Keystone Law

Andrew is an experienced Australia-qualified solicitor specialising in all aspects of commercial construction law. He advises funders, developers, landowners, contractors, tenants and professionals on the drafting and negotiation of the full range of construction contracts, such as building contracts, consultant appointments, bonds, guarantees, collateral warranties and associated agreements, both standard form and bespoke. Andrew advises on construction projects and developments for a variety of industries such as housing, education, retail, healthcare, hotels and hospitality.

Andrew is a corporate lawyer who specialises in corporate finance and private equity. He assists private equity firms and corporates with legal advice relating to floating on the Premium Market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM. He also has expertise in dealing with international exchanges such as TISE and TSX.

Anna is an experienced planning law specialist who advises on a broad range of planning matters. Her sector focus includes residential development, strategic land, build to rent, energy and infrastructure. She regularly negotiates complex planning and infrastructure agreements and has a wealth of experience in planning inquiries and judicial review proceedings. An area of real enthusiasm for Anna is energy and infrastructure (including nationally significant infrastructure projects). Anna has led many clients through the consenting process for such projects and has acted for both acquiring authorities and landowners in relation to compulsory purchase, with extensive experience of dealing with cases being heard at the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber). Anna is also heavily involved in sustainability, advising on matters relating to planning reform and the journey to net zero and how this impacts upon all stakeholders in the development process. She also helps clients engage with new regulatory frameworks and deal with the legal implications of changes in corporate strategies and business models.

Helen has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of Private Client work. Her practice predominantly focuses on lifetime tax planning, simple and tax planning wills, lasting powers of attorney, and probate and trusts, including personal injury, other lifetime trusts and will trusts. In addition, Helen has a sizeable Court of Protection practice acting as a professional deputy. She also advises lay clients on the deputyship process as well as statutory will applications.

Joanne is an expert in insurance law, who regularly defends professionals against negligence claims. She offers a comprehensive service, from medico-legal advice, to pre-litigation advice, to representation in high-profile trials. She has particular experience acting for medical professionals, insurance intermediaries and solicitors. Her expertise also encompasses insurance and reinsurance litigation and arbitration. Joanne is frequently sought out by insurers for advice on policy coverage and policy drafting. She has notable experience in medical indemnity and legal expenses insurance relating to specialist healthcare professionals, including having drafted a number of policies herself. Joanne is also adept at providing risk management counselling and professional conduct training to clients, as well as training on many aspects of insurance law and coverage.

Joe is a Partner in the Construction team specialising in procurement and development of construction and engineering projects. He has particular expertise in advising on property developments (including offices, warehouses, hotels, retail, sports stadia, business parks, residential), energy projects, process plant, highways and bridges, ports, and other engineering projects. Joe is also experienced in providing entirely original drafting or using and amending industry standard form contracts, including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, MF/1 and IChemE contracts. With a background in dispute resolution, Joe is adept at guiding clients through project risks/challenges and developing strategies for any potential issues or disputes before they arise. He also advises on contract claims, negotiation of settlements, and support in connection with formal proceedings including adjudication and arbitration.

Samantha specialises in real estate law, particularly within the rural sector. She deals with all types of non-contentious agricultural/landed estate work plus high-value residential property and commercial property. Samantha’s clients include landed estates, lenders, private investors, high-net-worth individuals, landlords, tenants and charities.

Sarah is a licensing and hospitality expert with over 13 years’ experience advising businesses and individuals on all aspects of licensing law, licensing strategy and the impact of insolvency upon licensed premises. She has particular expertise in contentious licensing applications and has repeatedly obtained new premises licences and extended hours within challenging Cumulative Impact Zones across the UK, including premises licences for large-scale developments within central London. Throughout her career, Sarah has developed relationships with many of the statutory authorities which often results in expedited and pragmatic solutions to allow licences to be granted. Where a hearing becomes necessary, she represents clients at hearings before Licensing Sub-Committees across the country. Sarah represents a wide range of clients including national pub and restaurant operators, hotels, entertainment and live music venues, nightclubs, café chains, landlords and developers.

Sarah specialises in commercial and procurement law, both within the construction sector and in other industries. Her experience has been acquired both within central government and in private practice and includes both contentious and non-contentious areas of practice. Within the construction and engineering sector, she assists on complex contract incorporation and interpretation issues, on final and interim account disputes, and on issues relating to delay and disruption, loss, and expense. Outside of the construction context, Sarah has a breadth of experience advising on general commercial disputes, as well as considerable experience advising central government on contractual and procurement law issues in relation to major outsourcing projects across a broad range of sectors.

Susan is an experienced commercial property law specialist with a diverse client portfolio. She acts for private investment companies, commercial landlords and tenants, developers, charities, and HNW individuals and family offices. She advises on all aspects of commercial property investment and on disposals and acquisitions of all types including office and mixed-use buildings, retail parks, leisure, shopping centres and warehousing. Susan acts for retail tenants, including household names, and corporate tenants, including HQ acquisitions for corporate tenants. Additionally, Susan is highly experienced in advising landlords on commercial property leasing and portfolio management, having acted for corporate, institutional and private landlords over many years.Susan also advises on commercial and residential development, including greenfield and brownfield redevelopment and city centre/urban regeneration.

Tracy is an expert in healthcare litigation which comprises claims, regulatory, advisory, criminal, inquest and inquiry work. In terms of her claims expertise, it includes advising on complex and high-value clinical negligence claims spanning the medical specialities. She has done a particularly significant number of brain injury and spinal surgery cases as well as orthopaedic, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery claims, brought against surgeons and physicians working both in the NHS and in their private capacity. She has vast experience of defending GPs and out-of-hours organisations, as well as care homes, hospital groups and agencies working in these environments. In her regulatory work, Tracy defends doctors, dentists and other healthcare practitioners whose registration is called into question by the General Medical Council (GMC) and other healthcare regulatory bodies (GDC, NMC, GOC, HCPC). Practitioners also turn to Tracy for representation in independent inquiries, including serious untoward incident inquiries and complex inquests, including deaths in custody. Tracy has defended many practitioners in fitness-to-practise hearings before their regulators as well as dealing with appeals arising from those proceedings. Tracy is well regarded when it comes to healthcare litigation and often represents doctors in Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) NHS disciplinary proceedings and private hospital investigations. She has particular expertise in representing practitioners who face proceedings, often consecutively, in numerous different arenas (criminal, inquest, regulatory, disciplinary and claims). Judicial Review challenges are also a specialism of Tracy’s. She advises Medical Royal Colleges and professional bodies. She has been involved in a prominent case for the General Optical Council, including the prosecution of the remitted hearing. She has defended a number of different regulators in PSA and Judicial Review challenges. In addition to the above, Tracy also acts for insurers, defence organisations and private clients and is fluent in both French and English, and speaks German.

Trevor is an expert in all areas of real estate law, and he acts for a diverse range of UK and international clients. Trevor has particular experience in large real estate transactions in the City and West End of London, Canary Wharf and elsewhere in the UK. Internationally he has excellent cross-border experience and has advised on projects across Europe and in Hong Kong. He works with a range of property investors, developers and end users within the offices, retail and industrial sectors. As well as advising on traditional real estate deals, Trevor also advises on the property aspects of corporate transactions. This ranges from advising start-ups to international mergers and acquisitions. Trevor has also worked with many clients in the logistics and transport sectors, such as airports, marine and warehousing/logistics facilities