Commercial, Construction, Environmental and Property Law

As a practice Silver Shemmings focuses our range of service to clients generally in the construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering sectors. Our advice is based on our extensive experience of working in these areas which means that we can offer sensible solutions based on our understanding of the challenges faced by our clients in their businesses.

We can support our clients at all stages of a Business or Project cycle

• Contract preparation – Standard Forms / Joint ventures / licenses and agreements
• Advice on partnering and framework agreements
• Commercial lease negotiations / preparation
• Advice on the effect of regulations
• Integration of legal issues into corporate strategy
• Strategy development and risk management

Business Support

• Advice on effect of legislative changes – e.g. corporate / employment / environmental
• Debt recovery
• Insurance wording
• Professional Indemnity / Product liability issues
• Risk management

Dispute resolution

• Assistance with negotiations / Preparation of strategies for discussions
• Representation within ADR solutions – Arbitration / Adjudication
• Representation in Mediation
• Representation in Litigation
• Sourcing suitable expert witnesses
• Sourcing and instructing Counsel
• Assisting in enforcements of decisions

Business Exit / Project Completion

• Development of exit strategies
• Assistance with selling businesses and mergers & acquisitions
• Advice on succession planning
• Advice on Insolvency / Winding up petitions
• Valuation of works including variations
• Analysis of extensions of time
• Assessment of loss and /or expense
• Defects