Specialist solicitors to the construction and engineering industries

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Chambers Legal Directory

The Firm

The firm is rated by Chambers Legal Directory as one of the leading construction firms in the country. Comments in the Directory have included the following:

“Founded to provide a distinctive and cost effective service to contractors and sub-contractors it has a growing reputation, especially in adjudication… clients report that they were “overwhelmed” by the partner attention they received at the firm, and were “pleasantly surprised” by the firms billings”.

“According to clients, boutique firm Hawkswell Kilvington offers “unquestioned expertise at great rates by concentrating on what it does best – construction.” The Partners “perform an excellent job, offering quality strategic contentious and non-contentious advice informed by up-to-the-minute industry knowledge. Practicality, flexibility and personality are all words used by observers in praise of this outfit.”

“Competitors “take their hat off” to this boutique construction practice, which commands a huge amount of respect from all corners of the market. This niche firm is able to provide specialist advice at competitive rates, and “they go out of their way to do the best job for us, so we go out of our way to work with them.” Partners “exceed expectations,” and clients are confident “they have our best interests at heart.”

The firm consistently draws praise from competitors, who confess “a great admiration for this wonderful niche practice.” Solely focused on construction work (primarily contentious matters), a key attraction of the team is its commerciality: “It has an incredibly pragmatic approach and extraordinarily competitive rates,” say clients.

This two-partner construction boutique is praised by clients for the commerciality of its service and its “advice that isn’t bogged down with legalistic claptrap.”

Key Individuals

Key individuals at Hawkswell Kilvington have also been singled out for praise in Chambers, with comments including the following:

Jonathan Hawkswell

“Is admired as “an incredible advocate” whose “skilful negotiations and sheer presence in a meeting” get the results clients want”.

“Is a contentious specialist who, according to sources, “will go to extraordinary lengths to serve the client; he understands their needs precisely, and tailors the service accordingly”.