North Devon Legal Services

Information on our legal services

The Legal Services team at North Devon Council provides legal advice and assistance to officers and councillors within the Council.

We have a team of solicitors that are specialists in a number of different areas of law including: 

  • Property
  • Contract
  • Procurement
  • Planning
  • Licensing
  • Environmental offences
  • Local Government law
  • Freedom of Information
  • Data Protection
  • State aid/subsidy control

We are able to provide advice and assistance to a large variety of organisations including: 

  • Local authorities (including parish, town, district and county councils)
  • Educational establishments (including schools and colleges)
  • Housing associations; and
  • Public bodies generally (including the NHS)

If you would like assistance in relation to a legal matter please do not hesitate to get in touch.  Please note that we are unable to provide legal advice to members of the public.

e-mail: legalservices@northdevon.gov.uk

Telephone: 01271 388231

Where, after getting in touch with us, you decide to formally instruct us we will allocate a named solicitor to assist you.  They will provide you with a client care letter setting out what we have agreed we will do for you, and confirming that the services we provide to you will be subject to the following terms and conditions:

Terms and Conditions for Legal Services

Legal Services hourly charge out rates

Our address for correspondence is:  Legal Services, North Devon Council, PO Box, 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR

Unless otherwise agreed in writing with a member of the Legal team, service by email will not be accepted. Our postal address for service of hard copies is: Legal Services, North Devon Council, Lynton House, Commercial Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1DG

Open Data:   Datasets under Legal