A ‘go-to construction set’, Crown Office Chambers handles a wide range of construction disputes, particularly concerning domestic commercial and luxury real estate developments. Andrew Rigney KC is acting as lead counsel on a defects and damages claim regarding the roof of Sky’s global headquarters. In Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd v Rise Ltd and 2 others, Isabel Hitching KC is representing Rise Ltd in a major damages and design defects dispute. Members of the set were also instructed in representing Augusta 2008 LLP in a major fire safety defect case before the TCC, with Michele De Gregorio leading Sahana Jayakumar in obtaining permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Crispin Winser KC is representing Veolia Energy & Utility Services UK plc in a multi-party TCC dispute relating alleged fire safety defects in a health care sector PFI project. In July 2024, James Wilkinson took over as senior clerk from Andy Flanagan, who remains with the set as a business development consultant. Michael Curtis KC has retired.
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- 'Excellent. Andy Flannagan is a superstar.'
- 'All super efficient and very helpful. Always do their best to accommodate and have a commercial approach.'
- 'The clerks are superior to most. They're responsive and orgnanised.'
- 'Crown Office Chambers are increasingly seen as one of the key 'go to' construction sets.'
- 'Very impressive, a class act.'
- 'A really solid set for construction work, particularly professional negligence claims.'
- 'Very strong strength in depth in chambers.'
- 'It is very rare for the set to be unable to provide assistance in respect of construction and insurance matters.'
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