About
Patricia joined the firm in 2022 upon qualification. She has experience advising a range of public and private sector organisations, also advising on rail contracts, maintenance arrangements, procurement law, grant funding arrangements and commercial contracts.
Experience
- FirstGroup: Advising FirstGroup and their train operating companies on various new fleet acquisitions, rolling stock matters and maintenance arrangements.
- Transport for Wales: Advising on a range of maintenance arrangements and regulatory matters. Projects have included Porth transport hub and OHLE at Canton depot.
- Private sector clients: Advising on various large value and long-term commercial contracts including advising on various risk and performance issues.
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Advising on various grant funding arrangements (GFAs) between UKRI and other government departments. Advising and negotiating of GFAs for the nine Catapults organisations for 2023-2028 with a total funding of around £1.6 billion.
- Foreign Office: Advising on contract documents for the Foreign Office’s flagship dynamic purchasing system for facilities management across its global estate which is valued at around £1.5 billion and call-off of a facilities management supplier for the Europe region.
- Ministry of Defence: Providing advice on the drafting of ITT documentation for the Army Collective Training Service (ACTS), an innovative and complex programme which aims to transform the management and delivery of training.
Credentials
- Admitted as solicitor: England & Wales (2022)