Infrastructure overview

Our infrastructure group brings together a broad range of specialists who work closely with our clients to help conceive and execute projects, creating value in that process.

Our work is increasingly international, with resources available from our UK and Singapore offices. This enables us to work on major UK and international projects, across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States. We can harness resources and expertise to suit our clients' requirements no matter where they are based.

Why are we different?

What sets us apart is that, as lawyers, we understand the underlying assets better. We have been there when projects have been planned and built, and we've advised on regulatory and asset management issues throughout the asset life cycle.

Our areas of expertise

  • waste and waste to energy
  • social infrastructure - including education, health and housing
  • energy - including wind, solar, and nuclear
  • water
  • roads
  • rail
  • ports
  • airports

Examples of our recent work

  • Our team in Singapore advised new client Hyflux on a landmark $750 million project to build the world's second biggest desalination plant.
  • Advising Essex County Council on a £2 billion waste PFI project, one of the largest in the UK.
  • Advising Kent County Council on their £300m Building Schools for the Future project.
  • Advising 2Co Energy on one of the most advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Europe, expected to attract investment of almost £5 billion.

 

Our latest alerts, briefings & reports
Nabarro briefings and reports
  • ONEL: what constitutes genuine use of a Community Trade Mark?  
On 19 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its long-anticipated judgment in the ONEL/OMEL case. This reference from the Court of Appeal of the Hague sought guidance on the question of whether use of a Community Trade Mark (CTM) in a single member state constitutes genuine use in the Community.  View full briefing
  • Myatts Field North PFI  
Helping our clients deliver a uniquely challenging scheme View full briefing
  • HS2 Safeguarding: Will it stop you developing your land?  
The Department for Transport issued draft safeguarding directions, for the HS2 project, for consultation on 25 October 2012. The deadline for submitting representations is Thursday 31 January 2013. View full briefing
  • Simplified CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme to stay put until 2016  
DECC has undertaken a number of consultations on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) since October 2010, looking at ways of reforming and simplifying it. However, the Chancellor, in his spring budget, branded the CRC cumbersome and bureaucratic, saying it left participants confused over allowance sales, group participation and qualification criteria. This encouraged many to believe that the CRC would be scrapped. So it came as a surprise when the Government announced last week that a “simplified” CRC would remain until at least 2016. View full briefing
  • A review of the JCT Constructing Excellence form of contract   
In March 2007 the JCT launched a new Constructing Excellence contract with the aims of:
  • encouraging collaborative working;
  • providing flexibility in use; and
  • encouraging parties to utilise risk management during the early stages of a project. View full briefing
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