Construction in Northern Ireland

‘In my opinion, they are the best firm of construction lawyers in this jurisdiction.’

‘The construction team headed by Brendan Fox is excellent. They are all team players and work very well together.’

‘The team has what i would refer to as a real world practical approach to solving seemingly intractable disputes.’

‘Brendan Fox has a down to earth approach whilst maintaining the highest knowledge of case law to help him form a balanced judgement and strategy for resolving disputes.’

‘People, effort and endeavour.’

‘An excellent legal practice with an extremely strong and very capable team. Carson McDowell has provided sound legal advice and guidance to me for many years.’

‘A strong resilient firm and their response to the public health emergency was seamless in terms of productivity.’

‘Stuart Murphy is a vastly experienced and extremely capable legal expert. Stuart is well versed in dispute resolution and his advice is always very sound.‘

‘Subject matter expertise and a thorough and practical understanding of construction works’

‘Stuart Murphy is adept at working cheek-by-jowl with construction professionals and lawyers alike to get the job done and the right result.’

‘Carson McDowell are leaders in dealing with real estate and construction matters with a very proactive and positive approach providing us with confidence and reassurance. Nothing is ever a problem – promptness in responding to our queries is always their priority.’

‘Working with John Dugdale, in particular, is a pleasure. John is a very pleasant individual and has great interpersonal skills. His approach is always well planned and thought through.’

‘Carson McDowell have a great team of people who can cope with a project of any size. It is very clear that some of their partners have relationships with many leading retailers and developers. Carson McDowell can tackle a project of any size always in a professional manner.’

‘Patrick Fleming has a wealth of experience and knowledge of construction law.’

‘CFR deliver high quality strategic advice at all stages of the construction cycle, from project inception right through to final account and operation of an asset. Their team is (by local standards) young, extremely motivated and led by some of the best local lawyers in the business.’

‘Their extensive knowledge of the construction market has been invaluable to us as an organisation. Their procurement expertise is of the highest calibre, they keep themselves up to date with case law and are then able to provide up to date advice based on same and pertinent to the case they are advising on.’

‘Lisa has always gone the extra mile to provide the required advice, even when that meant working out of hours to achieve tight deadlines. I have valued Lisa’s commitment to the contractual relationship we as an organisation have with CFR.’

‘Very engaging staff and a willingness to accommodate client requirements at all times.’

‘Strong, well-resourced firm with solid relevant experience.’

‘Patrick Fleming – clear thinker and strong communicator.’

‘Accessible, strategic and strong legal advice.’

‘Tim Kinney – Detailed legal advice with a strategic edge.’

‘Tughans have a leading construction team. They have strength in depth and experience of all sectors. They act for both developers and contractors and are familiar with all the main forms of construction litigation. They handle many adjudications, arbitrations and commercial litigation.’

‘Michael McCord is simply the market leader in construction claims in Belfast.’

‘Excellent industry knowledge and experience, which is leveraged to provide better value for money on new instructions.’

‘Tim Kinney has extensive knowledge of construction law with particular expertise in non-contentious matters. He is responsive, considered and gives significant thought to any query put to him.’

‘During the pandemic, I found the process of working with Tughans seamless. They had a work from home policy which did not restrict my access to my contacts and the response times were not affected. An organisation of their size must be congratulated on being forced into a work from home policy without impact on their clients. To me this shows strong management, an in-house IT team that can react quickly and a staff that can embrace change.’

‘Arthur Cox has remained top of the market this year. We see them as our go-to legal team for all construction related matters. They have a very strong team of lawyers led by Cahal Carvill and William Curry.’

‘Cahal Carvill is particularly commercially-minded and is great at seeing the wood from the trees when advising on complex issues and disputes.’

‘Cahal Carvill is top class, always available and responsive and fights our corner to the very end. He is very good at distilling complex issues and developing a strategy and successfully delivering on that strategy. We see Cahal as an extension of our business and key to our ongoing development growth targets. Arthur Cox as a team are simply best in class!’

‘We have worked with Mills Selig since 2016 and find them to be client-focused, professional, knowledgeable and pragmatic.’

‘ We have dealt to date with Adrian Kerr, Head of Construction. Adrian has wide-ranging knowledge of construction and contract law.’

‘Very pleased with Mills Selig’s commercial approach to business-related matters and ability to get resolution to matters raised to date.’

‘Adrian is excellent at getting to the heart of the matter, backed up by a combination of experience, detail, accuracy and speed of response.’