Devonshires Solicitors LLP‘s contentious construction practice excels at handling the full range of Building Safety Act-related matters, including defective cladding and other fire safety issues. The team is particularly well equipped to handle major commercial and luxury real estate developments and various insurance matters including insolvency claims. The ’exemplary’ Mark London, Matthew Cocklin, Asif Patel, and Kathryn Kligerman jointly steer the team, leading on TCC-related adjudications and various regulatory matters. Adam Matthewson is another key member of the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is genuinely partner-led: Mark London and Matthew Cocklin in particular make sure that they are properly involved in their cases. They have vast experience across the full range of construction disputes. The team as a whole is full of people who understand the construction industry and who work really hard. They are well resourced and turn things around quickly and accurately.’
- ‘Matthew Cocklin is a superb construction lawyer. He is intellectually first rate, knows construction law inside-out, is well-versed in the industry, and a great strategic thinker on cases, but he is also a real fighter for his clients and highly commercial. Someone you want in the trenches with you.'
- 'Adam Matthewson is a real brain-box, he is also a robust and practical lawyer and he has a fearsome work rate.'
- 'Mark London heads the construction team and is vastly experienced. He's seen it all and done it all, is very commercial and clients love the way he cuts through the nonsense to resolve cases.’
- ‘Matthew Cocklin is an excellent lawyer. He is responsive and provides decisive, practical and comprehensive advice.’
- ‘Matthew Cocklin and Adam Mathewson bring that rare combination of commercial nous, teamwork, and client care. He can smell the right answer from the start.’
- ‘Passionate about what they do as individuals in obtaining a successful outcome for their client. Especially Matthew Cocklin and Mark London.’
- ‘Mark London is exemplary in his specific field. Highly expert but able to communicate complex issues in a straightforward and understandable way.'
Key clients
- A2Dominion
- Ability Housing Association
- Accent Housing Limited
- Agudas Israel Housing Association Ltd
- Anchor Hanover Group
- Barnet Homes Limited
- Chelmer Housing Partnership
- Clarion Housing Group Limited
- Curo Group (Albion) Limited
- Elements (Europe) Limited
- Forviva Group Limited
- Gateway Housing Association
- Golding Homes
- Greenwich Leisure Limited
- Hastoe Housing Association
- Hexagon Housing Association Limited
- Hightown Housing Association
- Home Group
- Hyde Housing Association Limited
- Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association
- Lewisham Homes
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited
- Miller Homes Limited
- Moat Housing Group
- Mount Green Housing Association
- Newlon Housing Trust (part of Newlon Housing Group)
- Norwich City Council
- Notting Hill Genesis
- Octavia Housing
- One Housing Group
- Orbit Group Limited
- Origin Housing Limited
- PA Housing
- Paradigm Housing Group
- Phoenix Community Housing Association
- Pocket Living Limited
- Richmond Housing Partnership Limited
- Sage Housing Limited
- Shepherds Bush Housing Association
- Sodexo Limited
- Southern Housing
- Sovereign Housing Association
- The Community Housing Group
- The Guinness Partnership
- The Riverside Group Limited
- Together Housing Association Limited
- Tower Hamlets Community Housing
- Vivid Housing Limited
- Wandle Housing Association limited
- Watford Community Housing Trust
- Westminster Community Homes Limited
- Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Ltd
Work highlights
- Acted for the successful defendant in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2023] EWHC in proceedings concerning the proper construction of the termination provisions under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016.
- Acted for the successful claimant in TCC enforcement proceedings in Home Group Limited v MPS Housing Limited [2023] EWHC.
- Acted for the successful claimant in TCC enforcement proceedings in Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd [2023] EWHC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark London, Matthew Cocklin, Asif Patel, Kathryn Kligerman