Construction and engineering

All our lawyers have an in-depth understanding of the industry and the issues faced by those operating within it, from procurement and risk allocation to vindicating rights and enforcing remedies.

We have decades of experience in representing and providing tailored, focused legal advice, for those involved in  the construction , engineering  and energy industry.  

Our team has advised on public and private sector developments (commercial and residential), building services and installations, transport (highways, rail, aviation), energy facilities (on and offshore), cabling and pipelines

Our lawyers have:

• Worked with a developer on an urban extension to a market town including 6,500 new homes, three primary schools and a secondary school.
• Negotiated an NEC3 contract for a government client for a new faculty building .
• Acted for a leading specialist demolition and groundworks contractor in successful adjudication proceedings for an extension of time and loss and expense, against a top 10 UK main contractor.
• Successfully argued our client's position in the Supreme Court case of Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc regarding the limitation period applicable to claims for repayment of sums awarded in adjudication.
•  Acted for the successful  claimant in  the reported case of RG Carter Building Ltd v Kier Business Services Ltd.
• Successfully acted in the reported case of Mears Ltd v Costplan Services (South East) Ltd, regarding the correct meaning of practical completion under a building contract.

We have many years of experience working on Construction and engineering projects under the standard form building and engineering contracts including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, ICE, MF/1, IChemE and LOGIC.  

Our clients include developers, government departments, educational and health providers, insurers, consultants, contractors and subcontractors and specialist suppliers.

Our construction law blog reveals our latest thinking on today’s big issues and the latest legal factors affecting the construction and engineering industry. Find regular engineering and construction law updates to help understand your own legal situation.