Construction Advisory and Disputes

Our specialist team of construction and engineering lawyers has extensive experience supporting developers, contractors and consultants to avoid, manage and mitigate construction disputes and, where unavoidable, resolving them through adjudication, mediation, litigation and arbitration.

Construction disputes are increasingly commonplace in today’s environment of tight margins, inflation and high costs, supply chain insolvency and an ever increasing statutory and regulatory burden.  Our experience in advising a broad range of project participants through the whole construction phase of a project means we understand how to support our clients on avoiding disputes in the first instance and, where that is not possible, getting the best outcome from formal proceedings.

We frequently support developers, contractors and professional consultants with contract administration, the management and consequences of change and have particular expertise in complex, high value construction phase contractual amendments and variations.  When disputes do materialise, we are regularly called on to advise on how best to pragmatically manage, mitigate, avoid and resolve problems between project participants whilst preserving commercial relationships.  In circumstances where disputes are unavoidable we provide a full spectrum of dispute resolution services encompassing adjudication, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court.

Our experienced team of construction and engineering lawyers will work closely with you at all stages of your project or dispute to ensure that your needs are holistically understood and met and the best commercial outcome is achieved.

We support clients with a wide range of construction disputes including:

• Changes and variations;
• Extension of time and delay claims;
• Claims for loss and/or expense, prolongation and disruption;
• Payment disputes including those relating to payment and pay less notices;
• Termination and suspension;
• Defective design, materials and/or workmanship;
• Professional negligence.