Mark Lawrence Partner

Partner
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Mark acts for a wide range of clients, including commercial developers, PFI project companies, house builders, financial institutions, investors, landlords and tenants.

He has extensive experience of advising in relation to construction and engineering, infrastructure, real estate and professional negligence disputes.

Mark has acted for clients in claims in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, as well as in domestic and international arbitration and adjudication. He regularly facilitates the resolution of his clients’ disputes through negotiation, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

He has particular expertise in guiding clients through technically, legally and factually complex disputes and works closely with the leading barristers and experts in the field.

His recent disputes experience spans infrastructure, power stations, hotels, data centres and large commercial and residential developments.

He is a member of the Society of Construction Law, the Adjudication Society, the Property Litigation Association, the Young International Arbitration Group and the International Bar Association.

Expertise

Recent work

PFI hospital High Court success

Securing substantial damages for a PFI project company against a building contractor and facilities management contractor in relation to defects and deficiencies in Europe's largest teaching hospital.

Fire safety and cladding

Advising investors, developers, landlords and commercial and residential tenants and occupiers in relation to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Hackett Report and the Building Safety Act.

Data centre developments

Acting for several owners and developers in relation to disputes arising from the design, construction and refurbishment of state-of-the-art data centres across Europe.

Residential developers

Working with engineers and acoustic experts to advise a number of developers about structural issues and wind-induced noise and vibration in high-rise residential towers.

PFI payment mechanisms

Acting for a number of PFI project companies in relation to disputes with public sector counterparties arising from the operation of the payment and deductions mechanisms in project agreements.

Electronic communications

Advising building owners and occupiers in relation to the Electronic Communications Code and the installation and maintenance of electronic communications infrastructure.

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"Mark Lawrence is 'outstanding'."

The UK Legal 500 2016

"Mark Lawrence is 'an outstanding and technical lawyer who is awe-inspiringly intelligent and lovely to deal with'."

The UK Legal 500 2017

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The cost of remedying defective cladding – who pays the price?

Angus Dawson, Mark Lawrence 17 Feb 2021
After a high-profile and contentious debate in Parliament the government announced a further package of funding to help resolve defective cladding issues on Thursday last week.
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Practical completion – easier to recognise than define

Mark Lawrence 21 Oct 2019
Practical completion is a significant landmark for any construction project, not only in terms of a build programme, but also as a trigger for a number of contractual arrangements...
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Construction Act is off to Canada

Doug Wass, Mark Lawrence 15 Sep 2017
Adjudication and prompt payment are being introduced in Ontario, Canada, for the first time. We may be used to them, but how will the Canadian industry take to them?
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