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Natalie Keyes

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Natalie has over a decade of experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters.

Natalie assists a wide variety of clients, including international, national and regional contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, employers, and insurers, and has experience across diverse sectors including leisure and educational buildings, infrastructure, energy, groundworks, piling, roofing, mechanical and electrical, on commercial, residential and public developments.

Natalie’s non-contentious experience includes review, negotiation and drafting of build contracts, appointments, collateral warranties and framework agreements, particularly using the JCT and NEC forms of contract.

Natalie’s contentious/dispute experience includes advising clients in relation to commercial resolution of disputes through negotiation, mediation, adjudication, and, where necessary, Court proceedings, particularly in the Technology and Construction Court and Natalie has experience in the conduct of multi-million pound disputes.

Natalie regularly writes legal briefings and legal update newsletters and has presented numerous legal update seminars both to clients and on behalf of other organisations such as the University of Leeds, Constructing Excellence, CECA, ICE, and CIAT.

Feedback from clients:

“Again thank you for all your assistance below. You did a brilliant job given the time frames, time zones and lack of documentation and everything else. Much appreciated. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you.”

“Thank you for your efforts and congratulations for reaching such a good settlement”

“Well done Natalie, a tall order and nailed right on time!”

“Thanks again for all of the excellent advice and support.”

“If I can just express my gratitude for all your assistance and advice. I think we may well have given up the fight long ago if it wasn’t for your persistence and patience in the matter which is hugely appreciated.”

“Thanks again for the service. We got exactly what we wanted out of the process.”