our services
Blake Lapthorn's
Rail group has a wealth of expertise and experience advising
clients on:
rail franchising
- negotiating for new franchise arrangements
- arrangements for participation in bidding consortia
- renegotiation of network service level agreements
- general issues arising on interpretation and implementation of
existing and new franchise agreements
track access
- S17, S18 and S22 Railways
Act applications to ORR for new long-term track access agreements
with Network Rail under operator’s successive new rail
franchises
- track access agreement amendments with
Network Rail
- track access supplemental agreements
rolling stock leasing and
procurement
- implementation of procurement and leasing
arrangements for new fleets of rolling stock, including acceptance
and bonding arrangements with the manufacturers
- amendment and renewal of leases for existing
fleets of rolling stock on franchise renewal, including negotiation
with the Department for Transport
- amendment of leasing arrangements to
facilitate rolling stock modification programmes
- sale and purchase agreements for various
fleets of secondhand rolling stock
- trial agreements for technological
innovations
rolling stock maintenance
- heavy maintenance framework contracting
arrangements for fleets of rolling stock
- associated bogie and engine maintenance
subcontracting arrangements
- access agreements and pooling agreements for
train spare parts
- sale and purchase of spare parts pools
- warranty issues on rolling stock
maintenance
- industry insurance arrangements for rolling
stock
stations and
depots
- access agreements
- contracting arrangements
and related claims on procurement and operational issues, such as
bus through ticketing, taxi regulation, car park pricing,
advertising concessions, cleaning, catering, environment, noise,
recruitment, maintenance and subcontracting
rail
infrastructure projects
- track maintenance
contracts
- arrangements with Network
Rail to deal with the degradation of railway network assets
- buyback of long term
network maintenance contracts
IT and general
procurement
- contracts for goods, services and
labour including new integrated ticketing network and other major
IT systems
IP and branding
- advising on brand protection, IP and
trade mark arrangements for rail services promotions; regulations
governing promotions and data protection compliance
competition
- general competition compliance
advice
- responding to OFT investigations
- advice on potentially anti-competitive
arrangements and dominance
- advice on industry collective
arrangements such as zonal fares and through ticketing
employment
- employment tribunal applications
including rail union related and industry sensitive matters
- advice on TUPE issues
- advice on application of DDA in the
rail industry
claims and dispute
resolution
- legal support following fatalities and
injuries on the network; attendance at inquests; environmental
claims; responding to adverse publicity; application for ASBOs
For further information please contact
Peter
Barber in the Rail group on 023 8085 7079 or
email peter.barber@bllaw.co.uk
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