Claire Laverick

EXPERTISE 

Claire is a Legal Director specialising in non-contentious construction law in both England & Wales and New South Wales, Australia. 

She has over 10 years' experience advising on high value, complex, bespoke projects and major developments in the UK and Australia. Claire operates within a variety of sectors, including commercial and residential development (both new build and largescale refurbishment of assets across a number of sectors including logistics), social infrastructure and life sciences, and regeneration projects. She has particular expertise in the drafting and negotiation of construction and engineering contracts, agreements for lease, development agreements, development management agreements, and other ancillary construction documents, as well as advisory work in relation to contract management issues.

Claire acts primarily for developers, local authorities, and funders, but is also experienced in acting for contractors and tenants.

Claire's recent experience includes:

• acting for Aviva Capital Partners in relation to the £1bn London Cancer Hub in Sutton, a multi-phased one million sq.ft. development that will include research, treatment, and educational facilities alongside workspaces and community spaces, and public green spaces
• advising Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in relation to the £280-300m Stockport 8 development, part of the 'Vision for Town Centre West' strategic regeneration framework that will deliver approximately 1,050 build to rent and private sale residential units in Brinksway and The Station Quarter, and which aims to be a new, digitally-capable and fully walkable neighbourhood for Stockport town centre.
• acting for the project company of a major operational NHS hospital in relation to a £70m multi-stage refurbishment of the hospital.
• acting for Vita Student in relation to a student accommodation development in Birmingham, as well as the sale of multiple UK-based assets.
• acting for Tritax Symmetry on an agreement for lease and construction documentation for their logistics development at Darlington, and providing advisory work on various other developments.
• acting for Tritax Big Box on a c.£100m contract for sale at their logistics park at Biggleswade, which includes obligations to carry out various works prior to completion, including earthworks, infrastructure and s278 works
• acting for Tritax Big Box on an agreement for lease and all associated construction documentation in respect of a c.825,000 sq.ft. unit at their logistics park at Gloucester
• acting for Harworth group on development funding agreements and associated construction documentation for multiple sites (including Chatterley Park, and Gateway 36), and advisory work on contract management issu
• acting for a major supermarket group on the development of a site in London, including a new store and proposed mixed use development by a major developer.
• acting for Greater Manchester Combined Authority as funder of several developments across the UK.
• acting for the English Cities Fund in relation to the Earlestown regeneration project
• acting for the developer in relation to the redevelopment at Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, a joint venture between Aviva Capital Partners and Stories set to deliver affordable and market build-to-rent homes
• acting for the developers of three new build student accommodation projects in London (all higher-risk buildings), and one high-end residential project in London
• acting for the developer in relation to the redevelopment at Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, a joint venture between Aviva Capital Partners and Stories set to deliver affordable and market build-to-rent homes
• acting for the developers of three new build student accommodation projects in London (all higher-risk buildings), and one high-end residential project in London
• acting for the developers of three new build student accommodation projects in London (all higher-risk buildings), and one high-end residential project in London