What is construction and engineering law?

Construction and engineering law covers legal matters across all stages of a project—from building contracts and procurement to dispute resolution via adjudication, arbitration, or litigation. Our team advises developers, contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on JCT, NEC, ICC, and other contract forms.

Which construction contracts do you advise on?

We provide legal support for a range of building contracts including JCT 16/24, NEC 3/4, ICC, PPC, as well as associated documents like performance bonds, guarantees, and warranties.

How can you help manage contract risk on projects?

Our lawyers expertly review, negotiate, and draft contracts to manage risk effectively throughout the supply chain - covering areas such as partnering, design control, and framework agreements.

What types of construction and engineering disputes do you handle?

We resolve disputes related to contract interpretation, account issues, extensions of time, defects, professional negligence, termination, and loss and expense claims - using adjudication, arbitration, litigation, mediation, or expert determination as needed.

Who does your team work with in the construction industry?

We collaborate closely with industry professionals such as surveyors, architects, and engineers - providing fixed-fee legal advice on professional appointment agreements beyond standard insurance offerings.

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Our specialist team of construction solicitors, comprising lawyers, adjudicators, arbitrators and mediators, have extensive experience advising on contentious and non-contentious construction matters, from construction contracts and procurement to various methods of dispute resolution, whether through litigation or alternative dispute resolution.

We understand the challenges and opportunities businesses face in the construction and engineering industry, allowing us to give you the best possible advice from our specialist Construction & Engineering and Contentious Construction teams.

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Our legal construction and engineering services

We provide a range of legal construction and engineering services, including:

Building contracts

We provide construction legal support to builders, developers and occupiers on all forms of building contracts, such as:

JCT 16/24
NEC3/4
ICC
PPC.

We also support on ancillary documents like performance bonds, guarantees, escrow security deeds and warranties / third party rights notices. Whether it’s partnering, full risk transfer, design control or commissioning a series of works under a framework, we know what to do.

Managing contract risk

Our construction lawyers have a wide variety of experience in the construction of waste, leisure, defence, schools, industrial, office, and hospitals. Whether it is a single review or an ongoing negotiation, we can help you manage contract risk in a way that helps win the job.

Our construction legal support covers all parts of the supply chain on contractual risk, often created by a chain of contracts being passed down by reference to each other, with a series of additional terms appended that can repeat or conflict. We can write those contracts, review them or challenge them.

Construction and engineering disputes

Our construction and engineering solicitors are the preferred choice for many purchasers of legal services involved with construction and engineering projects.

Learn more about our construction and engineering disputes services today.

Party wall knowledge

Our team has specialist party wall knowledge due to being members of the Industry Steering Group. As a result, we’ll help you start the process of going to court to facilitate a successful conclusion.

Engineering contracts

Our engineering lawyers advise on engineering contracts and any associated disputes, particularly civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, chemical, highways and infrastructure engineering – under NEC3/4, MF/1, ICC contracts and more.

Furthermore, statutory adjudication does not just apply to buildings, meaning we can obtain quick decisions for seemingly intractable disputes.

Industry experience

Our lawyers work closely with professionals in the industry ensuring we understand the latest news and can recommend technical advisors. In fact, we offer a fixed price service for advising surveyors, architects and engineers on proposed professional appointment agreements, whether you have received a bespoke agreement from another lawyer or the standard RIBA / RICS / ACE / NEC3/4 PSC documents have been amended.

That construction legal advice exceeds standard “free” insurance bolt-ons offered to professionals, thereby giving you the tools to protect your business from a commercial, legal and insurance perspective.

Why choose Wright Hassall?

In a changing market, our construction and engineering solicitors can provide you with a reassuring presence. Whether you want light-touch advice or strong action, we have the knowledge and experience to help you in the best and most cost-effective way.

Get in touch with us today to see how we can help you.

FAQs

What is construction and engineering law?

Construction and engineering law covers legal matters across all stages of a project—from building contracts and procurement to dispute resolution via adjudication, arbitration, or litigation. Our team advises developers, contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on JCT, NEC, ICC, and other contract forms.
Which construction contracts do you advise on?

We provide legal support for a range of building contracts including JCT 16/24, NEC 3/4, ICC, PPC, as well as associated documents like performance bonds, guarantees, and warranties.
How can you help manage contract risk on projects?

Our lawyers expertly review, negotiate, and draft contracts to manage risk effectively throughout the supply chain - covering areas such as partnering, design control, and framework agreements.
What types of construction and engineering disputes do you handle?

We resolve disputes related to contract interpretation, account issues, extensions of time, defects, professional negligence, termination, and loss and expense claims - using adjudication, arbitration, litigation, mediation, or expert determination as needed.
Who does your team work with in the construction industry?

We collaborate closely with industry professionals such as surveyors, architects, and engineers - providing fixed-fee legal advice on professional appointment agreements beyond standard insurance offerings.

Contact us

Michael Hiscock

Key contact

Michael is a specialist in construction and engineering procurement, advising on a wide variety of works contracts.

Phone

01926 880739

Email Address

michael.hiscock@wrighthassall.co.uk

Meet the team

It delivers prompt, concise and accurate advice. I can pick up the phone and the team are on hand to act. Always willing to jump on a call to talk through concerns and explain in further detail.

Chambers UK