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The Construction team at Bevans offers 23 years of contentious and and non-contentious experience. Non contentious work includes acting for all parties (employer, main contractor, sub contractors and consultants) on UK based and international projects ranging from work on domestic premises, new build housing developments and office facilities for public sector clients. These experiences enable us to give cost effective advice regarding different forms of procurement strategies, and to adapt and tailor contracts to suit the project. Our experience in acting for clients representing all sectors of the construction industry enables us to advise on the legal aspects of a project, while keeping in mind the commercial realities of the construction industry today.
We understand that many problems could be avoided if the parties to a project had considered all the possibilities at the outset, and therefore we use a comprehensive 'fact find' document to establish at the outset what our clients are aiming for. We then tailor a strategy which will to enable us to negotiate the best position possible for our clients.
Our contentious experience includes acting for parties who are bringing and defending claims for extensions of time, variations, loss and expense, specific performance/delivery up, HSE prosecutions, planning violations, planning/highways violations, nuisance, party wall claims, defects (latent and otherwise) and professional negligence.
Email: construction@bevans.co.uk or pevans@bevans.co.uk |
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Bevans acts for and advises clients whose cases are heard in both the county court and specialist Technology and Construction Court. We are also familiar with alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as adjudication (both acting for the parties and as an adjudicator), mediation and arbitration and understand that different clients have different objectives and also that different strategies can be required in order to make the best case through each of these dispute resolution forums.
We take the view that often disputes arise because of a temporary breakdown in a relationship, and that those business relationships should be maintained if at all possible. Therefore an amicable solution, based on an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each sides position, rather than a drawn out process of negotiation and litigation, is often the most appropriate solution. |
