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  • Urban Dynamics

    Legal advice to help you realise the opportunities in the way cities are designed, built and managed.

    The World Bank predicts that by 2050, the world's urban population will have more than doubled. 

    Today, 57% of people live in a city and this is expected to increase to 70% in the next 25 years. This growth means that the extent to which businesses understand and engage with the urban environment will continue to have a significant impact on their success.

    The cities that we know and love have been formed over centuries. How we live and work in them is constantly evolving, as are the challenges and opportunities created by modern urban life. Succeeding in this rich environment is an ongoing conversation, which includes the impact of digitalisation and decarbonisation.

    We've been advising clients on the legal aspects of urban dynamics for years and can help you operate at the forefront. Our lawyers will help you understand how the growing importance of cities and the related legal issues will affect your business in the short, medium and long term.

    Together, we'll be ready for what's next.

    What our clients are talking about

    WOCATA AI

    Succeeding with artificial intelligence

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    WOCATA GW

    Managing greenwashing risk

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    WOCATA LOGISTICS

    Optimising logistics

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    WOCATA SC

    Future-proofing supply chains

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    The latest Urban Dynamics insights
    Mobility

    M&A on the move: what consolidation in international e-mobility means for strategic buyers and investors

    'Thoughtful' M&A strategy will be a direction of travel for many in the US on the road to global e-mobility opportunity
    06/08/2025
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    Mobility

    International regulatory advances for autonomous and electric vehicles will shape the future of mobility

    The automotive industry is undergoing seismic change driven by advancements in technology and evolving regulation
    15/07/2025
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    Life Sciences and Healthcare

    Can newly enacted UK rules simplifying approval for precision bred plants survive the EU reset?

    Genetic tech regulations set to come into force in November but UK and EU agree dynamic alignment on agrifood products
    21/05/2025
    Read time 3m
    Real estate

    English High Court recent rulings consider landowners' rights to an injunction against drone users

    Two approaches have been taken by the High Court to granting injunctions against 'drone trespass' over private property
    15/04/2025
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    Real estate

    Watt's next? Consultation proposes reforms to the energy performance of buildings regime in England and Wales

    Building owners will want to keep an eye on an evolving regulatory landscape as the government looks to improve EPCs
    13/01/2025
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    Real estate

    Housebuilding market study: UK government responds to CMA proposals

    Broad acceptance of recommendations to improve the housebuilding market confirmed by UK government, with detail awaited
    19/11/2024
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    The Built Environment

    Is Belgian real estate ready for the new rules for electric vehicles from 2025?

    Obligations are changing for the installation of charging stations and infrastructure in Belgium
    01/07/2024
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    Employment and pensions

    HR pensions spotlight | Automatic enrolment: are you compliant?

    Employers should consider a range of measures to help reduce the risk of non-compliance
    26/06/2024
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    Employment and pensions

    UK Employment Law Coffee Break: AI in HR and recruitment, neuroinclusive interviews, and ET reforms

    Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers
    16/05/2024
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    Artificial intelligence

    UK government publishes guidance on responsible artificial intelligence in human resources and recruitment

    DSIT has outlined key considerations to be considered by organisations seeking to procure and deploy AI in the recruitment lifecycle
    10/05/2024
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    Urban Dynamics

    Future Foods Update | May 2024

    This edition includes new UK guidance on plant-based dairy products, an Austrian case on naming plant-based products, and EU developments...
    03/05/2024
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    The Built Environment

    UK HMRC changes its view on VAT recovery of cladding remediation works

    Housebuilders that have voluntarily carried out cladding remediation work welcome HMRC's change of stance
    14/03/2024
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    How we've helped clients

    Regeneration project

    Acting for Vistry Partnerships on the first phase of the Meridian Water project, a large regeneration project in Enfield which will focus on creation of a community, affordable housing for local people, flexible spaces for artists and other creatives...

    Covid-19 health and safety

    Advising ITV on health and safety issues for recommencing production following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.

    Limejump

    Advised the shareholders of Limejump on the sale of the Company to Shell Energy.

    App-based bus service

    Advising a global mass transit operator on the establishment of a dynamic app-based on demand bus service in the UK.

    Real estate date strategy

    Advising Nuveen on the benefits and methods of using building data to drive their real estate strategy. Nuveen are increasingly moving into the residential space, where use of data around use of communal areas, for example, can be crucial in...

    New working models

    Advising clients, across sectors, in respect of 'return to work' employment and health and safety issues and implementing 'To Agility and Beyond' programmes including advising on the set up of new working models.

    Optimisation and dispatch services

    Advising a leading energy tech company on its innovative optimisation and dispatch services contract suite for batteries and other distributed generators, including complex forward and within-day electricity trading arrangements.

    Mobility as a Service

    Working with European Commission funded MyCorridor on its Mobility as a Service (MaaS) project designed to provide a sustainable multimodal urban and interurban solution for travellers.

    Smart technology in accommodation

    Advising Glide, a company focusing on utilities and connectivity in the student accommodation space, allowing students to pay their share of all their bills in one payment. Part of the Real Estate as a Service theme and showing again the growing use...

    Hybrid working

    Advising clients in respect of contract of employment and policy revisions to reflect hybrid working.

    Connected homes

    Advising a multinational energy and services company on the rollout of their connected home offering. We are advising on commercial and regulatory law, including coordinating regulatory advice across multiple jurisdictions. From the outset, we...

    Regeneration and transport

    Acting for Whitehill and Bordon Regeneration Company in relation to the regeneration of Prince Phillip Park in Hampshire, one of the most innovative regeneration projects in the UK. The project includes the creation of a public transport service...

    Digital operating system

    Advising a leading international fintech company on payment regulation connected with its end to end, digital operating system for managing mobile pay parking, parking enforcement, digital permitting and micro-mobility.

    Advising a leading independent real estate consultancy

    Advising a leading independent real estate consultancy in obtaining data from a major Singapore-based telecom and applying data analytics to help the Real Estate Investment Trust Managers of a multinational alternative asset management company...

    Employment in tech

    Advising a large tech client in respect of employment status issues.

    Business protection programmes

    Implementing business protection programmes to protect clients from potential data breach and confidentiality issues in light of new working models.

    Data breach

    Advising in respect of a high risk data breach and follow up actions.

    Health data privacy

    Advising in respect of privacy law compliance in relation to processing of COVID-19 health related data.

    Buy and build strategy

    Advising groups of investors on buy and build strategies relating to combining traditional staffing and recruitment companies with technologies that will allow greater automation and  improve profitability.

    IT training platform

    Advising online IT training platform for young people from under-privileged backgrounds on methods of retaining the trained talent and then hiring out to clients as a retained talent pool after completion of training.

    Start-up strategy

    Advising thirty start up online staffing platforms on strategic issues relating  to how they should charge and the commercial and contractual models which will best minimise regulatory and tax risk.

    Vacancy filling software

    Advising three recruitment companies in respect of vacancy filling software.

    Regeneration project

    Acting for Vistry Partnerships on the first phase of the Meridian Water project, a large regeneration project in Enfield which will focus on creation of a community, affordable housing for local people, flexible spaces for artists and other creatives...

    Covid-19 health and safety

    Advising ITV on health and safety issues for recommencing production following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.

    Limejump

    Advised the shareholders of Limejump on the sale of the Company to Shell Energy.

    App-based bus service

    Advising a global mass transit operator on the establishment of a dynamic app-based on demand bus service in the UK.

    Real estate date strategy

    Advising Nuveen on the benefits and methods of using building data to drive their real estate strategy. Nuveen are increasingly moving into the residential space, where use of data around use of communal areas, for example, can be crucial in...

    New working models

    Advising clients, across sectors, in respect of 'return to work' employment and health and safety issues and implementing 'To Agility and Beyond' programmes including advising on the set up of new working models.

    Optimisation and dispatch services

    Advising a leading energy tech company on its innovative optimisation and dispatch services contract suite for batteries and other distributed generators, including complex forward and within-day electricity trading arrangements.

    Mobility as a Service

    Working with European Commission funded MyCorridor on its Mobility as a Service (MaaS) project designed to provide a sustainable multimodal urban and interurban solution for travellers.

    Smart technology in accommodation

    Advising Glide, a company focusing on utilities and connectivity in the student accommodation space, allowing students to pay their share of all their bills in one payment. Part of the Real Estate as a Service theme and showing again the growing use...

    Hybrid working

    Advising clients in respect of contract of employment and policy revisions to reflect hybrid working.

    Connected homes

    Advising a multinational energy and services company on the rollout of their connected home offering. We are advising on commercial and regulatory law, including coordinating regulatory advice across multiple jurisdictions. From the outset, we...

    Regeneration and transport

    Acting for Whitehill and Bordon Regeneration Company in relation to the regeneration of Prince Phillip Park in Hampshire, one of the most innovative regeneration projects in the UK. The project includes the creation of a public transport service...

    Digital operating system

    Advising a leading international fintech company on payment regulation connected with its end to end, digital operating system for managing mobile pay parking, parking enforcement, digital permitting and micro-mobility.

    Advising a leading independent real estate consultancy

    Advising a leading independent real estate consultancy in obtaining data from a major Singapore-based telecom and applying data analytics to help the Real Estate Investment Trust Managers of a multinational alternative asset management company...

    Employment in tech

    Advising a large tech client in respect of employment status issues.

    Business protection programmes

    Implementing business protection programmes to protect clients from potential data breach and confidentiality issues in light of new working models.

    Data breach

    Advising in respect of a high risk data breach and follow up actions.

    Health data privacy

    Advising in respect of privacy law compliance in relation to processing of COVID-19 health related data.

    Buy and build strategy

    Advising groups of investors on buy and build strategies relating to combining traditional staffing and recruitment companies with technologies that will allow greater automation and  improve profitability.

    IT training platform

    Advising online IT training platform for young people from under-privileged backgrounds on methods of retaining the trained talent and then hiring out to clients as a retained talent pool after completion of training.

    Start-up strategy

    Advising thirty start up online staffing platforms on strategic issues relating  to how they should charge and the commercial and contractual models which will best minimise regulatory and tax risk.

    Vacancy filling software

    Advising three recruitment companies in respect of vacancy filling software.

    Decarbonising Bergamo - the Chorus Life project

    We're advising Costim Group on the Chorus Life project which relates to the development of a smart city district in Bergamo.

    We're supporting them with all regulatory issues in relation to the energy generating capabilities of the smart district, how energy will be handled across the district – and how that would be factored into the contracts

    Simone Monesi

    The urban development project uses cutting edge technology to maximise decarbonisation and efficiency in the city. Find out more about the development of this city of the future – and the legal and regulatory considerations of urban development projects.

    Connect with one of our experts

    Olivia Sinfield
    Olivia Sinfield
    Partner, Head of Urban Dynamics
    +44 20 7105 7480 Email Olivia Full bio
    Vinciane Rysselinck
    Vinciane Rysselinck
    Senior Counsel
    +32 2 515 9308 Email Vinciane Full bio
    Viktoria Winstel
    Dr Viktoria Winstel
    Partner, Specialist lawyer for employment law
    +49 221 5108 4156 Email Viktoria Full bio
    Simon Spooner
    Simon Spooner
    Partner, Head of Urban Mobility
    +44 117 917 4112 Email Simon Full bio
    Steve Yu
    Steve Yu
    Managing Partner, Co-founder
    +86 21 6279.8808 Email Steve Full bio
    Jonathan Mills
    Jonathan Mills
    Partner
    +44 20 7105 7432 Email Jonathan Full bio
    Emmanuelle Yvon
    Emmanuelle Yvon
    Counsel
    +33 1 84 82 46 50 Email Emmanuelle Full bio
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    Paul Matthews
    Partner
    +44 117 917 3592 Email Paul Full bio
    Simone Monesi
    Simone Monesi
    Partner, Head of Urban Dynamics
    +39 02 5413 1758 Email Simone Full bio
    Kelly Harlick
    Kelly Harlick
    Executive Vice President, International
    +1 917 545 8876 Email Kelly Full bio
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