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Claire is an Associate in the global Projects and Construction group with experience in both contentious and non-contentious PPP/PFI projects and construction matters. Claire acts for a range of clients including project consortia, service providers, funders, employers, developers and contractors.
Claire’s non-contentious experience includes advising on the operational aspects of PPP and PFI projects, including extensions to project facilities, changes to the provision of services, interfaces with multiple stakeholders, and the replacement of sub-contractors. She also acts for developers, drafting and negotiating various contractual documents with contractors and consultants.
On the contentious side, Claire has acted for parties using a range of dispute resolution methods, including High Court litigation, arbitration and adjudication, as well as advising on a number of pre-action construction disputes.
Claire is an Associate in the global Projects and Construction group with experience in both contentious and non-contentious PPP/PFI projects and construction matters. Claire acts for a range of clients including project consortia, service providers, funders, employers, developers and contractors.
Claire’s non-contentious experience includes advising on the operational aspects of PPP and PFI projects, including extensions to project facilities, changes to the provision of services, interfaces with multiple stakeholders, and the replacement of sub-contractors. She also acts for developers, drafting and negotiating various contractual documents with contractors and consultants.
On the contentious side, Claire has acted for parties using a range of dispute resolution methods, including High Court litigation, arbitration and adjudication, as well as advising on a number of pre-action construction disputes.
Experience
- Advising a number of project companies on operational variations to UK hospitals and housing PFI projects.
- Advising a project company on the replacement of a Facilities Management provider at a hospital project.
- Advising contractors in relation to cladding and fire safety issues across UK developments.
- Preparing building contracts and professional team appointments for a number of developers.
- Preparing a concession agreement (based on the Sports England template) in relation to the development of a new leisure centre and redevelopment of an existing leisure centre for a local authority.
- Advising a contractor in relation to a dispute under an amended NEC3 contract with an international sub-contractor in relation to the development of a London university.
- Preparing construction reports for commercial tenants based on JCT standard form building contracts, appointments and collateral warranties.
- Advising on and preparing trade contracts on different phases of a high-profile mixed-use development in Battersea.
