Chris Holwell

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chris.holwell@freeths.co.uk

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Chris Holwell is National Head of Construction & Engineering at Freeths LLP. His own field of work is non-contentious, advising Employers, Contractors, Consultants, Sub-Contractors, Funders, Purchasers and Tenants in relation to a wide range of construction and engineering projects in both the public and private sectors. His advice covers project structuring as well as advice on the contracts themselves. Regularly advising on NEC, JCT and MF/1 contracts, he also works with IChemE, FIDIC and other standard and bespoke forms of contract. In the building sector he has recently advised on a number of major distribution centres including several in excess of 1m ft? and several aviation sector building projects. In the civils sector he has been working on a number of high-value HS2 related contracts. In the process plant sector he has been advising on contracts for the design, fabrication and installation of materials handling systems and integrated production line systems.

The Freeths Construction Department also includes highly specialised construction disputes lawyers and Chris, as head of department, works very closely with them both generally and in relation to issues on specific projects.