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Blake Lapthorn

SEACOURT TOWER, WEST WAY, OXFORD, OX2 0FB, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01865 248607
Fax:
Fax 01865 728445
DX:
723000 OXFORD 5
Web:
www.bllaw.co.uk
Email:

Richard Wade

Tel:
Work +44 1865 254244
Email:
Blake Lapthorn

Work Department

Construction.

Position

Partner involved in contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering; litigation, adjudication, arbitration and dispute management (including mediation) for businesses operating across construction sector (funders, clients (both public and private sector), developers, contractors, professionals, sub-contractors and suppliers); procurement and negotiation of construction documentation (development agreements, framework agreements, appointments, building contracts, warranties, bonds and guarantees) including all main industry standard forms.

Career

Wilde Sapte 1992-97; Linnells 1997; partner Blake Lapthorn 2001.

Member

Regional co-ordinator for Oxford branch of Society of Construction Law; Constructing Excellence: Adjudication Society; Sustainable Construction Network.

Education

University of Birmingham; Guildford College of Law.

Leisure

Sport (including rugby, cricket, golf and skiing); music (classical and contemporary); theatre.

Practice Areas

Arbitration, ADR, mediation; Construction - contentious; Construction - non-contentious

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