Practical Guide to PPP in Europe - Now Published...

L'Estrange & Brett is pleased to announce the publication of A Practical Guide to PPP in Europe. Partner, Stuart Cairns and Senior Associate, Ciara Seymour have written the chapter covering Northern Ireland in this comprehensive book which covers 20 Member States. In addition there are chapters on Norway, Russia and Serbia, as well as on the EU Commission's approach to PPPs.

The infrastructure gap across Europe together with the pressures on the public purse has led to the adoption of the PPP model and enabling legislation in most European states. Yet the development of PPP programmes varies markedly between European countries due to differences in the political, legal, business and cultural context.

Stuart & Ciara's contribution provides a comprehensive overview of the laws and regulation in operation in Northern Ireland. The book provides comprehensive coverage by focusing not only on market trends but also on the political and legal drivers behind them. 11 key areas are covered in each country making it easy to quickly identify differences in approach between any county.

• Background
• Political situation
• Legal framework
• Procurement policy for PPPs
• Characteristics of local PPP model
• Competition and access to market
• Availability of funding
• Recently completed projects
• Review by sector
• Project pipeline
• Key organisations

A Practical Guide to PPP in Europe is published by City & Financial publishing. Full details can be found at www.cityandfinancial.com/pppeubk

Stuart Cairns is a Partner and Ciara Seymour is a Senior Associate in L'Estrange & Brett's Projects Group which has been named by both the European Legal 500 and the Chambers Legal Directory 2007/8 as the market leader in Northern Ireland for the fifth year running. They have been involved in most the of the major PPP projects signed in Northern Ireland to date and Stuart is currently heading up the team of lawyers advising on both the South West and Omagh Hospitals PPP Projects.