Construction law

Our solicitors are specialists in all forms of dispute resolution, and have the experience to keep your project running as smoothly as possible.  We have a strong track record in the adjudication of construction disputes.

Our services include:

Support at the beginning of a project:

• Construction contract drafting-industry standard form contracts or bespoke contracts and terms and conditions;
• Review and advice on collateral warranties, consultancy agreements and bonds/guarantees;

Support during the course of a project:

• Help with contract administration;
• Reviewing and preparing
  • payment and pay less notices
  • notices of delay
  • applications for and assessments of extensions of time
  • notices of suspension/termination
• Advising on CDM Regulations;
• Advising on the operation of the Construction Act;
• Advising on the effects of insolvency of a contracting party

Advice in relation to disputes concerning:

• Entitlement to extensions of time
• Entitlement to levy liquidated damages
• Entitlement to loss and expense
• Liability for defects
• Entitlement to payment/to withhold payment
• Omissions or variations to works
• Suspension of works
• Termination
• Professional negligence

Experience of all forms of dispute resolution:

• Expert determination
• Mediation
• Adjudication
• Arbitration
• Proceedings in the Technology & Construction Court

If you are in a construction dispute that you need help resolving, we can help. Read more about our expertise on our construction disputes page.

Recent work has included:

• Advising on and drafting various construction contracts and clauses including collateral warranties, cross company guarantees and performance bonds;
• Acting for a flooring contractor in an adjudication about the flooring laid at an NHS hospital;
• Advising a contractor on the legal issues arising from problems with the foundations of a number of newly built schools;
• Successfully acting for the employer in an adjudication relating to the £1 million redevelopment of a health club and spa; and
• Successfully acting in a dispute before the Technology and Construction Court regarding the interpretation of a pay when paid clause in the event of the insolvency of the main contractor.

Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, our specialist construction law solicitors offer independent legal advice and representation on all types of construction law to contractors, clients and professional advisors across the West Midlands and beyond.