BTO Solicitors LLP‘s construction offering assists housing associations, local authorities and property developers with both contentious and non-contentious work. Strengthening the team, Kieran Thrall and Kate Ross are praised by clients for their ’clear, thorough, calm and pragmatic’ approach. Ian McCann joined the firm from Shoosmiths in November 2024, and Michael Collins left the firm in March 2024, while Fraser Hopkins departed to Beale & Co in 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Strong partner-led service.’
- ‘The team are a pleasure to work opposite - they are clever, engaged, exceptionally well organised, swift to respond and we can enter into meaningful, valuable discussions with them.'
Key clients
- Gilbert-Ash Limited
- Clark Contracts Limited
Work highlights
Successfully advising a main contractor in a series of five adjudications in relation to a main contract dispute arising from a major office refurbishment work to a Grade A listed building in central London.
Other key lawyers
Ian McCann; Kieran Thrall; Kate Ross