Construction and engineering
Breaking new ground.
We advise investors, builders, owners, users, public authorities and funders on the construction of every type of development, from nuclear power stations to retail parks.
Major projects require a legal adviser with a deep understanding of engineering and logistical issues. Our experience covers the entire construction and real estate lifecycle, from raising capital to advice on contracts, insurance and securities, development and procurement structures, and suitable warranties and third-party rights in sale and purchase agreements
We help our clients avoid problems but when disputes arise, we know all the resolution procedures – adjudication, expert determination, mediation and litigation – inside out.
Our dedicated construction arbitration team is part of our market-leading arbitration group, renowned for its handling of commercial and investment-treaty claims.
Client successes
Acting for EnergySolutions in its successful challenge to the award of contracts, worth approximately £7.4bn, by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to decommission 12 key nuclear sites. This is a landmark case and the most significant UK public procurement challenge in recent years.
Advising Egyptian Refining Company on ongoing matters related to the development and financing of its Mostorod hydrocracker refinery project in Cairo, Egypt, the largest ever project financing in Africa.
Advising Northern Capital Highway in connection with the construction of the Western High-Speed Diameter Highway in St. Petersburg (the first urban high-speed toll road in Russia) as well as the sponsors in connection with the construction of the M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg road project.
Advising National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago in an ICC arbitration arising from a catastrophic equipment failure during a subsea pipe installation operation in Trinidad and subsequent High Court claims against insurers.
Representing a joint venture consisting of the Al Habtoor Leighton Group, Murray & Roberts, and Takenaka Corporation to act in a $1.2bn dispute with the Dubai Aviation Corporation concerning the construction of Terminal 3 and Concourse 2 at Dubai International Airport.
Advising Air Berlin in large-scale damages claims litigation in relation to the delayed opening of Berlin's new Brandenburg airport (BER).
Litigation
- Administrative and public law
- Antitrust litigation
- Banking and financial services
- Business and human rights
- Commercial litigation
- Construction and engineering (DR)
- Data regulation and cyber
- Environment
- Global investigations
- Intellectual property
- International arbitration
- Product liability
- Public international law
- Regulatory/enforcement
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Securities and shareholder litigation
- White collar defense and corporate crime
Our team
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Alex Carver Partner
London
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Sally Roe Partner
London
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Erin Miller Rankin Partner
Dubai, Singapore
