Mark Crossley
Counsel Knowledge Lawyer Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Mark Crossley ensures clients benefit from the legal, technical and sector knowledge of our Construction and Engineering transactional and dispute resolution lawyers.
A poetry lover and speaker of Japanese and three European languages, Mark appreciates other perspectives and tailors his words and experience to give time-pressured clients the knowhow they need.
Recognised and respected for combining creativity with self-deprecating humour and empathy, he develops engaging training and resources that reduce risks and improve efficiency for businesses. During the pandemic, his checklist on COVID-19 and force majeure was our website's most viewed article, and for 18 months he chaired a fortnightly webinar informing the industry of the latest developments worldwide.
Whether writing general alerts, giving detailed presentations, or answering queries sent to helplines set up for our clients, he succinctly shares practical insights from his decade and a half with us, and seven years' training and working at a Magic Circle firm before that.
Mark's friendly, warm and open manner means clients enjoy collaborating with him to craft and deliver talks, workshops, and updates.
Representative experience
Coordinating and hosting our popular annual Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Day Conference.
Authoring the English construction law chapter in The International Compendium of Construction Contracts.
Delivering training and pithy articles on new construction and engineering-related cases and statutes to keep clients ahead of their counterparties when drafting contracts and resolving disputes.
Advising developers on negotiation strategies and wording for construction contracts and ancillary documents on flagship commercial, leisure, and retail schemes, and a landmark City of London tower.
Drafting the suite of construction contracts for various UK public arts and education projects, including a museum and a high-profile London concert venue.
Acting for a well-known leisure brand on claims for defects and poor workmanship at its new UK headquarters, procured using construction management.
Mentoring students and running debating workshops and career days for local schools, as part of our Responsible Business commitment to social mobility.
Credentials
- M.A., School of Oriental and African Studies, 2011
- LPC, Nottingham Law School, 2001
- LL.B., University of Warwick, 1998
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Society of Construction Law
- The Law Society of England and Wales