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Mark Brunton, Partner

Mark Brunton

Partner

Practice areas

  • Commercial agreements
  • Commercial and IT
  • Project and infrastructure finance
  • Transport

Practice notes

Brexit and the legal implications for businesses

Mark Brunton is a partner in the Eversheds Company Commercial Practice Group. He specialises in advising on major projects in the railway sector and is expert in commercial contract drafting and negotiation in the regulated railway environment. He has a particular focus on rail franchise/concession agreements and rail infrastructure related projects.

Examples of Mark's experience include:

  • advising an infrastructure manager on agreements in relation to rail infrastructure assets and regulated access
  • advising the Department for Transport on a number of rail franchise agreement amendments to facilitate investment in increased capacity and other improvements for passengers
  • advising the Department for Transport on a number of railway franchise letting competitions including in relation to the Trans Pennine Express and South Western franchises
  • advising the Department for Transport on a number of railway franchise direct awards including the 2015 Great Western, 2018 Inter City West Coast and 2019 East Midlands franchises
  • leading the Eversheds team advising Chiltern Railways on the Project Evergreen 3 Chiltern Main Line infrastructure upgrade (including the creation of a new inter city route from London to Oxford via Bicester).

Mark is recognised in Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a leading individual in the rail sector.

Brexit

The impact of Brexit will not be the same for all businesses. Our Brexit lawyers are working with a number of clients to help them with Brexit planning. We are helping them take steps to put themselves in the best possible position. For some clients, we have analysed the implications of Brexit on their business based on the different potential models of Brexit. We would be happy to discuss the potential implications of Brexit for your business too.

Contact Mark for more information on how Brexit may affect your business.

View our Brexit hub for our full range of Brexit resources.

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Visit our Brexit Legal Advice Hub for in-house lawyers

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