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Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure

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Expertise

Stuart is a construction expert with 15 years’ experience in advising commercial and public sector clients on construction and engineering projects.  He is a skilled technical lawyer that understands the commercial environment in which his clients operate.

Stuart’s experience extends to retailers, developers, contractors and consultants and he has been involved in broad range of projects both in the commercial and residential sectors. He is equally as comfortable guiding an international retailer developing its UK store network as he is advising a regional developer/contractor on their ever-increasing property portfolio.

Stuart Advises

  • International Retailers
  • Building Developers
  • Building Contractors
  • Construction Consultants
  • Institutional Investors

Experience Highlughts

  • Advising an international retailer on the extension and improvement of its UK store network using bespoke contracts.
  • Advising a building contractor on all its contractual and contentious matters, including the building contract for landmark development in South-West London and several successful adjudications and court claims.
  • Advising an institutional investor on the development of its UK portfolio, including conversions to datacentres.
  • Advising a London Borough on its billion-pound mixed-use regeneration scheme.
  • Advising Vision Construct Limited’s contractor on a high-value mixed use scheme at Graphite Square in Vauxhall, London.
  • Acting for a hotel group on the construction aspects of the substantial refurbishment of the 179-bedroom hotel in Euston, London.
  • Acting for a strategic land company on the sale to Redrow Homes of a 93-acre site in Thanet adjacent to the former Manston Airport which has outline consent for up to 785 homes.

Career History

Previous Law Firms

  • Cannings Connolly —Partner (2019–22)
  • Clarke Willmott LLP — Partner (2017–19)
  • Trowers & Hamlins LLP — Partner; Senior Associate; Associate; Trainee (2005–17)

Education

  • LPC: Distinction — College of Law, Chester (2004)
  • LLB Law (Hons): 2.1 — University of Manchester (2003)

Expertise

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Stuart is a construction expert with 15 years’ experience in advising commercial and public sector clients on construction and engineering projects.  He is a skilled technical lawyer that understands the commercial environment in which his clients operate.

Stuart’s experience extends to retailers, developers, contractors and consultants and he has been involved in broad range of projects both in the commercial and residential sectors. He is equally as comfortable guiding an international retailer developing its UK store network as he is advising a regional developer/contractor on their ever-increasing property portfolio.

Stuart Advises

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  • International Retailers
  • Building Developers
  • Building Contractors
  • Construction Consultants
  • Institutional Investors

Experience Highlughts

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  • Advising an international retailer on the extension and improvement of its UK store network using bespoke contracts.
  • Advising a building contractor on all its contractual and contentious matters, including the building contract for landmark development in South-West London and several successful adjudications and court claims.
  • Advising an institutional investor on the development of its UK portfolio, including conversions to datacentres.
  • Advising a London Borough on its billion-pound mixed-use regeneration scheme.
  • Advising Vision Construct Limited’s contractor on a high-value mixed use scheme at Graphite Square in Vauxhall, London.
  • Acting for a hotel group on the construction aspects of the substantial refurbishment of the 179-bedroom hotel in Euston, London.
  • Acting for a strategic land company on the sale to Redrow Homes of a 93-acre site in Thanet adjacent to the former Manston Airport which has outline consent for up to 785 homes.

Career History

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Previous Law Firms

  • Cannings Connolly —Partner (2019–22)
  • Clarke Willmott LLP — Partner (2017–19)
  • Trowers & Hamlins LLP — Partner; Senior Associate; Associate; Trainee (2005–17)

Education

  • LPC: Distinction — College of Law, Chester (2004)
  • LLB Law (Hons): 2.1 — University of Manchester (2003)

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