With specialists in all areas of property law, whether you are a large institution looking for support on a complex construction project or investment, a developer navigating tricky environmental issues, or a family under time pressure to complete on a residential sale or purchase, our property experts have the know-how to deliver what you need. Having operated for many decades in the field, we have come to be recognised not only for the huge range of our expertise, but for our particular brand of responsive client service. We work hard to understand our clients’ legal requirements and their business aims, which ensures our advice is commercial and pragmatic. We have sector-leading technical expertise in every field of commercial real estate. We advise clients on all aspects of their operation from funding to dispute resolution, to construction.

We offer full support to developers, construction companies and property finance providers including banks. We also advise on the full range of planning and environmental law, including risk management and environmental permissions, working with a client base that includes landowners, investors and institutions. Our residential property specialists are recognised as some of the best in the business. The same is true of our rural property experts, who are leading advisers to rural landowners of all types, supporting long-standing clients on matters including residential development, minerals and renewables projects and all diversification projects.

Our clients frequently require complex, multi-faceted advice and they find our ability to draw on the expertise of the wider firm invaluable. Our property lawyers collaborate closely with specialist colleagues in areas including tax, trusts, corporate and charity law in order to deliver the holistic solutions clients need.Our standing in the world of property is such that we are regularly invited to speak at industry events and sit on advisory boards. Our lawyers contribute to wider professional debate, lending their insights through their writing in the property press and the national media.

The construction industry faces perennial challenges.. For contractors and sub-contractors, major projects take a long time to come to the table and a long time to receive approval. You need the support of a law firm that understands your pressures and works rapidly and efficiently, taking time out of the process rather than building it in. We work responsively to keep off your critical path. Our experience in these sectors is broad and deep.

Our way of working is collaborative, and ultimately construction is all about collaborative endeavour. We support our clients across a range of markets including energy, infrastructure, building/construction and process engineering. For each market we field experts who understand the specific issues that affect these projects across a range of jurisdictions. At any stage of a project, be it structuring or bidding, asset acquisition or disposal, dispute avoidance or resolution, our lawyers will help you to drive your project forward and keep it on track.

We have a detailed grasp of the complexity of the energy and natural resources sector and appreciate its highly regulated environment. We are recognised for the efficient and effective manner in which we advise our clients across a wide range of corporate, regulatory and commercial issues. Our clients include exploration companies for the oil, gas and minerals industries, mining companies as well as cleantech and renewable energy businesses, both onshore and offshore. Our specialist industry knowledge and international expertise aid us in understanding our client’s business objectives from a legal perspective. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail, technical excellence and our ability to focus on building long-term, productive client relations
As for operational matters, we regularly advise on:
exploration licences and due diligence requirements, including necessary legal opinions and Competent Person and Reservoir Engineer Reports
• mine construction and infrastructure contracts, such as those for road access and power connections
• production sharing agreements, offtake and other product sale arrangements
• procurement of equipment and fixed plant machinery
• planning, environmental and health & safety regulation
• governance structures and anti-corruption legislation
• shareholder activism and dispute resolution.

We have an established banking and financial services practice made up of some twenty lawyers who look after a range of clients, including private banks, wealth managers, asset managers as well as individuals and corporates. Our finance lawyers advise on all aspects of financing and security matters, whilst our regulatory and fund lawyers help clients navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape and bring new funds and services to market.

We provide technically excellent advice, and always seek to provide the best possible service for our clients however big or small the project. Our clients frequently ask us to help on complex matters which require input from both our finance and regulatory lawyers, and we can draw on other expertise from across the firm as needed to ensure a complete service is provided. We have an in-depth knowledge of banking and financial services law and practice enhanced by years of experience including client secondments. We provide additional support to clients in terms of regular seminars, briefings and in-house training.