Stephenson Harwood

Commercial Litigation

Charlotte advises contractors, employers and real estate funders in resolving a wide range of construction, infrastructure, transport and energy disputes both internationally and domestically.

She has experience in a wide range of sectors including: commercial, hospitality and leisure, infrastructure, residential, health and education, industrial and logistics and energy and power.

Charlotte has extensive experience of all manner of construction related disputes including in relation to payment, defects and delay and disruption.  She regularly deals with disputes arising out of the JCT, NEC and FIDIC forms of contract, as well as numerous bespoke forms.

Reported cases include: Walter Lilly v Giles Mackay - [2013] EWCA Civ 142 (Court of Appeal); ABB Ltd v BAM Nuttall Ltd [2013] EWHC 1983 (TCC); Cofely Ltd v Anthony Bingham and Knowles Ltd [2016] EWHC 240 (Comm); Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd v Bathgate Realisations Civil Engineering Ltd [2021] EWHC 590 (TCC); BNP Paribas Depositary Services v Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services Ltd [2024] EWHC 2903 (TCC).

Charlotte also specialises in PFI disputes both for project companies and FM Contractors and wide range of rail disputes (both construction and general commercial).

Charlotte regularly advises clients in relation to real time project management dispute avoidance over the active construction phase including in relation to dealing with payment applications, contractual notices and extension of time and loss and expense assessments.

Charlotte is Deputy Chair of the National Committee of the National Association of Women in Construction.