Construction
UK Guide 2025 : Midlands
Band 3
Chambers Review
Shakespeare Martineau advises on contentious and non-contentious construction issues, with particular strength in residential development and student accommodation schemes. The firm handles the negotiation and drafting of construction documents as well as providing strategic procurement advice and acting in complex disputes. Shakespeare Martineau also advises on large infrastructure projects.
Work Highlights
- Shakespeare Martineau advised the Citizen Housing Group on the procurement, contract drafting, title searches and development agreements for a five-year £500 million regeneration and house-building project.
Strengths
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"They are a balanced team who are able to deliver subject experts for a broad range of challenges. They understand client objectives and deliver their advice rooted in them."
"I always receive excellent support and advice from Shakespeare Martineau with which I can make commercial decisions. There is always a knowledgeable team member on hand to provide advice."
"They have provided experience and support on a range of items we have brought to them. The team get back to us in a timely manner and their advice is well detailed."
"They are a balanced team who are able to deliver subject experts for a broad range of challenges. They understand client objectives and deliver their advice rooted in them."
"I always receive excellent support and advice from Shakespeare Martineau with which I can make commercial decisions. There is always a knowledgeable team member on hand to provide advice."
"They have provided experience and support on a range of items we have brought to them. The team get back to us in a timely manner and their advice is well detailed."
Notable Practitioners
Kate Onions provides advice on a wide range of construction disputes relating to contractual, payment and defects issues. She represents developers, educational institutions and local authorities, among others.
"Kate was excellent."
"She is a very good construction lawyer."
Ruth Phillips has experience in significant construction projects, drafting developer agreements, demolition contracts and high-end refurbishments. Her clients include universities, developers and manufacturers.
"Ruth is attentive to the law and delivers advice that is grounded in the reality of construction projects. She is robust and approaches negotiations with a determination to protect client interests."
"Ruth always provides a great level of service and provides advice in a way which allows you to make commercial decisions."
"She has lots of gravitas and is good at providing clarity of advice."
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