Solicitor - Consultant
MSc (Construction Law and Dispute Resolution)
PgDip (Legal Practice)
BA(Hons) Law with History

Helen qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and has spent the majority of her career acting on behalf of construction companies; including developers, contractors, sub- contractors, suppliers and construction professionals.

She is an experienced construction and engineering lawyer and is a member of the Law Society, TeCSA, the Society of Construction Law and Women in Property.

Helen sits on the Board of Trustees for Age UK (Blackburn with Darwen).

Experience

• Building defects

• Adjudication

• True value disputes

• Loss and expense

• Extension of time, delay, disruption and concurrent delay

• Liquidated damages claims

• ‘Smash and grab’ adjudication/ statutory claims

• Warranty claims (inc. product liability)

• Contamination claims / HSE

• Mediation/ settlement

• TCC claims

• Insurance claims (Professional Indemnity)

• Arbitration/ ADR

• Jurisdictional challenges

• Part 8 claims

• Suspension

• Breach of contract

• Negligence/ tort claims

• Drafting and negotiation of construction contracts/ professional appointments/ warranties

• Termination/ Repudiation

• Limitation claims

• Renewable energy/ off- shore wind/ battery storage/ solar

• Heritage Claims/ Listed buildings claims

• Third Party (Rights Against Insurers)

• Fire Safety Claims

• Licensed and non- licensed work with asbestos