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Construction lawyers in London & Thames Valley

Our experienced construction team will work closely with you to provide commercially focused advice and will quickly adapt to your needs and requirements minimising legal risk.

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We have extensive experience advising on contentious and non-contentious construction matters covering the whole built environment sector and through all phases of a project life cycle.

We act for building owners, developers, funders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and consultants.

In collaboration with our real estate practice, we provide an efficient and holistic service to clients from advice on land acquisition and assembly issues, to advice on specialist supply chain procurement, delivering contracts for development and regeneration schemes, repairs and maintenance and retrofit programmes.

“In my experience, the Clarkslegal construction team are extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly.”

Legal 500

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Contract and advisory

Contract disputes

Construction procurement

Key contacts

Stephen James

Partner

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+44 118 960 4674

Antony Morris

Partner

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+44 118 960 4646

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10 February 2023
Construction

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Two recent decisions, one concerning a claim for a very large sum of money and one for one very much smaller, give further guidance on how limitation periods affect claims for payment under a construction contract.

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Construction

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Construction

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Construction

Can a pay less notice apply to two applications?

The consequences of failing to serve a valid pay less notice can be severe.  In the recent case Advance JV v Enisca, this led to the contractor being liable to pay its subcontractor £2.7 million more than it considered was the proper entitlement. 

10 May 2022
Construction

Building Safety Act receives Royal Assent

The long-anticipated Building Safety Act (BSA) has completed its passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent. The BSA, which is the culmination of reforms following the Grenfell fire tragedy, has both been described as ‘the biggest changes to building safety legislation’ and having ‘changed beyond all recognition’ from the Building Safety Bill first introduced.

02 March 2022
Construction

Claims for payment – when is it too late?

One of the first things you learn as a law student is that the standard limitation period for claims in contract is six years in the UK. But when do the six years start running?

“The construction team at Clarkslegal support us with all aspects of construction. They provide a seamless service to us and our clients with superb teamwork. They are diligent and thorough in their work, and are very commercial and friendly in their advice and dealings with us and our clients.”

Dinesh Raja, Managing Partner – Bowling & Co

“I have worked with Stephen James on a number of issues and have always found him to be helpful, knowledgeable and proactive in reaching a satisfactory conclusion. He tends to grasp the details of a claim quickly and insightfully.”

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+44 118 958 5321 contact@clarkslegal.com