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Macfarlanes LLP Offices
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Angus Dawson
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Angus is head of the non-contentious side of our construction and engineering group. He specialises in all aspects of construction law, predominantly advising developers and institutional investors on major development projects.
Angus acts for a broad spectrum of clients including developers, funders, owner occupiers, tenants, architects and contractors. He advises on procurement strategies, building contracts, consultant appointments, warranties, third party rights, bonds and guarantees. He also advises on construction aspects of agreements for lease and development and funding agreements.
Angus is a member of the City of London Law Society Construction Committee, has an MSc in construction law and dispute resolution from Kings College and writes regularly in the RIBA Journal.
Angus is co-author for the chapter on UK construction law for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering.
Career
Qualified 2004; partner 2013
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
(Leading individuals)Macfarlanes LLP
, primarily a developer and investor-based practice, showcases its versatility through involvement in various sectors, ranging from build-to-rent and office developments to hotels, leisure, infrastructure, and residential projects. Leading the non-contentious group is Angus Dawson, who possesses specialised knowledge of the Building Safety Act’s impact on high-rise residential and mixed-use schemes. Senior associate Radhika Shah and associate Louisa Hudson provide advice to a wide range of stakeholders on all aspects of construction procurement, including contract drafting and negotiation, securing collateral warranties, third-party rights, guarantees, and bonds.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Construction: non-contentious London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Court of protection