Provision of legal services

To provide advice and representation in relation to Education Prosecutions raised by the Council 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 below. Advice and representation on equal pay and related discrimination claims arising from the Council’s pay and grading structure are excluded from this lot

To advise and assist the Council in relation to any requirement it may have regarding

corporate / commercial legal services

planning, roads and environment law

local government and public law

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 to the Council on all aspects of civil litigation, including representation at courts and tribunals as required. Work falling under the lots 2 (employment), 1 (education prosecutions) and 5 (social work children and families) is excluded from this lot.

To advise and assist the Council on its statutory rights and responsibilities in relation to children and young persons, and to provide advice and representation as required. Working with the Council’s in-house legal team or directly on the instruction of Social Work Services

General Conveyancing

Construction advice