Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Energy and natural resources, real estate and construction, retail and leisure; construction, engineering and projects.

Steven is the global Head of the Construction, Engineering and Projects Group, based in our London office. Steven is a specialist construction and engineering lawyer.Steven obtained a Civil and Structural Engineering degree and then worked as an engineer for a major contractor before switching to law. He advises employers, major contractors, engineers, sub-contractors and suppliers on a wide range of construction matters, both domestically and internationally. He has a wide experience of working on all the various forms of Construction and Engineering contracts, as well as numerous bespoke forms. He is just as comfortable advising on procurement strategy and negotiating contracts as resolving disputes whether it be via mediation, expert determination, adjudication, arbitration or litigation.He sits as an Adjudicator on the TeCSA panel. He writes regularly for trade press such as Building and Construction News and is one of a panel of judges for the Construction News “Specialist Contractor of the year” awards. Steven is named in Legal Experts and was recently recommended as a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal for construction and is a frequent speaker on construction issues. He is currently ranked in both Construction: Purchaser London (Firms) and Construction: Supplier London (Firms). Experience: advising a major subcontractor on a number of disputes in the Middle East and on various projects in the UK; advising a major hotel group on the procurement of a large scale refurbishment; advising a stock-market listed global construction company on all of their non-contentious construction work; advising one of the largest global construction consultancies in numerous construction and engineering related disputes.

Published articles in ‘Building’, ‘Civil Engineering Surveyor’, ‘Construction Law Journal’ and ‘Construction Law’; co-author of procurement route chapter in ‘ICE Manual of Construction Law’; named contributor ‘Final Report on Construction Industry Arbitrations’ (published by ICC).