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Fenwick Elliott is delighted to announce that we have achieved Tier 1 status in the category of  ‘real estate – construction – contentious’ in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2017.

Fenwick Elliott is delighted to announce the promotion of Lyndon Smith to Partner with effect from 1 October 2017. The move marks the continued growth of the firm, with the total number of Partners now standing at 19.

Fenwick Elliott Partner, Professor Nicholas Gould, has recently contributed to Outer Space Law: Legal Policy and Practice, providing a chapter focused on ‘Dispute resolution’.

Fenwick Elliott is delighted to have three of our Partners, Simon Tolson, Nicholas Gould and Jeremy Glover speak at the Construction Law Summer School this week.

Fenwick Elliott is delighted to announce the continued growth of the firm with the arrival of two new Associates and the promotion of two members of the team.

Claire King will be joining other industry experts in giving their opinions and verdicts on the major changes and issues to have occurred over the past year at Sweet and Maxwell’s Construction Law Conference in October.

The Supreme Court has today issued its judgment in MT Højgaard A/S v. E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited and anor, reversing the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal and restoring the decision of the High Court, finding MT Højgaard A/S (MTH) responsible for the cost of repairing the grouted connections at the Robin Rigg offshore windfarms.

This informal but practical sub-contractor update will focus on when applications have to be paid and avoiding nasty clauses in sub-contracts. The event will conclude with a Q & A - an opportunity for you to quiz our experts and partake in lively discussion - and will be followed by refreshments. Please click here for more details [8] and to register your place at the event.

Claire King features in the issue 2 of the Institute of Civil Engineers Construction Law Quarterly publication (Management, Procurement and Law). The article examines the various, and ever more inventive, arguments that parties have sought to raise in an attempt to recover their adjudication costs in recent years.

We have launched a new blog, a regular series of short updates on topical legal or other issues which can be found on our website.