Construction Services
We are a smaller specialised legal practice. Most of
our lawyers have been trained and worked at large city
Our Construction Team is headed by Andrew Hickman
practices. As such, we can provide quality expertise
who has over 25 years experience in acting for all
but due to our comparative size we do so at a more
types of businesses engaged in the Construction and
competitive cost. We seek at all times to be open and
Engineering Industry. Our expertise covers:- Dispute
clear in relation to our costs.
Resolution through negotiation, mediation, adjudication,
arbitration or litigation; Risk Assessments; Ad-hoc advice Andrew A Hickman
on issues arising during construction projects; Contract Solicitor
drafting/advice including amendments to Standard Forms, Partner
Bespoke Contracts, Professional Appointment documents,
Warranties and Security Documents required by Funders, T: +44 (0)121 212 6574
Purchasers or Tenants. F: +44 (0)845 0099352
E: andrew.hickman@elselaw.co.uk
The key to our approach is being directly available to
discuss issues without our clients being concerned that this
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will necessarily lead to a cost. We seek to fully understand
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our clients’ business, their objectives in relation to any
issue and how they wish to receive legal assistance. This
T: +44 (0)121 212 6575
service is timely and proactive and designed to achieve
F: +44 (0)845 0097124
the required objectives in the most cost effective manner.
E: claire.magill@elselaw.co.uk
Obtaining legal advice can be expensive.
Anna Taylor
Solicitor
Associate
T: +44 (0)121 212 6565
F: +44 (0)845 091190
E: anna.taylor@elselaw.co.uk
Intellectual Property and IT

All businesses have intellectual property
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rights to a greater or lesser extent.
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Intellectual property rights exist with
Consultant
or without registration in a number of
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forms and are essentially the right to stop others infringing
those rights. The rights exist in written works in copyright, in
T: +44 (0)121 212 6572
inventions in patents, in names in trade marks, in designs
F: +44 (0)845 0097126
in design rights and in confidential information. The period
E: neil.maybury@elselaw.co.uk
of protection varies from right to right and may come into

existence automatically or by registration.
Hayley Goodwin

Solicitor
Commercial law covers all aspects of contract law
including agency, distribution, IT, marketing, research and
T: +44 (0)1283 526 216
development and licensing.
F: +44 (0)845 0091911

E: hayley.goodwin@elselaw.co.uk
We have a highly experienced team led by Neil Maybury,
which can handle all aspects of Intellectual Property and
Commercial Law both contentious and non-contentious. We
are also able to handle trade mark and registered design

applications, intellectual property audits and valuations.
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