Projects

Our projects team advises public and private sector clients on the legal, commercial and operational challenges that arise throughout the life of major projects.

We support clients from initial procurement and contract set up through to ongoing asset management, dispute resolution and expiry or handback – providing clear, commercial advice whenever it is needed.

What we do

Projects are long term, complex and rarely linear. Issues can arise years after a contract is signed, often with significant commercial and operational consequences.

Our team advises on:

• Project procurement and contract structuring
  Supporting the procurement and establishment of complex projects and outsourcing arrangements.
• Contract and asset management
  Advising on variations, performance, facilities management and risk allocation throughout the life of a project.
• Project and infrastructure disputes
  Resolving disputes arising from long term projects, working closely with our construction and commercial disputes teams.
• PFI and PPP projects
  Advising public and private sector clients on operational contracts, including those arising on PFI and PPP, including variations, refinancing and legacy issues.
• Expiry, transition and handback
  Supporting clients through project expiry and handback, helping manage risk, liabilities and transition arrangements and working with our procurement teams on any new contract procurements.

Clients instruct us either for specific issues or as long term advisers across the full project lifecycle.

Why Ashfords

Our projects practice combines scale, experience and integration.

Clients value us for our:

• Depth of team – a sizeable group of specialists able to support long term projects
• Sector and lifecycle experience – advising at every stage, from procurement to expiry
• Integrated expertise – seamless access to commercial, construction, energy and disputes lawyers
• Commercial focus – clear, practical advice grounded in how projects actually operate

This breadth allows us to support complex projects efficiently, without the fragmentation often associated with larger firms.