Construction
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 3
Contact number
0117 313 5600Chambers Review
Clyde & Co handles a wide range of contentious construction mandates, including disputes regarding contract terminations, delays, defects and cost overruns. The firm also provides strategic and risk-management advice, with particular strength in the energy sector, and demonstrates additional expertise in disputes concerning residential and commercial development projects.
Work Highlights
- Clyde & Co advised Halsall on the funding and security arrangements concerned with a design-and-build construction contract for the delivery of a residential unit in central Bath.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Clyde & Co team provides a perfect combination of hands-on, bespoke, tailored support from the dedicated team with access to the power of the wider firm set-up."
"Clyde & Co's construction team is more than capable of dissecting the complexities of tricky bespoke matters."
"The Clyde & Co team provides a perfect combination of hands-on, bespoke, tailored support from the dedicated team with access to the power of the wider firm set-up."
"Clyde & Co's construction team is more than capable of dissecting the complexities of tricky bespoke matters."
Notable Practitioners
Peter O'Brien frequently represents contractors and developers in construction disputes relating to waste-to-energy plants, as well as commercial and residential developments. He can provide clients with the additional benefit of his former experience as a quantity surveyor.
"Peter has a great knack of talking the language of the construction industry and his down-to-earth, unstuffy approach is backed by sound legal knowledge that is applied practically and commercially."
"Peter O’Brien is helpful, warm, engaging, easy to work with and provides certain and unequivocal advice."
Kate Lister advises clients on dispute resolution and risk analysis matters in relation to residential and commercial construction projects. She is experienced in both litigation and adjudication proceedings that concern contractual and defect-related claims.
"Kate is a safe pair of hands. She's keen to understand our needs and our business. She makes the effort, which we really appreciate."