formal applications on behalf of UK Government for submission to the European Commission for state aid clearance of grant programmes.
He is also a specialist in public procurement, having led a number of complex procurement projects for public sector clients.
Bill has led TLT’s relationship with the UK Government under its core legal services panel since appointment in 2017, with TLT one of the most active firms under that panel. He also leads the firm’s key relationship with the Metropolitan Police Service, the National Crime Agency, the Energy Saving Trust, Triodos Bank, the ZEMO partnership and the Canal and River Trust.
Bill is a trustee of the Centre for Sustainable Energy, a member of the Procurement Lawyers Association and a member of the Global Sourcing Association.
Bill qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and joined TLT in 1997.
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 63: Harry Potter and the grave error

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Infrastructure Planning Blog 62: The end of the challenges to expansion of Luton and Gatwick Airports

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Infrastructure Planning Blog 61: More updates to PINS' advice

Infrastructure Planning Blog 60: New Secretaries of State, NPS consultations, PINS advice and local authorities

Martyn's Law notification guidance: the practical points to know and prepare for now

Using contractual levers to manage supplier performance: Tips and pitfalls

Infrastructure Planning Blog 59: A solar decision, revised National Policy Statement for Ports and other news

Infrastructure Planning Blog 58: Guidance, judgment and decision

Infrastructure Planning Blog 57: An environmental judgment and a consented solar farm

UK public procurement: Can you prioritise British suppliers?

Infrastructure Planning Blog 56: The failed judicial review of the Gatwick Airport expansion

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