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Construction
What We Do
We prepare and review contracts with clients, subcontractors and suppliers, advise on company structure and shareholder arrangements, handle employment matters and settlement agreements, pursue payment and contractual disputes, recover debts, bring claims against professional advisers, and act on site acquisition and development land.
Why We’re Experts
Construction runs on contracts and cash. Most of what we are asked to fix began as a payment term nobody read, a subcontract never written down, or a key person leaving with the client relationships attached.
How we work with you
A straight answer on the strength of your position before you spend money pursuing it — and proper negotiation attempted before anyone issues proceedings.
Frequently Asked
Questions
A client is withholding payment. What are our options?
That depends on the contract and the reason given. There is usually more than one route, and the most aggressive is rarely the most effective. We will explain what each involves, including likely cost and timescale, before you choose.
Do we really need written contracts with every subcontractor?
It is the cheapest protection available to you. Most of the payment disputes we see involve arrangements agreed by phone or email and never properly recorded, leaving both sides arguing about what was actually promised.
Can you advise on land and site acquisition as well as contracts?
Yes. We act on site acquisition, development land, option and conditional contracts alongside the contractual and employment work, so the same team understands the project as a whole.
We think a professional adviser got it wrong. Can we do anything?
Possibly. Not every poor outcome amounts to negligence, and establishing responsibility takes careful review of the advice given and the loss said to have followed. We will give you a realistic assessment before any formal step is taken.
How much will it cost?
We will explain the likely cost once we understand what is involved. Where a fixed fee is available, we will confirm what is included before work begins.
Contract, site or dispute?
Call us
0151 6372 034