Under the leadership of the 'outstanding' Tony Norris, Geldards LLP 'takes on all areas of construction work at the very highest level' for a public sector-focused client base. Recognised as being 'tough and commercial', Norris' market-leading reputation regularly sees him instructed by the Welsh government on many of its key infrastructure projects. In addition, on the contractual front, framework agreements he has drafted have become the industry standard and are used in relation to the majority of local authority and police capital projects in the South West of Wales. Claire Laviers, who was promoted to partner in August 2023, regularly assists Norris on major public sector-led work, as well as handling her own deal flow for local authorities and stakeholders in the private sector (including on complex multi-party projects).
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Geldards takes on all areas of construction work at the very highest level and are very well respected across the market.’
‘Tony Norris is an outstanding construction lawyer and is very well regarded. He is brilliant to work with. He is tough and commercial and knows his stuff.’
Key clients
- Carmarthenshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin)
- Storage Giant Limited
- Sutco (UK) Limited
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Welsh Government
- National Grid Electricity Distribution
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- London Borough of Merton
- Wandsworth Borough Council
- Omya UK Limited
- Leekes Ltd
- Swansea City Council
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Oxford City Council
- Cardiff Capital Region Energy Limited
- Bowmer & Kirkland Group
- CWC Group / Clowes Developments (UK) Limited / Dove Valley Park Limited
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Derby City Council
- Chesterfield Borough Council
- Warrington Borough Council
- Sacyr UK Ltd
- CCR Energy Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising Sacyr UK Ltd, the contractor arm of the successful consortium appointed to the Welsh MIM/PPP project for the construction of the new £500m cancer care centre in Cardiff.
- Advising CCR Energy Ltd on the estimated £30.4m redevelopment of the decommissioned Aberthaw power station (a 489-acre site) into a renewable energy hub with the potential to create thousands of jobs.
- In the first development of its scope and size in Wales, Pentre Awel (an 83-acre site) at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire County Council procured the works using the firm's framework documents and subsequently appointed it to negotiate the main contract.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tony Norris