National Utilities & Infrastructure Team

Nigel Billingsley

Partner, Head of Skills for Bruton Knowles and National Utilities & Infrastructure Team North

BSc  MRICS  MCIWM  PgDip  RICS Registered Valuer

As Partner and Head of the National Utilities & Infrastructure Team North, Nigel specialises in the delivery of property advice to a range of clients across key sectors, including Road, Railway, Light Rail and Utilities, he focuses on delivery of CPO/TWAO and DCO projects and acts as expert witness at public inquiries. In addition to his role developing projects, he leads complex compensation cases including Upper Tribunal work.

With over 35-year experience dealing with complex property development and claims management and since joining Bruton Knowles in 2004, Nigel has utilised his public and private sector experience to provide practical advice in the delivery of major projects across the UK’s transportation sector.

Nigel, based from the Leeds hub, has also participated in episodes of the Bruton Knowles Landmark Podcast and is a key spokesperson for the firm in the Utilities & Infrastructure sector.

Gill Froud

Partner, Head of National Utilities & Infrastructure Team South

NIPA member, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies and Finance

Gillian is a Partner and the Head of National Utilities & Infrastructure Team South at Bruton Knowles. Since joining the firm in 2023, Gillian has built upon her extensive experience within the electricity, telecoms and renewable energy sectors – having accrued over 20 years of industry knowledge.

Based from the Wimborne hub, Gillian’s understanding of development consent orders, electricity and telecoms has made her an integral part of delivering large-scale projects, as she holds overall responsibility of the projects to ensure delivery within budgets and timelines set with clients and has a key role of business development and client care.

With a background in both the financial sector and private equity industry, Gillian has been well placed to comment on such news stories, as well as providing her thoughts on the latest sector ongoings on the Bruton Knowles Landmark Podcast.

Gill Froud To Head Up New Utilities Team South for Bruton Knowles

Russell Davies

Partner, Head of the National Utilities & Infrastructure Team Wales

Dip REM

Russell is Partner and Head of the National Utilities & Infrastructure Team Wales and based from the firm’s Cardiff hub. With over two decades of experience, Russell leads a team of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), Utilities and Infrastructure professionals to help deliver on a range of infrastructure projects. With an extensive understanding of the sector in the UK, and particularly in Wales, which includes advising companies, landowners and occupiers on compensation claims, wayleaves and easements, land acquisitions and sales, Russell has additionally led on a number of utilities projects in the water, sewers, electricity, oil, gas and telecoms sectors.