Construction work in England covers building, civil engineering and specialist trade projects from procurement and design through construction, completion and post‑completion defects and guarantees. A solicitor drafts, negotiates and agrees JCT, NEC, FIDIC and bespoke building and subcontract contracts, collateral warranties, performance bonds and funding facilities; advises on interim payment procedures under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, issues and responds to payment notices, pursues adjudication, arbitration or litigation in the Technology and Construction Court and enforces awards or judgments. Delay analysis, valuation disputes and procurement route usually determine how a matter progresses.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Difficulties commonly arise from interim payment regimes, notice and pay‑less procedures, valuation disputes, concurrent delay, liquidated damages, bonds and collateral warranties, and project finance conditions. A solicitor handles notice compliance, prepares adjudication or court papers, enforces securities, manages expert delay and quantum evidence and coordinates with contractors, surveyors, insurers and lenders to resolve contractual complexity.