Home office: Birmingham
Also works in: Bristol
Mark specialises in resolving construction and engineering disputes.
Contentious Construction Lawyer and accredited mediator.
Mark acts on behalf of all parties in the construction industry supply chain, including main contractors, sub-contractors, developers and professional consultants.
Mark draws on his broad litigation experience, along with his mediator training, to resolve construction disputes.
Member of the Birmingham Business Board of the NSPCC.
How Mark can help you
Mark advises on the resolution of complex construction and engineering disputes throughout the contractual supply chain.
Mark is often engaged to advise on issues relating to the formation of contracts, non-payment, defects, extension of time, loss and expense and variation claims. He also advises on professional negligence claims.
His experience in construction contract disputes (and wider commercial litigation) is broad and includes representing clients in adjudication, court proceedings and at mediations.
Recommendations
I have been continually impressed by Mark Scotney. He is clever, strategic, and doesn’t hesitate to go the extra mile for his clients. He is incredibly easy to work with; the ideal partner.
The Legal 500
Mark Scotney is an approachable and commercially minded litigator. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to our clients and he is our preferred choice for construction disputes.
The Legal 500
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Industry news
Snakes and Ladders – Delays with the HRB Gateways
The construction industry is currently grappling with significant delays in the approval process for Higher-Risk Buildings (“HRBs”), primarily caused at Gateways 2 and 3 of the Building Safety Act (“BSA”).
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