Projects, development and construction

We advise on, negotiate and draft the full spectrum of construction and development documentation, ensuring that contractual arrangements are robust, clear and aligned with our clients’ commercial objectives and any funding requirements. Throughout a project, we provide strategic legal support, including advice on issues arising during and after construction, often in collaboration with our planning, tax, real estate and disputes colleagues.

Our team works across all sectors and has a particular reputation in the accommodation, housing, residential development, health, education, commercial and investor sectors. We support renewable energy and sustainability initiatives and have a proven track record in council-led delivery and joint ventures. We also bring significant expertise in building safety and firestopping. Additionally, we have a dedicated care and supported living offering and recent experience of care village delivery.

We advise on one-off procurements through to major projects, large-scale developments, complex regeneration schemes and joint ventures. Our pragmatic approach helps clients allocate risk appropriately and tailor contracts to protect-specific needs. This is often achieved through standard form contracts – such as those under the NEC and JCT suites – or through bespoke arrangements, including EPC, EPCM, MF1 and/or multi-party partnering agreements.

At every stage of delivery, we assist with the operational challenges that occur, including on variations, time and cost applications, issues around practical completion and on defects. Our expertise extends to advising on complex insolvency and restructuring scenarios, termination and enforcement of security. Where problems arise, we also assist with strategies to mitigate disruption, facilitate project completion, and recover distressed assets, ensuring that clients are well-positioned to navigate project changes.

Sustainability and decarbonisation are central to our practice. We advise on sustainable procurement strategies, carbon reduction measures and the integration of measurable environmental KPIs. Our experience includes renewable energy initiatives such as waste to energy, solar schemes, micro grids and centralised heat networks, addressing the legal challenges associated with new technologies, wider infrastructure integration and embodied carbon.