Neil Kelly rarely needs to check things. The knowledge he possesses is outstanding.
LEGAL 500
Described in Chambers UK as ‘an outstanding advocate of construction and contract law’, Neil specialises in advising employers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers and their insurers in the construction sector. Reflecting his involvement in the Construction Sector, Neil was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 2007 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) in 2012.
In April 2016, the Chartered Institute of Building presented Neil with its Open Award for services to the Construction industry. Neil is a past Chairman of the Scottish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Convener of the Adjudication Society, Scottish Region.
Neil was inducted to the Legal 500's Hall of Fame in 2018.
Neil Kelly, Head of Construction, is joined by Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT and Chair of the Scottish Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV), to discuss the issues facing Scotland's construction sector.
The Grenfell disaster occurred on the night of 14 June 2017, but its effects are still being felt across the construction sector and beyond. As a result of the disaster, which claimed over 70 lives, many believe that the public has lost some of the confidence it had in the construction sector.
The construction sector in Scotland has moved to Phase 4 of the five-phase Restart Plan and seems, at last, to be shaking off the worst effects of COVID-19.
