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Stuart Cairns

L'Estrange & Brett
Arnott House
12-16 Bridge Street
Belfast BT1 1LS
Northern Ireland

Tel: +44 28 9023 0426
Fax: +44 28 9024 6396
Email: stuart.cairns@lestrangeandbrett.com
URL: www.lestrangeandbrett.com

L'Estrange & Brett
Arnott House
12-16 Bridge Street
Belfast BT1 1LS
Northern Ireland

Tel: +44 28 9023 0426
Fax: +44 28 9024 6396

Email: cathy.lagan@lestrangeandbrett.com

URL: www.lestrangeandbrett.com

Stuart Cairns joined L'Estrange & Brett in 1998 as a trainee solicitor, becoming an associate in 2003. Stuart's main areas of practice are in projects and project finance.
In addition, he has a particular interest in procurement law and has advised many high profile organisations including Queen's University, Belfast, the Crown Estate, the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges and Invest Northern Ireland.
Stuart has been involved in many of the major PPP/PFI projects signed in Northern Ireland to date. He is currently advising the SIB and BELB on the Belfast school's project (Ireland's largest PPP project to date), the preferred bidder on the second DBFO roads project and two local health trusts on the procurement of two separate acute PPP projects.

Cathy Lagan is an associate solicitor in the firm's corporate department. Cathy's main area of expertise is in advising the public and private sectors on a range of issues arising from PPP/PFI projects. Cathy also advises a range of clients on construction matters.
Cathy has advised many major clients on a variety of projects across the education, accommodation and IT sectors. She has advised a public sector body on the provision of vehicle test equipment and services and a private sector consortium on the provision of headquarters accommodation and related services for Invest Northern Ireland. Cathy is currently advising the SIB and BELB on the Belfast Schools project (Ireland's largest PPP project to date).

L'Estrange & Brett has been named Northern Ireland's top law firm in the Infrastructure/PPP market by the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession for the fifth year running.

The firm has had an advisery role in almost every PPP/PFI project signed in Northern Ireland to date. As a result, it has advised both public and private sector clients on projects within the health, education, accommodation, water, roads and ICT sectors.

The firm's proven commercial approach is reinforced by our excellent transaction management and close client involvement. With 47 lawyers and trainees (including 12 Partners) specialising in a variety of practice areas and industry sectors, it can build specifically targeted teams to meet our clients' needs.

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