Louise Gowman

Louise acts on the consenting, development and financing of infrastructure projects. She has focused on the ports industry for over 30 years, and during that time has advised ports on projects, financings, development control, marine licensing, statutory orders and public inquiries, harbour regulation, commercial agreements and the management of port estates.

Her infrastructure focus also includes renewables projects, from wind farm developments to energy from waste facilities.

Louise’s clients typically come from the entrepreneurial/family business sector and look to her for advice across a wide range of issues facing them.

• Acting for a UK port in relation to all real estate development and management matters arising in respect of its approximately 2,500-acre estate and in relation to a range of stevedoring and other marine services contracts, short and long-term.
• Advising a UK port in relation to mitigating the adverse effects of various nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) (development consent order (DCO)) schemes, including drafting and negotiating protective provisions and preparing submissions and evidence throughout the examination process.
• Promoting and advising port authorities on harbour revision orders in relation to both works and harbour powers.
• Advising a major UK port on all aspects of the development of a substantial new terminal to support the development of offshore wind.