Construction
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 4
Contact number
0151 600 8000About
Provided by Hill Dickinson LLP
From planning and construction to buying, selling and managing investments, our award-winning specialist lawyers can help with all aspects of property legal services. Our large practice handles everything from high-profile complex deals and litigation to the day-to-day managing of property portfolios. We also run training and property events to keep you up-to-date with the commercial implications of changes to the law.
We have particular expertise in retail, leisure, health, transport, licensing, charities, utilities, education and the public sector and can help with acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, refinance and management of property. We work with property developers, investors, occupiers and public sector bodies, house builders, surveyors and agents.
Our clients:
We act on behalf of employers, members of design teams, main contractors, sub-contractors and insurers. In addition, we also handle both domestic and international arbitration
Chambers Review
Hill Dickinson possesses significant construction expertise, most notably in the transport infrastructure, manufacturing and energy sectors. The team is noted for its broad client base, which includes utility providers, developers, contractors and public bodies. It offers robust representation across a range of non-contentious and contentious matters, with experience of dispute resolution, including ADR, adjudication and litigation.
Work Highlights
- Hill Dickinson advised Hoare Lea Companies on construction defect claims arising from duties of several third parties including architects, inspectors and cladding consultants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hill Dickinson are very user-friendly and have excellent individuals who explain legal matters really well."
"Hill Dickinson are very committed and have shown an impressive grasp of the technical construction issues. They are excellent and provide a proactive service."
"They are quick to grasp key issues and are pragmatic. The lawyers are proactive, commercially aware and we always get a prompt response from them."
"Hill Dickinson are very user-friendly and have excellent individuals who explain legal matters really well."
"Hill Dickinson are very committed and have shown an impressive grasp of the technical construction issues. They are excellent and provide a proactive service."
"They are quick to grasp key issues and are pragmatic. The lawyers are proactive, commercially aware and we always get a prompt response from them."
Notable Practitioners
Alan Pugh leads the construction and engineering department at Hill Dickinson and regularly handles both contractual matters and disputes on behalf of contractors, developers, manufacturers and local authorities.
"You could not ask for a more professional partner than Alan."
"Alan is really good. He is first-class from a legal perspective and gives pragmatic advice."