BAA has appointed a new general counsel, with Carol Hui taking up the role.

Hui (pictured) joins from construction giant Amey, where she had been general counsel and executive director for nine years.

Prior to that, Hui was part of the in-house legal teams at British Gas and TDG. She launched her legal career with Slaughter and May in Hong Kong as a member of the firm's corporate finance department.

The destination of Hui's predecessor as BAA GC, Robert Herga, is as yet unconfirmed.

The news comes as Amey appoints senior counsel and head of contracts services Wayne Robertson as its new head of legal.

Robertson will manage twenty lawyers at Amey and will report to chief executive Mel Ewell. He will also act as company secretary.

Prior to joining Amey, Robertson held posts at Accenture, British Telecomm and BOC.

Both Amey and BAA are owned by infrastructure giant Ferrovial. Ferrovial took over BAA in 2006 in a £10.3bn deal and has now put Gatwick Airport up for sale in the wake of demands from the Competition Commission to shed three of its seven airports.

In October, City firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith landed roles for BAA on the Gatwick sell-off, with Freshfields advising on corporate matters and Herbert Smith on real estate.

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