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LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONS

Welcome to our Legal Helpline support service for the construction professions, available exclusively and at no additional cost to you as a valued client.

Our panel of approved solicitors have been selected for their expertise in your sector and are available during office hours as well as providing out-of-hours support. Calls are generally limited to 45 minutes, but may be extended at the solicitor’s sole discretion.

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Legal advice on projects located outside of the UK and Ireland is also available as part of our legal helpline support service.

Please select from the list of countries below to find the helpline contact details you require:

Tel: +44 (0) 207 469 0400
Out of hours: +44 (0) 7876491572

Contacts:
Will Buckby,
Keith Lonsdale

www.beale-law.com

England – North East. North West, South East, Yorkshire and Humber, England,West Midlands, East Midlands London, South West

Wales – North Wales, South Wales

Ireland 

Keoghs

Tel: +44 (0) 203 436 2357
Out of hours: +44 (0) 845 375 2478

Contacts:
Neil Trayhurn,
Dale Hilton

www.keoghs.co.uk

England – North East, North West, South East, Yorkshire and Humber, England,West Midlands, East Midlands London, South West

Wales – North Wales, South Wales

Tel: +44 (0) 161 817 2811
Out of hours: +44 (0) 167 87 7 2830

Contacts:
Jeremy Riley,
Tom Handley

www.kennedyslaw.com

England – North East, North West, Yorkshire and Hurnber, England,West Midlands, East Midlands London, South West

Wales – North Wales, South Wales

Scotland

Ireland

Northern Ireland 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7667 9053 (Paul Carter)
+44 (0) 20 7667 9469 (Angela Roberts)
+44 (0) 20 7667 9399 (Nikki Baynes)
Out of hours: +44 (0) 161 817 2830

Contacts:
Paul Carter,
Angela Roberts,
Nikki Baynes

www.kennedyslaw.com

England – South East

Brodies LLP

Tel: +44 (0) 131 656 3793
Out of hours: +44 (0) 800 988 7847

Contacts:
Alan Calvert,
Alisdair Matheson

www.brodies.com

Scotland

You can choose from any of our approved list of solicitors across the UK and Ireland, giving you the choice to speak directly with a legal representative conveniently located in your area, or alternatively, a solicitor in a more appropriate region should the jurisdiction of law and advice you require differ from your usual place of work.

LEGAL ADVICE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR HELPLINE TYPICALLY INCLUDES:

  • Negligence allegations.
  • Problematic terms in draft agreements.
  • Agency agreements and terms of business.
  • Past liabilities if acquiring or transferring business.
  • Commercial issues with professional risk implications.
  • Recovery of outstanding fees.

OUR LEGAL HELPLINE BENEFITS INCLUDE:

  • Initial legal helpline advice at no additional cost.
  • Direct access to our approved panel of solicitors.
  • Sector Specific expertise.
  • Regionally based representatives and out of hours telephone support.

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        As a guide only, we are suggesting that MHCLG’s guidance on this issue is persuasive, which indicates that the commencement of construction work is usually marked by these features.
        • excavation for strip or trench foundations or for pad footings, or the digging out and preparation of ground for raft foundations;
        • vibroflotation (stone columns) piling, boring for piles or pile driving;
        • drainage work specific to the building(s) concerned.Whereas the following would generally not be seen as marking the commencement of construction work:
        • removal of vegetation, or top soil, or the removal or treatment of contaminated soil
        • demolition of any previous buildings on the site;
        • excavation of trial holes, dynamic compaction, or general site servicing works (e.g. roadways)

        Where clients have more limited cover for FSN matters, or in some circumstances no cover at all, those positions will not alter as a result of the new ‘default’ position.

         

         

         

         

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