Richard Wade
Partner
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Richard is a Partner in the Construction group. Specialising in construction law, Richard’s practice combines both non-contentious work and dispute resolution.
Main areas of practice
He advises on procurement strategies, construction disputes (litigation, arbitration, adjudication and ADR), contract drafting and negotiation for stand-alone and complex property agreements. He also gives advice on the drafting and preparation of development agreements, building contracts, professional appointments and all related documentation.
Clients
His clients include a wide range of developers, funders, contractors and professional designers and suppliers, as well as special purpose vehicles, for projects across a variety of sectors (including commercial, retail, leisure, housing and not-for-profit organisations such as schools, colleges and trusts).
Expertise & Services
Richard is a highly experienced partner who understands the sector in depth.
Career
Richard joined the firm in 1997 from city firm Wilde Sapte (now Dentons), which he had joined as a trainee in 1992.
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Accreditations
Memberships
- Technology & Construction Court Solicitors Association (TeCSA)
- Adjudication Society
- Oxford regional co-ordinator of the Society of Construction Law Constructing Excellence
Significant Experience
- Regularly handles all of the major standard forms of building contract (including FIDIC, NEC3, PPC2000, GC/Works and JCT) and professional appointments (ACE, RIBA, RICS and CIC), as well as numerous bespoke, non-standard forms.
- Manages and resolves disputes on a range of contractual issues including matters arising out of contract administration, account resolution and professional negligence. He has also been instructed on numerous contractual and statutory adjudications.
Additional Expertise
Education: he has advised a number of high profile independent schools and colleges on a range of construction projects, a number of which have been linked to VAT-saving schemes.
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Insights by Richard
Articles 3 August - Richard Wade
Could Alternative Dispute Resolution become compulsory?
Over the last three decades, we have seen increasingly widespread use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, as parties with…
Articles 24 June - Richard Wade
Construction companies face insurance cover drying up post-Grenfell
Rising professional indemnity insurance premiums and restrictions on cover are preventing construction companies from taking on projects, and…
Articles 29 March - Richard Wade
Net-zero carbon buildings: The green key to ‘building back better’
Net-zero carbon buildings have been high on several successive Governments’ wish list for at least a decade.
