RPC is a modern, progressive and commercially-oriented City legal services business. From our offices in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore we provide advice to both UK and international clients. Our clients range from large multinationals to growth UK corporate firms and other professional practices, and include many household names.
Our construction expertise
With over 35 specialist construction lawyers, we have one of the largest teams in the UK. Our experience spans all industry sectors and our clients include contractors, specialists, consultants, central and local government bodies, utilities, developers, funders and insurers. We provide a full range of transactional, procurement and dispute resolution services.
Many of our lawyers have been seconded to major contractor clients and procurers of construction services. This gives us a valuable insight into how our advice can best support your commercial objectives.
We are experts at resolving construction disputes and have the strength in depth to tackle the largest and most complex problems arising on UK and international projects. This experience extends across the whole disputes process, from dispute avoidance and alternative dispute resolution to adjudication, arbitration and/or litigation.
As one of the leading firms servicing the insurance industry, we offer a broad range of construction expertise to insurers and insureds alike. We use our expertise to short circuit insurance issues for construction professionals, which might otherwise have got in the way of a speedy resolution of a dispute. We also provide commercial training on key insurance issues that affect the terms of a construction contract and any disputes arising under them.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Civil engineering
- Commercial and industrial
- Defence
- Education
- Energy and nuclear
- Fit out
- Healthcare
- Retail and leisure
- Residential
- Transport and infrastructure
- Utilities
We regularly advise on:
- Construction insurance
- Dispute avoidance and resolution
- Health & Safety
- PPP and PFI projects
- Transactional construction
Selected directory listings
- "Dynamic and commercial... always grasps exactly what we want to achieve" - Chambers UK 2013
- "RPC is ‘experienced in understanding the commercial imperatives that drive the resolution of disputes’, particularly for insurers" - The Legal 500, 2012 edition
- "Strong presence in the construction sector on both contentious and transactional instructions... a notable reputation for its insurance-related expertise" - Chambers UK 2012
