Tris Tucker > Foot Anstey > Exeter, England > Lawyer Profile

Foot Anstey
SENATE COURT
SOUTHERNHAY GARDENS
EXETER
EX1 1NT
England

Work Department

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate | Dispute Resolution

Position

Tris is a partner in the Projects, Construction and Infrastructure team specialising in all forms of dispute resolution, dispute avoidance and strategic advice on both national and international projects.

Tris advises employers, consultants and contractors on all aspects of construction and engineering disputes and is very experienced in adjudication, arbitration and litigation. He specialises in defending and pursuing disputes against and for developers, employers, main contractors and sub-contractors as well as architects, engineers and other construction professionals. Tris also has a wealth of experience in NEC, JCT and FIDIC forms of contract and regularly deals with issues such as defects, design responsibility, delay and associated costs, interim applications, final accounts and fee recovery.

A recent highlight for Tris was supporting a client in successfully avoiding a major dispute on the Crossrail project.

Tris has experience on major projects in other jurisdictions such as Europe, the US and the Middle East.

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Public sector > Local government

The core pillars of Foot Anstey‘s practice are infrastructure, development and energy work, with the team assisting a range of public sector bodies with major projects involving multiple stakeholders and legal specialisms. Brian Hitchcock, who spearheads the unit’s offering, has extensive experience of public sector infrastructure law. Construction and engineering disputes specialist Tris Tucker assists clients from the firm’s Plymouth office. Further south, in Truro, commercial property specialist John Catchpole advises local authorities on issues such as site acquisitions and asset disposal. All named lawyers are based in Exeter unless stated otherwise.

South West > Real estate > Construction

Turned to by a host of national and international clients from the worlds of energy, transport, ports, and space, Foot Anstey regularly works with clients on major projects throughout the country. Practice head Ian Stubbs counts waste management and energy among his areas of focus. Tris Tucker specialises in disputes involving developers and contractors, while Dickon Court‘s recent workload includes a number of cladding disputes. Procurement law specialist Brian Hitchcock, energy and infrastructure experts Suriya Edwards and Mark Greatholder, and the ‘pragmatic’ Lee Ward are further key contacts.