projects and contracts advice

construction child

Blake Lapthorn’s Construction and Development group handles all legal (and many commercial) aspects on a wide range of construction projects, some of which are 'stand alone' projects and some of which form part of wider property transactions. The team regularly advises on procurement options and strategies (often in conjunction with the professional team or project manager and also on its own account) as well as advising on the specific legal aspects of the relevant documentation.

Our services cover advice, assistance and action on all of the following:

building and engineering contracts

Tailor-made main contracts and sub-contracts
Industry standard forms (JCT, ICE, FIDIC, NEC/ECC etc) with and without bespoke
Tender and contract reviews

consultants’ appointments and warranties

Terms and appointment for project managers, architects, engineers, surveyors and other consultants
Collateral warranty agreements given to clients, financiers, purchasers, tenants, associated companies and joint venture partners

project structuring financing and PFI

Multi-party infrastructure projects with interlocking construction, operation, funding, security and guarantee arrangements
Concessions and related agreements for BOT, DBFO etc projects, including public sector PFI projects and private sector projects financing
Joint venturers for building and engineering projects (including competition law and intellectual property aspects)
Facilities management arrangements

european regulation and public procurement

EU directives and regulations including construction products, health and safety, right of establishment of professional and harmonisation of construction liability
EU public procurement directives as implemented by UK statutory instruments, governing public works, supplies and services under both the standard and the utilities regimes

Click here for further information on the Commercial Contracts team, or contact Peter Barber or Richard Wade, in Blake Lapthorn's Construction and Development group on 023 8085 7079 or 01865 254244; email peter.barber@bllaw.co.uk or richard.wade@bllaw.co.uk.