RadcliffesLeBrasseur advises on a wide range of construction and engineering matters, including:
- the drafting and negotiation of building and development contracts
- professional appointments
- agreements for contractors and sub-contractors
- terms and conditions for purchase orders
- warranty agreements
- performance bonds
- partnerships and LLPs for construction professionals
- project finance
- the sale and purchase of commercial property
- the acquisition and disposal of construction and engineering businesses
- hotels and leisure developments
- dispute resolution, including adjudication, arbitration, mediation and ADR
- construction litigation
- environmental claims
- insurance claims arising from construction projects.
We act for property developers, architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors, banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions.
Our Construction team regularly advises on the drafting and negotiation of building contracts and all ancillary documentation between developers, professionals, financiers and contractors.
RadcliffesLeBrasseur has considerable experience of construction litigation, including claims by or against professionals, particularly architects, surveyors, engineers and contractors. Members of our Construction team also handle the negotiation and settlement of high-value claims, mainly in the context of mediation and dispute resolution.
The Construction team also works closely with lawyers from other areas of the firm, including Commercial Property, Corporate, Employment, Insolvency, Litigation and Tax, so we can offer a seamless service, tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients.
Examples of our relevant experience include:
- negotiating the building contract and professional appointments for a £220m development in the City of London, one of the largest UK transactions in 2002
- advising one of the UK’s largest building contractors
- acting for a prestigious firm of interior design consultants involved in construction projects throughout the world
- advising on a full package of warranties and contractor documentation for the redevelopment of a large industrial estate
- negotiating a development agreement for a hotel and leisure complex
- advising on a major tender for the outsourcing of road maintenance services
- negotiating a £ multi-million agreement for project-managing the de-regulation of domestic electricity supplies
- drafting a services and revenue-sharing agreement relating to energy exploration
- advising on a joint venture in relation to services for the Channel Tunnel
- advising on the MBO of the construction division of a quoted engineering group
- advising on the £20m acquisition of a UK engineering subsidiary of one of the world’s largest telecoms companies
- acting for US architectural company, HLM Design Inc, on its acquisition of the UK architectural/interior design group HLM
- advising on the £7m disposal of a majority stake in a construction company to a venture capital house
- drafting and negotiating partnership agreements for architects and surveyors
- advising architects and surveyors on the transfer of partnership business to LLPs
- defending a substantial claim against various professionals in respect of large-scale city centre developments
- defending a claim arising from land contamination in relation to a £7m project for the construction of executive homes on a former landfill site
- defending litigation arising from construction projects in South Africa, Zambia and Malawi.