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RAILWAYS

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers

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  • Advised on all aspects of the operation of a mainline railway.

  • Advised on the extension of a mainline railway line.

  • Advised on the construction of a railway to an airport in order to improve the airports travel infrastructure.

  • Drafted Section 106 agreements relating to the demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of former railway land to provide mixed use development.

  • Advised on a multi-million pound land acquisition, including a railway.

Davitt Jones Bould specialists

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Legal issues that may arise

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  • Site acquisitions

  • Securing vacant possession of land for construction of a railway through compulsory purchase

  • Planning permission

  • Planning inquiries and appeals

  • Judicial review

  • Environmental impact law

  • Crichel down rules

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The railway system in Britain is the oldest in the world. There are over 10,000 miles of railway in the UK and over 1.6 billion journeys are made per year on the UK's railway system.

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As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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