Barton Legal Limited > Leeds, England > Firm Profile
Barton Legal Limited Offices
12 NEW ROAD SIDE
RAWDON
LEEDS
LS19 6HN
England
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Barton Legal Limited > The Legal 500 Rankings
Real estate > Construction Tier 2
Boutique firm Barton Legal Limited specialises in contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering mandates, and counts developers, contractors, specialist subcontractors and colleges among its key roster of clients. Bill Barton ‘runs an efficient construction practice with an international reach’ and is noted for his experience drafting and negotiating contracts for projects, ranging from wind farms and renewables to office and industrial developments. Barton is also praised for his ‘knowledge of how to handle construction claims and adjudications’.Practice head(s):
Bill Barton
Testimonials
‘Barton Legal provides a truly personal service due to its boutique size and the people are top quality.’
‘There is a level of personal service from Bill Barton and the team which is unrivalled in other regional and indeed national firms. When you give Bill a job to do, he is hands on and sees it through for the client. This instills great confidence. Bill also has an excellent team of young lawyers working with him and they are switched on. They are a small but niche firm and represent good value for money for SMEs who get a first-class service.’
‘Bill Barton runs an efficient construction practice with an international reach.’
‘The team is built around Bill Barton, who has comprehensive experience of contentious and non-contentious construction matters. Bill is a worthy litigator and handles matters himself which is refreshing. Despite his seniority, he maintains close involvement in all of his matters.’
‘Bill Barton has good knowledge how to handle construction claims and adjudications.’
‘The team is personable, professional and very practical in its approach. Technical knowledge and skills are sound and a highly professional service is delivered in an approachable and intelligible manner.’
‘The practice specialises in construction and property work, and the team are genuine specialists. I haven’t yet asked a question that they can’t answer.’
‘Bill Barton is a highly competent, but practical and personable partner. He earns trust quickly and his approach is always reliable and reassuring. Bill uses plain English, which creates great clarity, even when dealing with technical and complex issues. He is practical, always considering the wider picture and taking a pragmatic approach to any issues at hand.’
Key clients
WW Medical Facilities Limited
Multiwal UK Limited
Tesni Properties Limited
WCO Properties Ltd
Changing Climates Limited
Boardside Ltd
A. Bush (Engineering Services) Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising WWM Medical Facilities Limited on all construction aspects of their fourth private hospital project worth £12m.
- Successfully advising Changing Climates in an adjudication and subsequent enforcement proceedings.
- Advising Tesni Properties on their claims against their former solicitors, whilst adjudicating on connected disputes and obtaining partial resolution via mediation.
Barton Legal Limited > Firm Profile
Barton Legal is a boutique firm, specialising in all aspects of construction and engineering, and commercial property. Based in Leeds and London, it has clients all over the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Tunisia, South Africa, Korea and China.
The firm: Barton Legal was formed in May 2007 as a niche firm, specialising in construction and engineering (contentious and non-contentious) and commercial property.
A highly specialised practice, it offers expert and commercial advice on a personal basis. It has a strong reputation for being practical, commercial and uncomplicated, with a forward-thinking approach and providing clear, unambiguous advice in plain language when communicating with clients. This approach has attracted such clients as Brenntag UK Limited, Falck Renewables Limited, Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises, SER Sustainable Equity Return GmbH, Thorney Farm Developments Ltd, Infinergy Ltd, China Machinery Engineering Corporation, China Gezhouba Group Ltd, ABM Precast Solutions Ltd, Stepnell Ltd, Prax Lindsay Oil Refinery Ltd and A. Bush (Engineering Services) Ltd.
A further specialised area of expertise is working for other law firms that either do not have their own construction team, or whose team need additional support. Client firms include Wilkin Chapman LLP, Bridge McFarland LLP, HM3 Legal, Ashworths Solicitors LLP, Jury O’Shea LLP, AM Davies Solicitors, Yoon & Yang and Peters & Peters. Newstead & Walker, Nakamura Law Offices, Bell & Buxton Solicitors, Boardside Ltd, Hägen Wolf.
Fully engaged with the legal community, director Bill Barton is a past president of Leeds Law Society and has spoken at the IBA International Conferences in Sydney 2017, Rome 2018, Seoul 2019 and will be moderating a session at the Miami Conference in November 2022. Bill is also a regular speaker at international conferences on construction and engineering, such as the DRBF and will be speaking at the conference in Romania in October 2022.
The firm won the title of ‘Niche Law Firm 2016’ at the Yorkshire Legal Awards.
In 2020 the firm demonstrated a pioneering solution required by the on-going impact of the pandemic, by successfully leading the first entirely remote trial in English legal history before the Technology and Construction Court. Barton Legal subsequently received recognition for this by winning ‘Technology Venture of the Year’ at the British Legal Technology Awards 2020.
Bill is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as well as a member of Technology and Construction Solicitors Association, Forum for the Built Environment, Society for Construction Law, International Congress and Convention Association, International Bar Association, Conduct Panel for the Royal Institute of British Architects and a qualified mediator.
Types of work undertaken
Construction and engineering: Barton Legal has particular expertise in renewable energy, such as wind, solar, biomass, as well as waste to energy. It also advises on contentious and non-contentious construction, ranging from office and leisure developments to flats and warehouses, large housing projects and civil engineering projects, as well as education and pharmaceutical. Additionally, the team has expertise in international litigation under ICC and LCIA, and mediation and adjudication. Its services are sought by both commercial clients and other law firms without construction expertise.
Barton Legal have a growing list of international clients. Examples include acting for law firms in Korea in relation to international disputes under English jurisdiction, to Chinese contractors working on diverse projects such as a $300million housing development in the Maldives and a £1.1billion dam project in Pakistan.
Commercial property: in combination with the team’s construction knowledge, the firm advises on all aspects of commercial property, including buying or selling land and/or buildings, promotion agreements and the granting and taking of options, and negotiation of s106 agreements, together with a variety of landlord and tenant-related matters, including negotiating leases, licences to assign and for alterations, deeds of variation and assignments and sub-leases.
The firm is also available for agency work.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior partner | William A Barton | ||
| Managing partner | Patricia K Barton | ||
| Construction – non-contentious | William A Barton | ||
| Construction – contentious | William A Barton | ||
| Commercial property | Patricia K Barton | ||
| Residential property | Patricia K Barton |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mr Bill Barton | Director | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of UK partners : 2 Number of other UK fee-earners : 5Languages
EnglishMemberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators International Bar Association Society of Construction Law Law Society of England and Wales Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association International Council for Commercial Arbitration Inter-Pacific Bar Association- Real estate > Construction