A Legal Guide to Setting Up a Joint Venture

In this opening workshop session, you will learn how to utilise the Localism Act, to help set up a joint venture.

• Learn how the General Power of Competence can be used to set up a joint venture
• Identify what other powers exist and are relevant
• Gain best practice from joint venture case studies
• Scope the most important aspects of the Localism Act

In this practical sessions, you will examine what joint venture works best for your organisation.

• Wholly owned/Teckal
• Trading companies
• Housing delivery services
• Shared service vehicles

In this interactive session, you will learn how to use contract and procurement law to establish a joint venture.

• Understand the regulation on procurement of joint ventures with the private sector
• Competitive Procedure with Negotiation or Competitive Dialogue?
• Learn about the contractual arrangements when setting up a joint venture

In this workshop session, you put what you have learned into practice, and set up a joint venture.

•  Gain a firm understanding of company law when it comes to joint ventures
• Understand your liability as a Company Director
• Mitigate the risk and liability on your local authority
• Overcome governance issues
• Learn from best and bad practice case studies
• Create an action plan to help your local authority set up a joint venture