Cobbetts LLP has been appointed to the legal panel of the Outer London Boroughs’ Consortium.

The consortium, which is launched this month, is intended to run for a period of four years and will see Cobbetts working with 14 local authorities in London and Kent. The framework is an all services contract with Cobbetts advising on a range of matters including property, procurement, employment, dispute resolution, housing, planning and litigation.
 
Tiffany Cloynes, partner and head of public sector at Cobbetts, commented: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Cobbetts. With the advent of London 2012 and in the aftermath of the General Election, the next four years will present a number of opportunities and challenges for the London authorities. We are very much looking forward to working together with the consortium during this exciting time."
 
Mark Bowen, director of legal, democratic and customer services at the London Borough of Bromley said: "We were delighted with the interest from law firms in participating in the consortium arrangements and we consider we have secured a panel of the highest quality, which will not only deliver excellent and cost effective legal work across the range of functions carried out by participating councils, but also added value benefits around training and resource sharing.”
 
Cobbetts has already been selected from the panel to advise on a commercial/property matter for the London Borough of Barnet in respect of which work has already commenced.

The consortium comprises the London Boroughs of Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, Havering, Hillingdon, Merton, Redbridge and Sutton, the City of London Corporation, Thanet District Council, and the Borough Councils of Dartford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Swale.