Edwin Coe LLP recently established its non-contentious construction offering with the arrival of New Zealand-qualified Zoe Burton in April 2023, allowing the team to handle a wide range of documentation drafting, remediation works, and Building Safety Act related matters. Brenna Baye heads up the team, which is also home to Nik Haria.
Testimonials
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‘Strengths in terms of personal contact, one of the team is always available by phone or email. Excellent ability to translate complex legal documents for non-legal clients.’
‘Brenna Baye, Nik Haria, and the rest of the team are excellent communicators, and their advice acts in the best interests of clients.’
‘They are very efficient, they respond promptly and provide comprehensive answers to all our queries. Their industry knowledge around the Building Safety Fund is exceptional.'
‘Brenna Baye - exceptional knowledge, highly professional and a delight to work with.'
‘Brenna Baye and her team have a very good grasp of their subject matter. They always know where they are. I would say that these qualities underpin her ability to always be and be seen to be completely on the side of her client and inspire immense confidence.’
‘Brenna Baye thinks on her feet as fast as any Solicitor I have ever worked with in any discipline in the past 30 years. She also inspires confidence at an equally impressive level. It is difficult to overestimate the trust this inspires in a client when dealing with complex areas of law where there is a need to get to the heart of issues and provide a lead.’
‘The teams disciplines is multi faceted, which means we have access to a wide range of legal advice within one firm. The team is highly knowledgeable in their own fields, and often refer to colleagues in other departments for advice. It feels like its never about fee earning, but saving money for the client in all aspects.’
‘Nik Haria has been a pinnacle to our business, and has proven to be a valuable asset to our business in all aspects of legal advice. More importantly, he has proven to be commercially minded in terms of his advice, presenting all options and providing valuable recommendations and potential outcomes.'
Work highlights
- Advising various clients on the obtaining of funding from the Building Safety Fund for the remediation of building safety defects, including advising on the Grant Funding Agreement to be entered into between the client and the Government, and drafting all construction documents for the remediation works ensuring compliance with Grant Funding Agreement and Government requirements.
- Advising Residents' Management Companies/Right to Manage clients on negotiating remediation works contracts with developers who have signed the Developers’ Remediation Contract.
- Advising various ultra-high-net-worth individuals on the development of their homes, including numerous homes in the range of £15m - £20m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Brenna Baye