About
Provided by DAC Beachcroft LLP
Our Bristol office is part of a wider national construction practice, comprising 50 senior lawyers. We act for a broad range of clients all around the UK and Ireland on contentious and advisory matters.
Contentious
We act in adjudication, high court litigation and international arbitration. From the outset of the dispute, we establish your real objectives, the strengths of your case, prospects of success and seek to minimise costs and disruption to your business.
We vigorously protect your interests in connection with a full range of construction and engineering disputes whether you are a major insurer, contractor, sub-contractor, developer, public and private sector property owner/operator, consultant of construction, engineering and professional risks.
Advisory
We advise contractors, sub-contractors, developers, consultants, government departments, venture capitalists, NHS Trusts, funders, housebuilders and other construction professionals on the transactional and procurement aspects of construction projects.
We advise on the full life-cycle of a construction and engineering project including:
- Agreements for the supply, installation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical plant
- Building contracts and professional team appointments
- Collateral warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
- Compliance issues
- Development and framework agreements
- Development finance
- Due-diligence audits for funders
- Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
