England - South East • Real estate
Clarkslegal LLP
The Reading-based Clarkslegal LLP construction team has a long-established reputation for advising on major construction and development projects, and has recently demonstrated considerable growth in the contentious arena. Practice head Stephen James gives ��excellent and practical advice’ during dispute resolution proceedings, defending clients in arbitration and Part 7 and 8 litigation claims. ’Master tactician’ Antony Morris brings vast expertise in engineering and professional negligence disputes, as well as health and safety issues, to the team.
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Testimonials
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‘The construction team has a strong partner makeup, which means that any matter or dispute receives attention and handling from senior practitioners who have been working in the field for many years. Each of them is highly experienced and knows the subject matter inside-out.'
- 'The geographic spread of the firm is nicely balanced. They are well set up, in terms of offices, infrastructure and technology, to make it work seamlessly. I am not aware of a firm in the Thames Valley region that matches them in experience, attention to clients or complexity of work.’
‘Stephen James is extremely knowledgeable about construction, and consistently gives excellent and practical advice. He has a well-developed following of developer and contractor clients, who like his approachability.'
- 'Antony Morris is a master tactician. He has practised in litigation for very many years, and is brilliant at setting the direction of the case from the outset, and navigating it through to a conclusion.’
‘Responsive, perceptive, experienced, strategic, good managers of the process.’
- 'They are persistent at achieving a good result.’
‘The advice is well thought out.’
‘Readily available and precise with their advice.’
Key clients
- Lumen Technologies UK Limited
- Future Tech SCI Limited
- Really Local Group
- Glenman Corporation Limited
- Frencon Construction Limited
- Area Sq Limited
- Mackin Construction Limited
- Stanton Williams Limited
- Allenbuild Limited
- BSW Building Services Limited
- Westford Mechanical Limited
- NCS Plumbing and Heating Services Limited
- Fourfront Group Limited
- High Firs Penthouses Limited
- i-Transport Limited
- Crown Packaging UK Plc
Work highlights
- Advising Really Local Developments, part of London-based regeneration specialist Really Local Group, on a project to transform a 14,000 square foot space in Reading’s Broad Street Mall into an independent four-screen cinema, refreshments, music and events centre.
- Assisting Stanton Williams on an ongoing basis, including advising on over 100 different recent projects.
- Assisting Crown Packaging UK, part of the Eviosys Group, which has manufacturing facilities across 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with various construction and property-related matters nationally, including assisting with the acquisition of a £57m development site.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen James