Trowers & Hamlins LLP has strong expertise representing clients in court proceedings, arbitration, adjudication, and mediation. It advises on building safety claims, delays, infrastructure projects, and fire safety defect claims. Tim Hillier leads the team with strong knowledge of housing development project disputes. April Baynes advises on power project disputes, while Helen Stuart handles fire-safety related defects. In April 2025, Rob Wilson joined the team and has experience acting on domestic construction matters in the education sector.
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  • Excellent understanding of the offshore oil and gas industry and its interface with onshore support companies. Able to give us options that we had not considered or even known about.
  • We've dealt with Rob Wilson for many years, and have always valued his guidance; he gives very straight, direct advice and explains things very clearly.
  • Tim Hillier's team is very responsive, extremely knowledgeable in their area, and very hard-working and personable to deal with. They are also exceptionally good at judging how much resource to use for matters that come up and keeping the client informed about this.
  • I would rate Tim Hillier (partner) and Olivia Jenkins (Senior Associate) particularly highly for their legal ability and client care skills.
  • April Baynes, a partner in the London office, is a dedicated, hardworking partner with a good team and excellent knowledge and experience in major construction disputes and superb organisational skills. April Baynes is a good team leader who listens to and is responsive to the client's commercial and legal concerns, which she then addresses in her approach to dispute resolution. She is always fair but firm and unflappable.
  • Like all teams, the real strength is the people and personalities. Tim Hillier and the rest of the team are highly responsive and collaborative. They have built a real relationship with us and are always asking what more they can do to strengthen that relationship.

Key clients

  • The London Museum
  • Ellison Institute of Technology
  • The Berkeley Group
  • EWL Living
Practice head

Tim Hillier

Other key lawyers

April Baynes; Helen Stuart; Rob Wilson; Olivia Jenkins; Matthew Friedlander