CMS

CMS‘ construction team works for a diverse array of clients including contractors, public sector bodies and employer clients across various sectors, including the education, healthcare, hotels and infrastructure spaces. Key clients include the University of Sheffield, Lendlease and Glasgow City Council. The team is jointly led by Fraser Askham, who handles contentious work, such as infrastructure, construction and energy disputes, and Helen Johnson, who covers non-contentious matters including advice on contractual arrangements and the construction aspects of corporate and real estate transactions. Jenny Whipps and Emma Hutchinson are additional key contacts in the construction team.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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‘Highly personable, reliable, and make the effort to get to know us as a company.’
‘Helen Johnson and her team are fantastic.’
‘The team was exceptional throughout, responsive, professional and just a pleasure to work with. The matter we worked with them on was stressful and they always made us feel as if they were in it with us.’

Key clients

The University of Sheffield
Sheffield United Football Club
Lendlease Construction
Aecom
Bailey Total Envelope Solutions
Glasgow City Council
NG Bailey Group
Wates Group
STRABAG
Multiplex
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited
International Hotel Properties
E Poppleton & Son Limited
Ambassador Theatre Group
Henry Boot Construction
Ground Control Limited
Crown Commercial Services
Galliford Try
Places for People
The MEH Alliance (a JV comprising Balfour Beatty, NG Bailey, Doosan Babcock, Cavendish Nuclear and Altrad SA)
Henry Boot Developments
LJJ Limited
Equans

Work highlights

Advised Lendlease on a £140m+ multi-party dispute concerning the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
Advising on The University of Sheffield’s planned £37m, 6,950m² project for the construction of its Central Teaching Laboratory.
Advising the MEH Joint Venture (comprising Balfour Beatty, Altrad, Cavendish Nuclear, Altrad Babcock , Bilfinger and NG Bailey) on a multi-billion-pound alliance contract for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station.