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Ronan Speers

020 7152 6550 [email protected]

Work Department

Construction & Projects

Position

Ronan specialises in construction law and has impressive international experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. He has spent more than 20 years building relationships with and acting for funders, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and construction professionals in the transport, oil and gas, energy, utilities, infrastructure, communications, civil engineering and construction sectors across Europe, the Middle East and Far East.

 

In terms of non-contentious work, Ronan advises on drafting and amendments on most domestic and international contractual documentation, including NEC, EPIC, PFI-PPP and FIDIC, and on security documentation.

Ronan is qualified in England and Wales and is also admitted in Northern Ireland.

He has delivered numerous seminars on a range of construction-related issues and is a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, amongst other associations.

Career

Qualified as a Solicitor (Northern Ireland) 1983; Qualified as a Solicitor (England and Wales) 2008; John McKee & Son Solicitors, 1983-87; Solicitor then Partner at Mallon & Haughey Solicitors, 1987-93; Principal at Ronan Speers Solicitors, 1993-97; Consultant Solicitor at Fenwick Solicitors, 1997-99; Group Director then Partner at Systech Solicitors, 1999-2016; Keystone Law, 2016.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Construction: contentious

Key names at Keystone Law include ‘highly knowledgeable lawyer’ Louise Elmes, who handles adjudication proceedings in real estate, design and build claims for energy clients, and subcontractor disputes; Ronan Speers, who advises contractors on damages and termination of contract matters; and Jon Olson-Welsh, who assists with management contracting in real estate and fire safety-related issues.

Lawyer Rankings

• Construction: contentious London > Real estate

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
• Private client > Court of protection
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Real estate > Residential property

Firm Rankings

• Employment > Senior executives
• Private client > Agriculture and estates
• Private client > Family
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
• Finance > Islamic finance
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
• Transport > Travel
• Private client > Art and cultural property
• Transport > Aviation
• Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Employment > Immigration: personal
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
• Corporate and commercial > Partnership
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
• Transport > Shipping
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• Employment > Employers
• Employment > Immigration
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
• Real estate > Planning
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
• Real estate > Property litigation
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
• Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• Private client > Court of protection
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare