Ruth Phillips > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
NO 1 COLMORE SQUARE
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AA
England
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Ruth Phillips
Work Department
Construction
Position
Partner
Career
Ruth uses her technical background in the industry to provide practical legal solutions to her clients.
Ruth has a background in building surveying. She specialises in all areas of construction law but has particular expertise in drafting and negotiating all forms of building contracts, consultants’ appointments, collateral warranties, performance bonds and parent company guarantees.
Ruth works for a wide variety of clients including private developers, universities, further education colleges and funders.
Ruth ensures that she works closely with her clients and their other technical advisors to ensure that they are provided with a seamless services from the instigation of a project to completion.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Construction
With deep industry experience, Shakespeare Martineau LLP has a roster of clients ranging from regional developers, educational institutions, contractors, and healthcare and infrastructure providers. The practice is led by Ruth Phillips, who is recognised for her broad construction expertise, and whose leadership has led to client growth, particularly in the water utilities and commercial development arenas. Kate Onions is another key contact in the team for her construction disputes capacity. Ian Griffiths, formerly spearheading the firm’s energy and utilities offering, left the firm to take up an in-house role.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant