Blake Lapthorn solicitors’ Construction 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
dispute resolution
The team includes a number of lawyers
who specialise in the resolution of construction
disputes. We have a significant depth in this area and we
are able to find the most efficient and cost-effective means by
which to resolve any such dispute, whether by negotiation,
litigation, arbitration, adjudication or ADR. Where
appropriate we will also look to use mediation as a tool to achieve the best
result possible for any particular dispute.
In 2009, the team played an
instrumental part in helping the Technology & Construction
Court (TCC) to launch its new on-line system of issuing claims; we
successfully brought adjudication enforcement proceedings in one of
the very first claims to use this new scheme.
