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Construction

Keystone Law

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Keystone Law‘s construction practice covers the full spectrum of construction matters. Martin Howe handles non-contentious construction law and procurement, while Louise Garcia acts for contractors, employers and developers on a range of contentious matters. Jon Close handles a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, while Tom Phillips specialises in non-contentious aspects of construction and development. Meanwhile, Andrew Thompson specialises in commercial construction projects and handles matters for a variety of industries such as housing, education, retail, healthcare, hotels and hospitality.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Depth of knowledge and experience.’

  • ‘Very capable team at Keystone Law, experts in the field of construction law and adjudication.’

  • ‘Louise Garcia was excellent. Louise is extremely competent, knowledgeable, committed and hard working. Would definitely recommend Louise Garcia.’

  • ‘The team is always very engaging, quick to respond and always gives a very honest timescale when tasks will be complete.’

  • ‘Very personal service, does not feel like you are lost in a large law firm. Keystone always gives a very open and honest opinion. My experience has been with Louise Garcia and Martin Howe. Both very knowledgeable and very approachable. They are both a pleasure to deal with.’

  • ‘Very responsive, committed, experienced and hardworking.’

Key clients

  • Forcia Limited
  • UK Power Solutions Limited
  • Octavius Infrastructure Limited
  • Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Limited
  • University of Southampton
  • University of the West of England
  • Octavius Infrastructure Limited
  • Britannia Construction Limited
  • SMA Building and Maintenance Solution Limited
  • Vertical Future Limited
  • Vitruvius Management Services Ltd
  • Ove Arup & Partners International Limited

Work highlights

Providing contentious advice to Forcia Limited on construction matters and on general commercial matters.
Acted for UK Power Solutions, acquired by US giant InfraCapital, turning over £67m.
Providing advice to Octavius Infrastructure on complex interpretation issues on rail and road projects involving Network Rail and local authorities on heavily amended standard form and bespoke contracts.

Other key lawyers

Louise Garcia; Martin Howe; Jon Close; Tom Phillips; Andrew Thompson