History counts as English Heritage re-appoints Bond Pearce to legal panel

Posted 25 February 2010 - 2:44pm by WikiJob

Bond Pearce has been re-appointed to the English Heritage legal panel for the next three years commencing on 1st March 2010. The areas of work to be covered by the firm in the Panel Appointment include property, commercial and procurement, information and communications technology, intellectual property, employment, and defendant personal injury.

Following hot on the heels of the firm's re-appointment to the Homes and Communities Agency legal panel, this news reaffirms Bond Pearce's impressive public sector pedigree.

English Heritage is the Government's statutory adviser on the historic built environment and the lead body in the Heritage sector. It manages and keeps open to the public over 400 sites including Stonehenge, Dover Castle and Osborne House. Bond Pearce has been acting for English Heritage for a number of years and was appointed to the previous panel in 2006.

Julian Hamblin, Client Relationship Partner at Bond Pearce, comments: "We are delighted with this re-appointment to English Heritage's legal panel. English Heritage is a client with whom we are proud to be involved. Our national public sector expertise, demonstrable across our service delivery teams, combined with our understanding of how English Heritage operates, stood us in good stead in the selection process."

Commenting on the appointment, Mike Harlow, Legal Director at English Heritage said: "We are delighted to reappoint Bond Pearce to our panel. There was a strong response to our invitation to tender reflecting a very competitive market-place. Bond Pearce demonstrated that they have a very good understanding of the needs of English Heritage and the right variety of skills at the right price point."

Other national public sector clients for whom Bond Pearce acts include the Homes & Communities Agency, the Crown Estate, the Highways Agency and the BBC as well as a number of local authorities which include Bristol City Council, Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire District Council.