Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Pippa

I pride myself on providing a flexible and commercial approach to drive deals forward as effectively as possible.

Pippa qualified in 2003 and joined Russell-Cooke in 2023. She specialises in non-contentious construction, with a strong track record in advising developers, purchasers, tenants, funders, contractors and consultants.

Pippa advises on all forms of construction documentation, including JCT, NEC building contracts using traditional, design and build and construction management procurement, appointments, collateral warranties, bonds, guarantees and all associated documentation.

She advises on construction aspects of property and finance documentation, including sale and purchase agreements, agreements for lease, joint venture and development agreements.

Pippa advises on contractual issues from project inception through to successful (non-contentious) dispute resolution.

She is known for her flexible, client centric and commercial approach.

Experience

  • Acting for the developer for a £600 million build of a 63 storey tower development in the City of London
  • Advising a local authority on a development and associated infrastructure and public realm across various sites as part of its regeneration/economic development strategy to see 2000 new homes created across the county using a JV to bring the sites forward for development with £2.5 billion of developments to be completed
  • Advising a registered provider on the construction elements of its JV for a development of 2000+ units
  • Acting for numerous local authorities with regeneration, leisure centre and refurbishment projects
  • Supporting various developers in drafting and negotiating construction documentation for large scale and strategic developments
  • Developing a suite of construction documentation and fit out documentation for numerous real estate clients

Education

  • Read psychology at Southampton University, and gained a commendation in subsequent legal studies
  • Trained and qualified at Mayer Brown LLP

Memberships

  • Member of the Society of Construction Law

Pippa's highlights

News

03.09.2024

Heritage on the high street—Estates Gazette

Alex Ground, Pippa Beesley and Laughlan Steer have written an article in EG outlining what building owners and developers need to consider when undertaking...
Alex Ground Pippa Beesley (1) Laughlan Steer, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Alex Ground, Pippa Beesley, Laughlan Steer
News

17.07.2024

A collateral warranty is not a construction contract: lessons from a recent Supreme Court case

Following a recent case in which the Supreme Court clarified that a collateral warranty is not a construction contract under s104(1) of the...
Pippa Beesley (1)
Pippa Beesley
2 min Read
News

10.06.2024

Reflecting on UKREiiF 2024: insights and connections

Partner, Pippa Beesley and associates Signe Sparne and Joe Maloney from Russell-Cooke's real estate team reflect on their time...
Pippa Beesley (1) Joe Maloney, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Signe Sparne, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Multiple Authors
2 min Read
Pippa Beesley, Joe Maloney, Signe Sparne
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