EXPERIENCE

Our Teams of lawyers have significant experience in advising on all aspects of property development and construction matters both locally and further afield. Our clients range from established property developers and landowners, to substantial land owning estates and public bodies.

Our Contract and Property Teams pride themselves on offering prompt, thorough and often innovative solutions to the variety of challenges faced by our clients operating in this sector. We aim to offer an understanding of the commercial realities affecting our clients and to assist them in making informed, often pragmatic decisions tailored to their needs.

Our services are always delivered in an approachable, down to earth professional manner, either at our offices, our clients premises or on site. We also recognize that matters don’t always proceed according to plan and our litigation services also encompass these situations.

Our teams have significant experience of advising on construction contracts, site acquisition and disposal work, joint venture agreements of all kinds, funding, securing and granting easements, and infrastructure agreements. We have recently advised on multi million pound developments both in Pembrokeshire and further a field, and are also experienced at negotiating planning agreements including affordable housing obligations. We regularly advice our major clients on arrangements and transactions of significant value.

Our Litigation Department has over 40 years experience in advising builders and developers with regard to litigation including adjudications, arbitrations and claims before the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). We have an excellent relationship with a number of local surveyors who are often able to provide a quick and cost effective report narrowing the issues in dispute.

Lowless Commercial also specializes in Health & Safety advice. We provide a fixed cost Health & Safety Risk Assessment and on-going support with regard to changes in Health & Safety legislation and Health and Safety Audits. Jonathan Marsh has recently joined the firm from Eversheds in Cardiff. Jonathan specializes in Health & Safety matters and has advised many small, medium and blue chip companies & Safety matters both across Wales and the UK.

With the huge increase in development and construction work in West Wales in recent years, Lowless Commercial has built up the experience in development and construction law and can now provide an excellent legal service to the property development and construction sector.

MAIN SERVICES

Property, Contracts and Planning Matters

• Commercial and residential development projects 
• Infrastructure agreements 
• Section 106 agreements including affordable housing obligations 
• Options, preemptions and overage/claw back agreements and conditional contracts 
• All aspects of easement law
• Construction Contract Terms - Alterations to the Standard JCT Form of Contracts 
• Professional Contracts 
• Building and Construction Collateral Warranties 
• Planning Applications 
• Environmental Issues 
• Partnership Agreements 
• Joint Ventures and Consortium Arrangements 
• Representations to Planning Authorities in connection with local plans 
• Residential enfranchisement law

Dispute Resolution and Litigation matters

• Adjudication 
• Litigation 
• Mediation 
• Arbitration 
• Planning Appeals 
• Party Wall Act and Boundary Disputes 
• Public Enquiries 
• Professional Negligence Claims 
• Construction Insolvency

Health & Safety Advice Service

• The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 
• The Construction Design & Management Regulations 1994 (CDM Regs) 
• The Construction (Health & Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 
• All the various other construction regulated Regulations 
• The Occupiers Liability Act 1957,1984 
• The Factories Act 1961 
• Representing and advising clients facing investigation and/or prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive or Environment Agency in relation to any of the above 
• Health & Safety Audit 
• On-going Health & Safety Support Service