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UTILITIES

Examples of work undertaken by DJB lawyers

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  • Acted for a utilities provider in the South West on rationalisation of their property portfolio.

  • Advised on the development of a large scale water treatment plant.

  • Worked on the creation of a lease for a major power plant.

  • Advised a leading telecoms company on its property portfolio.

  • Drafted a lease extension on a power plant

  • Obtained licenses to run natural gas pipes across several pieces of land

  • Acted on a number of wayleave agreements in support of the rollout of rural broadband

  • Advised South East Water on formulating a strategy for developing renewable energy generation within its existing portfolio of sites, including site and technology specific solutions.

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Legal issues that may arise

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  • Grant or extension of a lease of a power plant.

  • Development of facilities and associated planning

  • Environmental law considerations such as pollution and conservation

  • Wayleaves for laying internet/gas/water piping across land

  • Estates restructuring

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Utilities companies work in vastly different industries, providing services from broadband to national gas, and invariably controlling large amounts of the economy. Given the importance in the utilities sector of maintaining a consistent, high quality service, high quality legal advice on your real estate is essential.

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ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

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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