Phil Morrison > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Phil Morrison
Work Department
Construction
Position
Partner. Phil is head of Clarion’s construction offering. He is dual-qualified in English and Scottish Law and has over 25 years’ experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters advising large private and public sector bodies and all parties involved in the construction industry.
Phil provides commercial advice concerning procurement, development agreements, building contracts, including JCT, FIDIC, and PFI contracts, sub-contracts, professional team appointments and collateral warranties. He works closely with his commercial property and banking colleagues providing construction related input into their transactions and documentation.
Phil’s contentious experience includes representing parties in mediation, adjudication, arbitration and the Technology and Construction Courts. These contentious issues are often complex, involving a number of parties in multi-million-pound claims across different jurisdictions.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Construction
Clarion‘s construction practice retains a solid and broad workload that encompasses contentious and non-contentious work and caters to clients in the energy, education and healthcare sectors, among others. The team is particularly well versed in fire safety and cladding issues and regularly advises on risk management in relation to residential and commercial developments, as well as handling disputes in relation to fire safety defects. Practice head Phil Morrison, who primarily assists with procurement and building contracts, is very experienced in advising on fire regulations, while Siobhan Dexter is a key contact for energy projects and TCC disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation