Hill Dicks wins Kings Dock tender

LAW firm Hill Dickinson has been appointed by Liverpool City Council to provide legal services for the development of a new exhibition centre and hotel at the Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool (ACC) on Kings Dock.

The £38m project is expected to start on site in 2013 and Hill Dickinson secured the work to provide planning and procurement advice via a tender process. It will also advise on the building contract and future lease agreements.

David Chinn, head of Hill Dickinson’s public sector and commercial business services group, said that Hill Dickinson said “extensive knowledge of the proposed Kings Dock site, having acted for the David McLean Group on the development of the existing masterplan”.

“We are very much looking forward to working with the Council and the team at ACC Liverpool. As a firm with strong ties to the city, we are very proud to be playing an integral role in this significant Liverpool project.”

Council Leader Joe Anderson said: “The new exhibition centre and hotel on the ACC Liverpool site are a key part of our ambitious plans to continue regenerating Liverpool. I welcome the appointment of Hill Dickinson to carry out this important piece of work, which will be crucial to driving the project forward.”