Construction and engineering
With more than 50 senior lawyers working in the UK and globally on construction and engineering issues, our proactive approach enables us to provide cutting edge solutions in every sphere of commercial construction and engineering.
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Our dynamic construction and engineering lawyers get to the heart of the issues quickly but take time to listen to the commercial, strategic, and legal challenges you face. We add real value by getting to know your business and the world you operate in.
Acting for contractors, consultants, employers, developers, local authorities, health authorities and, financial institutions in this industry means we bring broad and valuable experience to ensure your success.
From project inception to beyond completion, we negotiate the best position for you and provide straightforward, practical advice to finding economic, business-focused solutions.
Despite the best of intentions sometimes a dispute on a construction and engineering project is simply unavoidable. We know how much disruption this can cause and aim to protect your interests whilst negotiating to a swift and positive conclusion.
Our considerable experience ranges from handling high-value, more complicated cases through to large numbers of standard claims, where a proactive, decisive and cost-effective strategy is essential to protect your interests.
We are regularly instructed to advise construction and engineering clients on corporate manslaughter and HSE investigations arising from fatal accidents and incidents involving serious injuries to employees and members of the public. We also offer bespoke training to help clients develop their safety culture. Find out more about our Safety, Health and Environment offering.
Our Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) team are a division of DAC Beachcroft, created to service and manage liabilities and risk for corporate clients with specialist capability in Construction and Engineering. Find out more about our Construction and Engineering offering.
Featured experience
- Acting for a client with an extensive property portfolio. Dealing with the first claim bought by DLUHC pursuant to s.123 Building Safety Act 2022 for a Remediation Order. Plus dealing with a number of additional Remediation, Contribution and Building Liability Orders. The advice also relates to pursuing recovery actions against third-party developers, contractors and professionals.
- Acting for a contractor dealing with a series of adjudications for contract declarations, extensions of time and loss and expense. Plus associated Part 8 claims.
- Acting for a house builder client, in a High Court claim seeking recovery of its costs associated with a failed ground improvement scheme.
Related services
Construction and Engineering Disputes
Our dedicated property, construction and engineering insurance team is recognised as a leading market practice.
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Construction Professional Indemnity
Our market leading team has significant specialist expertise in handling construction professional indemnity claims both nationally and internationally.
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Construction and Engineering Advisory (Non-contentious)
We provide a dedicated construction and engineering service to the private and public sectors.
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Safety, Health and Environment
As a leading commercial law firm our specialist regulatory lawyers understand what is important to clients, when dealing with regulatory bodies such as the HSE, Environment Agency, or fire authority in the aftermath of an incident.
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Je voulais juste partager une note rapide et vous faire savoir que vous faites un très bon travail. Je suis content d'avoir décidé de travailler avec vous. C'est vraiment formidable de voir à quel point vos sites Web sont faciles à mettre à jour et à gérer
Ross Elder
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Je voulais juste partager une note rapide et vous faire savoir que vous faites un très bon travail. Je suis content d'avoir décidé de travailler avec vous. C'est vraiment formidable de voir à quel point vos sites Web sont faciles à mettre à jour et à gérer
Ross Elder
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Je voulais juste partager une note rapide et vous faire savoir que vous faites un très bon travail. Je suis content d'avoir décidé de travailler avec vous. C'est vraiment formidable de voir à quel point vos sites Web sont faciles à mettre à jour et à gérer
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Construction and engineering key contacts
Mark Roach
Partner
Londres
Nicholas Taylor
Partner
Londres
James Harrison
Partner
Newcastle
Nick Hillyard
Partner
Bristol
Chris Baranowski
Partner
Leeds
Colin Moore
Partner
Londres
Karen Railton
Partner
Glasgow
Robert Williams
Partner, Commercial Director – Corporate Insurance & Risk
Bristol
Robert Williams
Partner, Commercial Director – Corporate Insurance & Risk
Bristol
+44 (0)117 918 2232
rswilliams@dacbeachcroft.com
Victoria Kennedy
Partner
Londres
James Tallant
Partner
Leeds
Qui sommes-nous ?
Pourquoi choisir DAC Beachcroft ?
Nous sommes un cabinet commercial à large assise, au service d'un grand nombre de secteurs, avec un solide héritage dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la santé (
) et de l'immobilier. Nous combinons d'excellentes compétences juridiques et une expertise de pointe en matière d'exécution pour concevoir des solutions
qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients - souvent en utilisant intelligemment la technologie.
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Our long-standing government practice works on key projects for central government, local authorities, higher education establishments and the NHS.
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