Caroline Hooton

Jul 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton

On Tuesday 9 July 2024 we hosted the latest in our series of top table events co-hosted by Stephenson Harwood and Atkins Realis. Juergen Maier, CBE, shared with us his thoughts around Rail and Urban transport, ahead of the publication of the conclusions of his review for the Labour Party on that topic. As always, there was lively debate around the tables and a few unplanned diversions onto wider issues affecting today’s railway, in particular given the results of the recent election.

Jul 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton

On 9 July 2024, Stephenson Harwood LLP and AtkinsRéalis are hosting a Top Table Lunch during which Juergen Maier (who is leading a Rail and Urban Transport Review for the Labour party) will be in conversation with Stephenson Harwood partner Tammy Samuel. If Labour win the general election on 4 July 2024, then this will be the first opportunity for the rail industry to learn more of its plans.

Jan 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton

Top 10 takeaways from our top table dinnerWhat is the future of rail operating contracts? That was the question posed to a room full of railway professionals on Thursday 11 January 2024 at the latest in our series of top table dinners co-hosted by Stephenson Harwood and Atkins Realis.

Mar 16, 2023 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton

Top 10 takeaways from our top table dinnerFreight and open access in the future GBR-led railway was the topic for the latest in our series of top table dinners, co-hosted with Atkins, on 14 March 2023. We were delighted to be joined by Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General of the Rail Freight Group, who spoke about some of the freight-specific issues in implementing rail reform.

Mar 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Lisa Marks |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton |Samantha Harland | +2 more

The Bus Services Act 2017 introduced two new bus service operating models: franchising and enhanced partnerships. You can find out more about the differences between these two models in one of our previous articles in this series on the bus industry by clicking here. As a brief reminder, under the bus franchising model, the franchising authority (the authority) is solely responsible for specifying the bus routes, services, timetables and frequencies.