New Instructions

We would like to share with you what we have been working on recently by highlighting some of our recent, new instructions.

James Lee has been instructed to:

Prepare a building contract for a local council who is developing a community sports stadium. The contract value is approximately £18 million.

Issue a variety of new appointments for a major shopping centre relating to various refurbishment projects, including a larger redevelopment of the common parts at the centre of approximately £8 million in value.

Nitej Davda has been instructed on an a matter relating to the insolvency of a contractor during some major refurbishment works at an historic World War II site. Nitej has also been instructed to advise an employer following a letter from a local council flagging breaches of listed building and planning consent by their contractor.

I have recently received instructions to advise on a number of matters including:

Advising an employer on a claim for a variation (and possible delay claim) made by the contractor during works including the demolition of an old out building. The contractor has discovered asbestos that was not reported in a survey carried out by the employer prior to contract formation.

Advising a contractor who has not been paid in accordance with the Scheme for Constructions Contracts for the past two months and wanted to understand its options relating to termination and suspension.

By James Blyth