With ‘exceptional commercial awareness’, Berry Smith is a notable choice for employers and contractors bringing or defending claims relating to a variety of construction disputes, including with regard to alleged defects and dilapidation issues. Many of the cases also include overlapping allegations of professional negligence, an area of expertise for ’outstanding’ team head Iwan Doull.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Testimonials
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- 'The team displays exceptional commercial awareness.'
- 'The lawyers at the firm are able to concisely explain complex legal arguments to the lay person.'
- 'Iwan Doull is outstanding.'
- 'Iwan Doull is a stand out as one of the titans of the civil litigation sector. Quite simply, I have dealt with no one better and would always want him in my corner.'
Key clients
- Arag Plc
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- TP 360 Ltd
- Storage Giant Ltd
- Stone Supplies (Bristol) Ltd
- Welsh Government
- Wordsworth Construction Management Ltd
- Chalmers & Co (Sussex) Limited
- DJ Civils
- SD Shopfitters
Work highlights
Acted for Stone Supplies (Bristol) Ltd in defending a £5.4m claim brought against it in the High Court by a national housebuilder.
Representing Blaenau Gwent County Council in a claim in the High Court for over £1.3m against a national provider of asbestos surveying services in relation to the demolition of a regional hub leisure centre.
Successfully represented Wordsworth Construction Management in a complex cross adjudication enforcement claim in the TCC.
Practice head
Iwan Doull
Other key lawyers
Lauren Parsons; Antony Gibbons