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Irwin Mitchell Offices

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Churchill Court
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RH10 9LU
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Mark Clinton

Work Department
Construction and Real Estate Law
Position
Consultant
Career
Mark is our National Head of Construction and Engineering. He works across the whole spectrum of construction and engineering disputes and has considerable experience advising on, and drafting documents for, construction and engineering projects, and advising on procurement law. He has a strong reputation for acting for clients in the field of construction and engineering disputes, and has been ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500. He has particular experience in education, commercial, retail and industrial projects. Mark is also a TecSA accredited adjudicator.
Mark has extensive experience from over 26 years as a specialist in construction and engineering work, including reported cases: Riddick v Greater London Properties; Crown House Engineering v Amec Projects and Lorne Stewart v Amey and Hermes Kreditversicherungs.
Mark is also experienced in preparing contractual documents for a wide range of commercial and industrial projects in the UK and overseas. He handles a wide range of disputes both domestic and international across most sectors including roads and rail, process plants, shops, offices and housing, institutions, education, mechanical and electrical and submarine cables.
Memberships
Society of Construction Law; Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Procurement Lawyers Association.
Education
Salesian School, Surrey; University of Kent (1980 BA Hons Law); King’s College, London (MSc Construction Law and Arbitration).
Leisure
Golf, football, Tottenham Hotspur, the arts.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Construction
Irwin Mitchell is particularly skilled at handling cladding remediation projects as well as claims arising out of defective cladding. The construction and engineering practice has broad expertise spanning the education, energy, housing, and manufacturing sectors. Practice head Mark Clinton is based in Gatwick, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters. Robert Tunningley and Natalie Cane are integral members of the team; Tunningley has an in-depth understanding of construction documents, development agreements, and procurement issues, and Cane routinely advises developers, lenders, and contractors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Public sector > Public sector