Patrick Fleming > Cleaver Fulton Rankin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Cleaver Fulton Rankin
50 BEDFORD STREET
BELFAST
BT2 7FW
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Dispute resolution, banking and commercial litigation, construction, procurement and projects.

Position

Patrick is a Director in the Dispute Resolution department. He specialises in construction and procurement law, commercial litigation and regulatory. Patrick has represented many clients in all aspects of Construction and Procurement from the initial strategy to the contract conclusion. He has active practice in Health and Safety law including corporate manslaughter. He has extensive experience of all forms of dispute resolution including Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation and High Court Litigation. He is also a qualified adjudicator.

Career

Patrick trained at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, qualifying in 1999, and has been a Director in the firm since 2006.

Patrick is also a RICS Qualified Adjudicator.

Memberships

Patrick is a member of Law Society of Northern Ireland and Society of Construction Law.

Education

Patrick graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1997 with an LLB joint honours in Law and Accounting and obtained a Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from QUB in 1999.

Patrick has completed a RICS Diploma in Adjudication in the Construction Industry (Warwick University) and achieved a Distinction in Diploma in Procurement Law (Kings College London).

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Patrick FlemingCleaver Fulton Rankin

Cleaver Fulton Rankin fields an ‘exceptionally hard-working’ team active across a broad range of industries, including the charity, retail, construction, and financial sectors. Team lead Jeanette Donohoe has expertise in financial services and insolvency litigation. Managing director Jonathan Forrester is a key name for commercial and real estate litigation, while Aaron Moore is noted for his experience of landlord and tenant disputes, dilapidations claims and adverse possession proceedings. Also prominent within the department are Michael King, who covers technology and IP matters, and Patrick Fleming, whose focus is construction and procurement law. Associate director Rachael Gamble covers real estate and commercial litigation, in addition to contentious probate and trusts litigation.

Northern Ireland > Real estate > Construction

(Leading individuals)

Patrick FlemingCleaver Fulton Rankin

Cleaver Fulton Rankin‘s dedicated team of construction lawyers cover the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Team lead Patrick Fleming has expertise in construction and procurement law, and regularly advises local authorities on high value projects. Aaron Moore, who heads the contentious construction team, has a particular focus on dilapidations claims. Anna McClimonds, who made director in November 2022, specialises in construction disputes, and acts for private clients, councils, and construction companies.