Lorna Carter > Greenwoods Legal > Peterborough, England > Lawyer Profile
Greenwoods Legal Offices
MONKSTONE HOUSE
CITY ROAD
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 1JE
England
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Lorna Carter
Work Department
Head of Construction
Position
Partner, Chartered Legal Executive
Career
Lorna is a highly experienced and pragmatic construction lawyer dealing with both dispute resolution and the drafting of documents for construction works.
Lorna is a Chartered Legal Executive who joined the profession in 1987 as a trainee in general litigation. She has specialised in construction law since 1995. Lorna joined Greenwoods GRM in 2019 to head up the Construction team.
Lorna has considerable experience with construction disputes of all kinds, including in relation to claims heard in the County Court, the Technology & Construction Court and the Court of Appeal, as well as handling complex adjudications and numerous mediations. Clients value her down to earth approach and practical but empathetic manner in aiding difficult decision making.
Lorna has acted for a wide range of clients across the construction industry from professionals to trade bodies, contractor, subcontractor and employers and enjoys dealing with the variety of clients that this specialism allows. Many clients have worked with Lorna for over 20 years – some for longer. Lorna acted for the Claimant, Mr and Dr West in the leading net contribution clause case of West v Finlay (2014) which ended in the Court of Appeal. She is also highly experienced in drafting building contracts, bonds, guarantees and warranties and other documents supporting development works.
Lorna has been an independent member of the Federation of Master Builder’s (FMB) Standards Committee for many years, which considers the conduct of FMB members as well as wider conduct issues for the FMB.
In the 2019 edition of the Legal 500 Lorna was recognised as a “Leading Individual”.
Lorna has delivered seminars and workshops on a wide range of construction industry topics including industry trends and important changes in case law.
Memberships
Federation of Master Builder’s (FMB) Standards Committee
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Real estate > Construction
(Leading individuals)Greenwoods Legal houses a ‘uniquely dedicated team that is passionate’, regularly assisting clients with building fire safety issues, forward funding agreements, and overseas projects. Dividing her time between Cambridge and Peterborough, practice head Lorna Carter is known for providing ‘personal and friendly service’. Carter recently assisted Howard Developments Limited with the development of a new urban innovation district just outside Cambridge. Associate Sarah Lidgett is recommended for her knowledge of construction litigation and adjudication. London-based partner Howard Crossman works closely with the East Anglia team and is a key adviser to large construction and engineering consultancies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Employment > Employment
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Public sector > Public sector
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Real estate > Property litigation