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Construction and engineering

Legal support for all aspects of construction and engineering projects, ensuring seamless multidisciplinary advice and expertise across sectors and services including infrastructure, energy and utilities.

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We work with clients across sectors including energy, utilities, transport and real estate, providing expert guidance at every stage of project development and delivery.

With over 40 specialist lawyers providing comprehensive legal advice on complex infrastructure projects, our construction and engineering team is one of the largest in the UK. We act for major public and private sector clients, including developers, funders, investors, contractors and consultants.

Our expertise spans contract drafting, dispute resolution and procurement challenges. Notable clients include Highways England, Transport for Wales and HSBC. Our team is a trusted partner for innovative projects, especially in the renewables and infrastructure sectors.

With lawyers qualified in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, we advise on UK-wide and international projects across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. From construction contracts to dispute resolution, we provide comprehensive multidisciplinary support for construction and engineering projects, such as:

  • Construction contracts and professional appointments: Drafting, negotiating and advising on all standard and bespoke forms of construction contracts.
  • Funding strategies: Legal support for PPP, private finance, and project finance solutions to fund your construction projects.
  • Procurement strategies: Expert advice and tailored strategies for risk allocation and contract structures.
  • Health and safety: Guidance on building and fire safety and CDM regulations to ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
  • Disputes/troubleshooting: Minimising disruption to projects and effectively resolving large-scale disputes through adjudication, arbitration, litigation, mediation, and other methods.

Our expertise

Disputes

Swift and effective resolution of complex construction and engineering disputes through litigation, adjudication, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.

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Transactional

Explore our legal expertise in construction and engineering transactional work. With a national reputation for providing practical high-quality advice, discover our tailored solutions and industry insights.

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Building and fire safety

Ensuring compliance and safeguarding against building and fire risks, through expert legal guidance and tailored solutions for clients across all sectors.

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Our team

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Examples of our work

UK Ministry of Defence

Advising the UK Ministry of Defence on its negotiations with BAE Systems for the construction of Astute Class Submarines and the Successor Class Submarines.

EDF

Providing advice on civil works and key equipment supply programmes for gigawatt nuclear power plant development, and developing amendments to NEC suite of contracts to reflect project-specific requirements.

Renewable energy company

Advising in relation to the 600 MW expansion to its existing pumped storage hydro scheme.

Tritax Big Box REIT

Advising Tritax, the largest listed investor in high-quality warehouse assets in the UK, on all aspects of its £5 billion logistics portfolio, including construction advice.

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Utility provider

Advising a utility provider on the development of a suite of framework contract precedents to support the update and renewal of its capital works programme.

YTL Developments

Advising YTL Developments in relation to a planned new railway station, which will provide a sustainable integrated transport solution to a major new regeneration development on the Filton airfield site.

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What others say

“Burges Salmon stands out as construction lawyers, who have a growing practice due to the calibre of their team. They benefit from a very knowledgeable, highly talented and dedicated senior management team, who lead by example, all of whom are supported by experienced and particularly well-informed senior associates, associates and solicitors.”

Legal 500 2024

“The business is extremely proactive, incredibly knowledgeable, very approachable and a pleasure to work with. They have a very clear logic that they apply to extremely complex problems.”

Legal 500 2025

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