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23 March 2012

‘Tremendous effort’ on Sunstroom sale to Foresight

Energy, construction and corporate finance specialists from Burges Salmon advised the shareholders of Swindon-based solar PV specialists, Sunstroom Energy Ltd (SEL), on the company’s sale to major solar investor, Foresight.

11 November 2011

Flagship deals secure top renewable energy award for Burges Salmon

Leading UK law firm Burges Salmon has been named ‘Adviser of the Year: Legal and Financial’ in the inaugural Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards.

21 September 2011

Burges Salmon clear contender for renewables Advisor of the Year

A multi-disciplinary team representing the best of Burges Salmon's construction, planning, procurement, real estate, project finance and regulation expertise has been shortlisted for the national Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards 2011.

01 September 2011

Burges Salmon working with LDA on £22bn ‘arc of opportunity’ at Royal London Docks

The London Development Agency (LDA) has chosen a legal team from leading UK law firm Burges Salmon to advise them on a key element of the transformation of London’s Royal Docks.

19 July 2011

Burges Salmon advises Devon County Council on 60,000 tonne exeter energy-from-waste project

A new £45m energy-from-waste facility which will divert 60,000 tonnes of residual household waste away from landfill each year is to be built following the signing of an agreement between Devon County Council ("DCC") and its waste disposal contractor Viridor.

21 April 2011

Burges Salmon Advises on £60.5m Deal to get UK Biomass Project Underway

An award-winning legal team from Burges Salmon has advised on a landmark renewable energy scheme which will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of whisky production in Scotland.

18 March 2011

Burges Salmon Appoints Four New Partners From Within

Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has appointed four new partners from a range of practice areas across the firm. These appointments will bring the total number of partners to 69. They take effect from 1 May, 2011.

01 March 2011

Burges Salmon Lawyer are Legal Editors of Key Guide for the Construction Industry

The "Environmental Good Practice On Site Guide" published by CIRIA is one of the construction industry's best known publications.   The guide is a user-friendly reference and training aid for the construction industry and provides practical advice about managing activities on construction and demolition sites to minimise environmental impacts.

11 August 2010

Burges Salmon advises BiogenGreenfinch

Burges Salmon team has advised BiogenGreenfinch, the UK's leading operator of Anaerobic Digestion food waste plants.

03 February 2010

ICE Construction ADR Conference

We recently sponsored the Institution of Civil Engineers' (ICE) annual Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) conference. Click on the link to read about the key themes to come out of the conference.

18 January 2010

Zero Carbon for New Non-domestic Buildings: Consultation on Policy Options

We are hosting an afternoon workshop for the Green Building Council at our Bristol office on 27th January. This is part of  a series of national workshops in January and February 2010 to support the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) consultation process on Zero Carbon New Non-Domestic Buildings. Click on the link for more details.

24 November 2009

New Chambers guide

We are pleased to announce that in the new Chambers guide to legal services, our Construction and Engineering team is ranked in both the London/UK wide and South West sections of the directory.

17 November 2009

Seminar: Contract Security in Uncertain Times

Click on the link for more details about our Contract Security seminar.

08 October 2009

Seminar: Construction Dispute Tactics

Click on the link to read more about our Construction Disputes seminar.

12 August 2009

False self-employment in construction - taxation of workers

HMRC has recently published a new consultation document entitled false self-employment in construction: taxation of workers. This outlines the Government's proposal for addressing the problem of false self-employment in construction.

24 June 2009

Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year 2009

We have been named Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2009. We're really pleased with this achievement, especially as this is the first year the award has been given. This recognises the hard work put in across the firm, as people in every area have helped over recent years.

19 June 2009

Appointed to London Development Agency Panel

We have been selected to work with the London Development Agency.

31 March 2009

Seminar: Hot Topics in Construction

Click here for further details about our Hot Topics in Construction seminar.