Trowers & Hamlins LLP covers a variety of construction mandates and has undertaken matters regarding building safety, low-carbon buildings and collaborative forms of procurement and contract arrangements. On the contentious side, Oliver Williams leads the team on complex and high-value construction disputes and acts for a wide range of clients, including contractors, developers, as well as energy and utility companies. Claire Atkins leads on the non-contentious front, handling the drafting and negotiation of all principal construction contracts and related documents for clients in both the public and private sectors.
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‘They are always willing to involve our client and hold Teams calls as needed to keep them updated and feel like they are being heard. The matter in question is quite stressful for the client's family and their approach has always been empathetic and calm.'
‘Very professional; highly skilled; very good at protecting their clients' interests.’
Key clients
- Urban Logistics REIT plc
- Fragrance Group
- Oryx Real Estate Partners
- Places for People Group Limited (acting by a subsidiary, Thriving Investments 1 Limited)
- We Are Ease Limited
- Foot Anstey Trust Corporation Limited
- Brighter Places
Work highlights
Advised Urban Logistics REIT plc on the refinancing of an existing £151 million debt facility into a new £190 million facility, which included newly and recently built properties within the portfolio and involved significant due diligence.
Advised Places for People Group Limited on the construction aspects of the complex and commercially sensitive acquisition of Rosewood Housing Limited.
Advising one of the UK's largest pension funds to help deliver a large-scale mixed-use food, retail and industrial development split across multiple phases comprising c20 units consisting of retail and industrial units and restaurants, a new spine road and associated s.278 works in the Midlands.
Practice head
Oliver Williams; Claire Atkins