Construction & Development Solicitors
Experienced Solicitors when you need them the most...
Whether you need to resolve a title defect, advice on drawing up construction contracts or help with an engineering or building dispute, our expert lawyers are on hand to make sure you have the facts and your case is dealt with quickly and efficiently.
We specialise in all areas of construction and our expertise is outlined below, however, if you can't see the particular service or are unsure which route to take, please contact our office on 0330 088 5792.
- Building contracts (NEC, JCT)
- Sub-contracts and employer/sub-contractor agreements
- Professional team appointments
- Guarantees and bonds
- Collateral warranties
- Latent defects policies
- Development agreements
- Funding agreements
- Agreements for lease
- Forward sales and purchases
- Joint venture agreements
- overage/clawback agreements
Property Development
- Resolving title defects and anomalies and obtaining title defect insurance.
- Navigating the impact of Restrictive Covenants/Overage Provisions (applications to the tribunal for modification/release)
- Advising on easements and way leaves, in particular rights of way, rights to light and drainage and other services and utilities.
- Adverse Possession Applications
- Advice and guidance on Party Walls Act compliance and procedure
- Access to Neighbouring Land Act
- Nuisance claims
- Proprietary Estoppel claims
- TOLATA claims
- Professional Negligence Claims against Surveyors, Valuers, Other Agents and Consultants
Construction Dispute Resolution
- Construction Contract Advice
- Construction Act Adjudication Proceedings
- Arbitration Proceedings
- Construction & Engineering Pre-Action Protocol work in County Court and High Court TCC
- Professional Negligence Claims against Architects, Engineers, Building Surveyors
- Mediation
James is a specialist construction lawyer with extensive expertise and experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. He regularly advises clients on a range of issues, including final account disputes, defective work claims, project documentation, and delay claims.
James advises all those involved in the construction industry, including main contractors, specialist sub-contractors, construction professionals, property developers, and homeowners.
With a firm understanding of the construction industry, James is able to work closely with clients in order to provide practical and reliable advice, tailored to meet their unique business or personal requirements.
- Plot sales – acting for the builder/ developer or the purchasers
- New build purchases including the various
Government ‘Help to Buy’ schemes.
- Drafting and negotiating professional service agreements, master service agreements, non-disclosure and exclusivity agreements, collateral warranties, joint venture agreements and other transactional documents for government, construction and developer clients.
- Drafting and negotiating professional services agreements with sub-consultants.
- Reviewing requests for tender and advising on contractual terms and conditions.
- Advising on a range of compliance issues such as GDPR, Anti-Slavery, Anti Bribery & Corruption and Privacy, Website Terms and Conditions and preparing policy documents for both internal and external use
