Construction, Energy and Projects
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This specialist team of lawyers offer a complete
service for all your legal requirements.
The team provides advice to the
public and private sectors during all stages of construction and
energy projects, from procurement to completion.
Please read about:
Hugh James legal construction
services
Our advice centres around six key
issues:
- Procurement strategy – assisting you to define
the strategy that best meets your needs whether it is the
traditional route, design and build or PFI.
- Framework/Partnering agreements – delivering
specialist advice on the process involved in partnering and
collaborative arrangements including framework agreements.
- Public Private Partnerships – Private Finance
Initiative – delivering specialist advice on construction
related issues that are often central to PPP/PFI projects.
- Drafting – we advise on the range of
contractual documents in construction and energy projects. We
also assist clients with drafting and amendments to industry
standard contract documentation.
- General advice – Maintaining close
relationships with our clients we provide proactive advice during a
project to clarify issues and help to avoid problems. We often
provide legal helplines and 'legal health checks' on existing
documents to flag up potential problems and encourage best
practice.
- Dispute management and resolution – if
disputes arise, we can advise you on how to achieve an effective
and commercial result whether it be through negotiation, a
form of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation, or
adjudication, litigation and arbitration.
Read about our construction and
project experience below or our service testimonials and related news
& events.
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Hugh James construction experience
House Builders Consortia – Barry
Waterfront Redevelopment
We were involved in the negotiation / drafting of the Consortium
Agreement and advising on the terms of the appointment of
consultants, warranties, bonds and guarantees together with the
construction contracts.
Leadbitter Construction – Bournemouth
University Student Accommodation
We advised Leadbitter in relation to the drafting and
negotiation of a range of construction, corporate, funding and
commercial documents relating to a non-recourse development of
student accommodation in a project with a capital value of
£32 million.
Welsh Assembly Government - Parc Derwen, Bridgend
Project
We acted on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government / Private
Sector Consortia in connection with the £225 million
development. We were involved in the negotiation / drafting
of the Consortium Agreement and responsible for drafting /
negotiating the Project Manager's appointment, construction
contract, warranties, appointments and performance
bonds.
Gwalia Housing Association – PFI Scheme
Advising Gwalia on the commercial, construction, property,
corporate and banking issues in relation to the development of
purpose built accommodation for over 1,000 students over the next
30 years.
National Contractor - Capital Value:
£15m
Successfully represented
a national contractor in a substantial adjudication, involving complex programming, design
liability and payment issues. This involved consolidating two
adjudications and ultimately resulted in successful enforcement
proceedings.
For further information on the above and to read more examples
please read our Construction and Property experience
page.
Events
Cardiff Property Curry Club
4th February 2010
Hugh James have blended property and curries to create an
eclectic mix of spice and property professionals.
To register for the next event go to our register interest form
To find out more please email curry.club@hughjames.com
Ioan
Prydderch
Partner, Head of Construction, Energy and Projects
E ioan.prydderch@hughjames.com
T 029 2039 1127
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