Praised by clients as ‘a boutique specialist law firm that punches above its weight’ Barton Legal Limited handles complex litigation, adjudication and arbitration proceedings related to delay, defect and negligence claims, and handles the drafting and negotiation of various construction contracts on the non-contentious side for a broad range of clients. Founding partner Bill Barton leads the practice and has extensive experience advising on renewable energy and wind farm construction projects. Senior associate Katie Kent-Jones joined the firm in December 2023 from Addleshaw Goddard.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘We have always found Barton Legal to be helpful and responsive. Our clients appreciate their commercially astute and direct advice.’

  • ‘It is always a pleasure to work with Bill Barton who, quite simply, gets the job done. Our clients are complimentary about his no-nonsense approach.’

  • ‘It's a dynamic and friendly firm. Bill appears to travel widely and have great contacts all over the world. He is genuinely interested in providing effective and good value legal services to his clients and getting the desired results for them.’

  • ‘Bill Barton is a creative and dynamic individual who will find innovative solutions to client's legal problems and deliver them in a cost efficient and friendly manner.’

  • ‘A boutique specialist law firm that punches above its weight.’

  • ‘Bill Barton, who leads the contentions construction team, is a very experienced practitioner.’

  • ‘Have found the team to be responsive, proactive, friendly, and approachable. They gave an excellent service and exceeded our expectations.’

  • ‘The team provide commercially focused advice to enable us to better understand the legal implications from a business perspective. The team genuinely understand the sector they operate in not just from a legal perspective.’

Key clients

  • Brenntag UK Limited
  • Constellation Cold Logistics
  • WW Medical Facilities
  • Stepnell Limited
  • Intelligent FS Limited

Work highlights

  • Providing a range of services from contract review and drafting, to advising on dispute resolution such as mediation and adjudication, as well as litigation and arbitration to Stepnell Limited.
  • Advising constellation Cold Logistics on contract drafting and advice, liaison with a number of retained consultants and negotiation with those consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bill Barton

Other key lawyers

Katie Kent-Jones