Legal services

Tender description

Framework for the provision of professional legal services. To advise and assist in relation to any requirement regarding corporate/commercial legal services, contentious and non contentious construction law, planning roads and environment law, local government and public law and complex, high value or novel property law and conveyancing (excluded from the scope of the general conveyancing lot — lot 6). To provide advice and assistance on all aspects of civil litigation, including representation at courts and tribunals as required. Work falling under Lots 1, 2 and 5 is excluded from this lot. To advise and assist the Council on statutory rights and responsibilities in relation to children and young persons, and to provide advice and representation as required. To provide advice on all aspects of property law and to carry out conveyancing where the matter is of a routine or standard nature and/or low value. To provide advice and representation in relation to education prosecutions raised under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. To provide advice and representation on all aspects of employment law including, but not limited to, the matters listed in the scope of requirements. Advice and representation on equal pay and related discrimination claims arising from the Authorities pay and grading structure are excluded from this Lot.