Our construction specialists help funding institutions, developers, funding institutions, project sponsors, public authorities, contractors and consultants to deliver major infrastructure and property development projects across a broad spectrum of sectors.

Between them, our lawyers have extensive experience of a wide range of construction and engineering-related projects from high profile commercial developments to highly complex multi-plant industrial facilities in Africa, Asia, New Zealand, and Oman. Their expertise covers advising on procurement strategy, contract structures, PFI/PPP project agreements, development funding arrangements, risk allocation and management as well as the resolution of disputes via arbitration, mediation and litigation.

We advise on the full range of contract structures and project delivery systems including: EPC and EPCM contracts; design-build; construction and construction management; engineering, architectural and consulting contracts; FEED, LTSA and O&M contracts. Our team has in-depth knowledge, and in some cases, hands-on operational experience, of the industries in which the clients operate. This enables them to provide not just expert legal advice but also practical insights to inform the client’s project delivery strategies, overcome obstacles, minimise risk and meet commercial objectives.

Our team collaborates with the firm’s commercial, project finance, arbitration and construction litigation practices, to create bespoke contracts, many for first-of-a-kind projects. Working closely with our contentious construction lawyers who have a strong track record of helping clients manage and resolve disputes helps identify risks and appropriate prevention and resolution strategies at the outset of a transaction or project. Clients value this multi-disciplinary approach designed to prevent disputes arising.