Government

We provide effective solutions in commercial, regulatory, administrative and public law for those engaging in the government sector.

We have a highly specialised government team with extensive public sector experience

With a comprehensive understanding of the workings of government and how legal services can best be delivered, we support our clients in many and varied ways, including:

Effective stakeholder management in complex and sensitive matters with multiple stakeholders
Transparency and accountability in the delivery of services
Consistent service delivery across departments and agencies
Pragmatic and clear communication
End-to-end management of matters

We assist government departments and agencies, and those engaging with government, as a trusted and strategic advisor on complex government matters and through virtual retainer arrangements, HiveGC+ and secondments.

How we can help

Whilst we advise government, and those engaging with government, across a broad range of sectors, the industries we have deep specialisation in are:

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Applying Hive Legal’s highly collaborative, innovative consulting approach to all government sector engagements, we are pleased to deliver high-quality legal, strategic, and risk management services in this field. Our areas include:

Commercial law
Administrative and public law

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In addition to the below commercial, public, and administrative law areas, our service offering includes:

Government strategy and risk advice
Policy and procedure development and review
Training, CPD sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives
Legal consulting using our innovative approach to Legal Design Thinking (HiveThink^P)

Commercial Law

Our experienced team has received several awards for our commercial law practice. Paired with our government-specific expertise, our team can support you through the complex nature of government contracting. Our government commercial services include:

Procurement and contracting of goods and services, including tenders and state purchase contracts
Major government projects
Government grant and funding programs
Intergovernmental arrangements, memoranda of understanding, and other agreements
Procurement and contracting compliance and enforcement
Technology, IP, consumer, privacy, and regulatory contracting considerations
Contract management

Administrative and Public Law

Our government team are public and administrative law specialists who deliver collaborative, prompt, and high-quality legal, strategic, and risk management services in this field to government and those engaging with government. We can assist with advising on matters including:

Statutory interpretation advice
Public governance and reporting
Public liability and statutory immunities
Public sector design and implementation
Legislative, instrument, and policy drafting and reform
Administrative and statutory decision-making powers, obligations, and entitlements
Preparing instruments of delegation or authorisation, and administrative determinations
Administrative reviews of decisions
Regulatory compliance and enforcement, including functions, powers and obligations, licensing and suitability, and regulatory tools
Privacy, public and health records, freedom of information, record security, and retention
Confidentiality and disclosure, including Legal Professional Privilege, Public Interest Immunity, and intergovernmental information-sharing
Public emergency law

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