Shepherd and Wedderburn maintains a strong commitment to servicing the legal needs of the public sector, having been ranked in the top tier of legal advisers to local government by the two major legal directories, Chambers and The Legal 500.
The unique environment in which public sector organisations operate requires advisers who understand that environment and can deliver appropriate solutions.  The Public Sector Group within Shepherd and Wedderburn brings together specialists from across the firm that enables us to provide comprehensive, focused and cost effective advice to a range of public sector clients. 

We currently advise organisations across the entire public sector spectrum, including local and central government, NDPBs, universities, higher and further education facilities and funding bodies and NHS Boards in Scotland and Trusts in England and Wales.

We monitor relevant legislative and other legal and policy developments on a continual basis. As a result, we are well equipped to advise local authorities and other public bodies and to guide them through the complex commercial landscape.

Key services we provide to the public sector are:

• Commercial Dispute Resolution 
• Competition and Regulation – including public procurement and State Aid
• Debt Recovery
• Employment
• Energy
• Media and Technology
• Pensions
• Planning and Environment
• PFI/PPP
• Professional Discipline and Regulation
• Property
• Public Law