Christine Burrows > Shoosmiths LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Shoosmiths LLP
Platform
New Station Street
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS1 4JB
England

Work Department

Construction

Position

Christine has over 12 years’ experience as a non-contentious construction lawyer.

Christine acts for clients across both the public and private sector.  Her work involves negotiating building contracts, bonds, guarantees, collateral warranties, professional appointments and construction aspects of development agreements and agreements for lease.

Her recent projects experience includes:

  • Advising a developer on a number of high profile city centre developments including the preparation and negotiation of building contracts, appointments, warranties and security documentation;
  • Advising investors in shopping centres and retail parks on their construction projects relating to the operation of and extension to the centres.  In addition advising the investors on the construction elements of the sale of such assets;
  • Acting for a local authority on a large town centre re-development project including retail, cinema and car parks;
  • Advising funders on a variety of construction projects.

 

Career

 

Christine joined Shoosmiths in 2018 having trained and worked at DAC Beachcroft LLP

 

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Construction

Shoosmiths LLP maintains a very active non-contentious offering, capable of advising developers, energy suppliers, and property holding companies on major development and infrastructure projects. The team handles procurement and appointment matters and also advises on building contracts and forward funding matters in relation to high-value property acquisitions and disposals. Practice head Rick Atha works with a wide range of property developers and investors and regularly advises institutional clients such as Packaged Living and Moorfield on construction contracting matters. Christine Burrows, who frequently advises on projects in the later living sector, is also recommended.