RPC‘s ’pragmatic and diligent’ contentious construction team is well equipped to represent construction managers, architects, and design build contractors in the full range of related matters. Alan Stone leads the team in safety defects and Building Safety Act-related matters, while Alexandra Anderson assists with indemnity insurers and joint shareholder agreements. Tom Green assists with TCC multi-party TCC proceedings, while Felicity Strong advises on insurance and breach of duty issues.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Alan Stone and Tom Green are, quite simply, exceptional. Even with the ever-changing world that is cladding and fire safety, they are alive to all of the issues and able to explain the developments in the most straightforward fashion.'

  • 'They are very well supported by an extremely able team, including more recent partner promotion Felicity Strong.'
  • 'RPC would be my go-to firm for this type of work, every time.’
  • ‘RPC are pragmatic, diligent, properly resourced and connected so that they are always aware of what's going on in their field.’

  • ‘Alan Stone doesn't just have oversight of his matters, he has awareness of what's going on everywhere.'

  • 'Alan Stone is excellent.'

Key clients

  • Mace
  • Buro Happold
  • Ridge and Partners LLP
  • National Car Parks
  • St James Group Limited
  • McLaren Construction
  • Vinci Construction
  • ISG

Work highlights

  • Acting for McLaren in defence of a claim arising from alleged defects in the floor slab of a commercial warehouse in North London.
  • Acting for Ardmore, who was appointed as the design and build contractor for a development known as Citiscape in Croydon,  in which issues were identified with the structural design of Citiscape during classing remedial works, and the claimant subsequently repurchased the freehold and leasehold interests in the developments on the basis that it considered the defects so serious that rectification was not possible and Citiscape requires demolition.
  • Representing the defendants in a multi-million pound claim by United House group Holdings Limited concerning the proper legal construction of a term in a joint venture shareholder agreement relating to the re-development of a site in North London.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alan Stone

Other key lawyers

Alexandra Anderson, Tom Green, Felicity Strong