The team at Ashfords LLP handles a vast range of construction mandates, spanning advice on the design, construction and operation of various energy facilities as well as acting for developers on a range of claims relating to cladding and fire safety. Carl Thompson leads the team, with a wealth of experience in advising on renewable energy and major infrastructure projects. Stephen Homer is noted for handling a range of contentious and non-contentious construction matters across sectors, including leisure, student accommodation and mainstream commercial projects, while Laura Reeve hosts a non-contentious practice regarding matters such as procurement and redevelopment. Lianne Edwards is known for handling complex construction and engineering disputes within the energy sector, particularly related to renewable energy and waste plants.
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Testimonials
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‘A top quality firm. The construction team gets straight to the point and spells out the options in commercial language that lets us immediately grasp what's going on. They understand how to negotiate construction contracts in the appropriate timeframes and keep the other legal team moving.'
‘The whole team is top rate and every member has our full confidence. What really makes them stand apart is their team effort - we never have to repeat ourselves on matters involving more than one solicitor, which is really impressive when you consider how many cases the team work on and the level of detail often involved in construction cases.’
‘Immediate access to partner-level advice, a practice that cares and has provided me solid legal opinion for 2 decades now. A practice that remains loyal to individuals and takes time to maintain relationships.’
‘Stephen Homer is exceptional, provides solid and up-to-date legal opinion & advice and is always prepared to listen to you and consider different angles to resolve disputes. Frank and honest, also if your position is not strong.’
‘I worked with Lianne Edwards and her team on a few projects where we needed support for adjudication/litigation with contractors. Lianne's team has been brilliant in responding and advising.’
‘Lianne Edwards is great, quite personable, very experienced and easy for us to work with. Advice was always kept simple for the audience. Simply someone we can trust and rely on for construction matters.’
Key clients
- Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
- Council of the Isles of Scilly
- DP World London Gateway
- Wain Homes (South West) Limited
- Canterbury City Council
- Alpha Real Capital
- Evero Energy
- South West Water
- BDW Trading Limited
- Generate UK Holdings Limited (an affiliate of the Generate group)
- Harvey Group plc
- Valeo Management Europe Limited
Work highlights
Acting for Alpha Real on acquisitions amounting to circa 250MW of solar and battery storage capacity.
Advising Thameside Energy Recovery Facility Limited, a subsidiary of Viridor, on contracts for the design, construction and operation of the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility.
Advising a developer in defending allegations and potential claims relating to alleged historical cladding and fire safety defects at a residential block of flats in Bristol.
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Practice head
Carl Thompson
Other key lawyers
Laura Reeve; Stephen Homer; Lianne Edwards