Commercial lawyers for construction industry contracts and disputes
We handle contractual negotiations and disputes at a technical and interpersonal level to get a good commercial deal for our clients.
We know that despite the large prices of many contracts, margins are tight, and we will work hard but intelligently to ensure that our clients do not lose out.
We have over ten years' experience of drafting, negotiating and arguing over the terms and conditions of construction contracts. We work with our clients to get a good commercial deal, be that in mapping one out at the start in contractual negotiations, or in presenting or responding to claims. We have dealt with JCT, ICE, NEC, GC/Works and FIDIC standard forms of various vintages, and numerous bespoke arrangements, particularly for PFI deals, and are familiar with standard form consultant appointments produced by the RIBA and NHS.
We have been involved, either on one side of the table or in the middle as mediator, in most of the regular industry commercial relationships:
- employer-contractor;
- contractor-consultant;
- employer-consultant;
- contractor-subcontractor;
- and relationships between the above and joint venture partners, funders or insurers.
We offer the following alternative services:
- Legal advice and representation to one party, or
- Mediation services to two or more parties
with a view to building, maintaining and reinforcing contractual relationships in contracts for construction or technological services, or related professional services, and adding to or protecting the value of the commercial deal.
The cost of our service compares favourably with what you might be asked to pay elsewhere, particularly for specialist London lawyers. We can tailor our charges to the size and nature of the instruction, including whether insurance is available for your costs, and provide discounts for ongoing streams of work. Our headline rate will normally apply where a project is being negotiated towards financial close, or a dispute is the subject of court or arbitration proceedings in which costs can be recovered from opponents if the case is won. For more general advice, outside of a context in which money will shortly be changing hands, a reduced rate will apply. Fixed fees for clearly scoped pieces of work can also be discussed.
