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LEGAL EAGLES HORNSEA OFFSHORE WINDFARM
Shepherd and Wedderburn (S+W) advise SMart Wind, a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures (an entity owned by Siemens Financial Services), on their development of the 4GW Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm.
SUPPORT
Their role is to support the SMart Wind team in all work required for securing consents for the development of projects within the Zone. S+W advise on consenting, regulation, grid connection, land related consents and wayleaves, contracts and corporate governance issues in respect of the specific windfarm projects being developed within the Zone.
SECONDMENT Susan Fergusson, an assistant solicitor at S+W, has been seconded on a part time basis to SMart Wind for almost three years. Susan has supported SMart Wind in many of these areas, but primarily in relation to drafting and negotiating contracts for the procurement of environmental and geoscience survey services and in respect of the installation, operation and
management of the Hornsea met mast, advising on regulatory and grid connection issues and providing all aspects of company secretarial support to the various project companies set up to develop the specific wind farm projects.
relationships with all its key suppliers and contractors are properly documented and she plays a key role in risk management within the business. This has allowed Susan to develop strong commercial awareness and a true understanding of what the business needs.
INTEGRATION
Susan is very proud of being the only solicitor at S+W to have completed the STCW 95 personal survival techniques programme, a requirement of attending the SMart Wind team away day last September, which was hosted by DONG Energy (who have acquired a stake in the first project in the Zone).
Susan was also invited to attend the away day as one of only two non-Mainstream or Siemens members of the SMart Wind team, the other being the Crown Estate’s representative for the Hornsea Zone.
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“I have been able to develop a real feel for giving balanced but commercial advice at an early stage in my career. Building major offshore wind projects is an exciting and growing part of the UK economy and it has been great to be part of such a large and pioneering project.”
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Susan Fergusson ONE OF THE TEAM
In effectively performing an in-house legal counsel role, Susan is seen by SMart Wind as one of the team and has been integral to developing the close and trusted relationship that exists between S+W and SMart Wind today. On a day to day basis Susan helps to ensure that SMart Wind’s
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE Susan comments “At the outset of my secondment it was a fairly daunting prospect being the ‘go to’ person for all day to day legal and contractual issues. The opportunity to work so closely with the client team has, however, been a fantastic experience for me.
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