About

Provided by Hugh James

We have a proven track record of successfully advising clients involved in projects and disputes in the construction, engineering and energy sectors. Our team has extensive experience of advising clients in a wide range of projects from housing, commercial and retail to infrastructure, transport and renewable energy. We also carry out due diligence work for funders involved in development or project finance.

Reliable legal support is essential to ensure that your business is protected and that your project is delivered on budget and time. Often this is a team effort and involves us working closely with you and your consultants. Having the legal knowledge to advise on what needs to be reflected in the project documents from the outset is key.

When disputes arise, we use our knowledge and experience to help you resolve them in the quickest and most cost effective way, whatever their type and size. Whether this is through advising in the background, negotiation, adjudication or litigation, we ensure that your business is placed in the strongest possible position to achieve the best result.

Last but not least, we have an approach to our work which we know our clients appreciate. Having the knowledge is one thing but applying it in a commercial and practical way is what we believe we do best.

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What the Team is Known For

Hugh James maintains a well-established construction department advising clients in both the public and private sectors, including government bodies and developers. The firm works with local and national clients on front and back-end construction matters. Hugh James is active in numerous industry sectors, such as social housing and energy. The firm is also able to advise on dispute resolution, including adjudications, litigation and arbitration.

Work Highlights

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  • Hugh James advised Welsh Power on four multimillion-pound energy projects in Scotland for the national grid.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ioan Prydderch
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Ioan Prydderch regularly advises on large-scale energy-related projects. He has clients in both the private and public sectors, including developers and local authorities.

Ioan always provides a reliable service.

He is a pleasure to work with, and very effective.

Ioan Prydderch has a no-nonsense and down-to-earth approach which we find particularly helpful in managing issues.

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Iwan Jenkins
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Iwan Jenkins focuses on non-contentious construction, regularly advising on projects in the commercial property, transport and housing sectors. He is noted for his expertise in energy and projects.

Iwan has a high level of appreciation for contract and commercial issues.

Iwan is viewed by our business as part of the team, and will always spend time with our clients to explain or justify matters, which goes a long way towards keeping clients and getting repeat work.

Iwan Jenkins is great. I like that he knows the technical aspects of cases. He can explain things to you in a way you can understand. He has also turned stuff around very quickly for us.

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Matthew Stevens
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Matthew Stevens is routinely called upon for assistance with non-contentious and contentious construction matters. He is well regarded for his dispute resolution experience and acts for a variety of clients, including developers, government bodies and housing associations.

Matthew breaks matters down into understandable segments, is a good communicator, understands our business and informs us of all the risks.

Matthew Stevens is easy to get hold of and knowledgeable.

He is good at responding and explaining things in lay terms.

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Ioan Prydderch
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Matthew Stevens
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Iwan Jenkins

Matthew Stevens