Construction and Projects Legal Support
"This strongly client-focused firm is seen as
'the antidote to old-school airs and graces solicitors'."
Chambers UK 2009
Construction lawyers
Hugh James' specialist construction
lawyers can offer advice on all your legal construction
issues. We provide advice to the public and private
sectors during all stages of construction and energy projects, from
procurement to completion.
Hugh James legal construction
services
Based in Cardiff South
Wales, but with a national remit, our highly specialised
construction solicitors are able to offer legal advice and support
on the following:
- Procurement matters
- Construction project/contract documentation
- Framework and partnering agreements
- Public Private Partnerships and Private Finance
Initiatives
- Dispute avoidance and resolution strategies
- Adjudication
- Enforce IT - Adjudication enforcement
- Arbitration
- Court proceedings
- Professional negligence
Hugh James legal construction experience
- We advise a number of housing
associations on procurement including advice on the appropriate
forms of framework agreements, building contracts,
maintenance contracts, consultants
appointments, warranties and construction
documentation.
- We have advised a local authority
on their transportation projects and prepared a
suite of construction documentation based on the JCT form
of contract. We also advised them on the
procurement and construction documentation in
relation to the development of a major local historic
building.
- We recently advised a national
contractor on its £50m framework agreement with
supermarket Sainsbury's for the supply of services and work.
- Our construction solicitors also
advised a leading Welsh university on its framework (based on the
NEC3 form of contract) with major contractors in
respect of it capital redevelopment programme.
- We advised a UK top 5 contractor
on a £5m claim for works carried out loss and expense and
prolongation. Successfully represented the contractor in a
series of adjudications resulting in extensions of
time and further payments.
- We successfully defended a £2m
claim for defecetive work for a national
contractor.
- We advised on a
professional negligence claim against an
engineer for failing to report on certain defects prior to a
purchase.
- We advised a
windfarm developer on the project
documentation in connection with a £15m and 9.2MW wind
farm in North Wales.
Construction and Projects clients
We have a variety of clients from both the public and private
sector, including:
- The Welsh Government
- Cardiff County Council
- Balfour Beatty/Cowlin Construction
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Leadbitter
- Aviva
- Leading Registered Social Landlords