LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW BOOKS AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES
I am an experienced solicitor, specialising in local government law. I have worked for many years in the public sector on major infrastructure projects, the PFI and helping local authorities to commercialise services through trading companies and other vehicles. I have helped several authorities to bid for devolution and setting up combined authorities.
Professionally, I have written numerous articles and publications as well as two major local government loose-leaf text-books and a book on local authority charging and trading powers. Here is a testimonial from a leading local government practitioner about my books:
“I have relied upon Rob Hann’s publications covering everything from Councils Local Authority Charging and Trading Powers, and Local Authority Companies and Partnerships for most of my career in the public sector. In these challenging times, I have found them to be invaluable with their practical and informative approach to how Councils can become more innovative in local government’s journey to meet the modern demands of public service”.
Stuart Portman. Head of Law,Walsall Council
Local Authority Charging and Trading Powers (LACAT)– 2020 edition
Available to order, now with an additional chapter providing council's with a methodology to explore the raising of additional income through charging and trading;
The essential guide for English local authorities seeking to lawfully generate income from their statutory powers now available on Amazon
the 2020 Guide to Local Authority Companies and Partnerships – (LACAP)
Published by Hann Books Limited in hard copy, can be ordered direct from Hann Books.
The major content of this new one-volume work was previously in looese-leaf format and has been in continuous publication for over 25 years. This new comprehensive format has been fully updated and includes the involvement of several leading practitioners in the field. This unique book charts how joint ventures, whether in the form of limited companies or various other sorts of partnerships, involving local authorities, the private sector and/or the voluntary sector, can be established within the current legal and accounting framework.
Coherent delivery strategies are essential in both the set up and the management of such projects, the regulation of which can be volatile and unclear and this book uses flowcharts and diagrams to simplify the message. Commentary on local authority powers and the powers of general competence contained in the Localism Act 2011 are comprehensively covered
The full complex legislative background is demystified together with plenty of practical guidance for practitioners on difficult areas of law and finance. It is a complete and self-contained work covering both legislation and case law and includes a wide selection of materials. It offers the reader clear and practical guidance addressing all the tricky issues, and examines possible solutions to these issues.
Here is what leading partners of law firms contributing chapters to LACAP say:
Andrew Pettinger, Partner Addleshaw Goddard LLP
"I am delighted to contribute to Rob Hann’s comprehensive handbook ‘LACAP’. This is the resource to reach for when dealing with any issue in this fast moving area. It explains complex issues simply and contains very useful background information, context and support on most practical issues which practitioners and lay persons are likely to face."
Mark Cook, Partner. Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
“Sharing best practice in the public sphere makes Local Authority Companies and Partnerships an indispensable resource. With entrepreneurship and commercialism at the top of the local government agenda, Rob Hann’s practical handbook demystifies many of the key commercial, finance and legal issues”.