James Bessey
Partner
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01865 254206
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James acts on both disputes and non-contentious work on a range of projects and is particularly noted for social housing work.
James is a partner in the Construction group based in the Oxford office.
Main areas of practice
- James is recognised as a leading construction lawyer and his specialism is large scale construction dispute work, both nationally and internationally. His work includes a series of cases relating to building defects and in particular cladding systems.
- James is well-versed in the use of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation as well as adjudication, arbitration and litigation.
- He has successfully handled a series of reported adjudication decisions.
- James regularly contributes articles to Building Magazine and has also provided articles to Construction News, Contract Journal and Architect’s Journal.
Clients
James acts for employers, main contractors and sub contractors with a particular emphasis on leisure, stadia, infrastructure and M+E sectors. His clients are based both nationally and internationally.
Expertise
Career
James qualified in 1993 and joined Blake Morgan in November 2015.
James gained his Masters Degree at Kings College in Construction Law and Arbitration.
Contact details
01865 254206
Email James
Insights by James
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The Building Safety Act recently became law and established a whole new approach to building safety. Coupled with the Fire Safety Regulations 2022 coming into force earlier this year, it...
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