Helen Arthur - Sharpe Pritchard

Central Government
Education Providers
Housing Sector
Local Government

Adjudication
Construction
Construction contracts
Construction disputes resolution, including adjudication
Highways
Infrastructure
Mediation

Helen’s experience includes over a year spent on secondment to an international light railway provider working alongside the legal team, project managers, experts and claims consultants relating to a large multi-million-pound delay and disruption dispute which proceeded to Arbitration.
Acting for the developers and/or owners in large defects issues including disputes arising out of defective design of foundations and fire safety defects

Commercial Payments Bill: Implications for Public Authorities and Contractors

16 June 2026

Juli Lau, Helen Arthur and Shyann Sheehy look into the new Commercial Payments Bill and what it means for both public authorities and larger contractors. As referred to in our article on the implications of the King’s Speech 2026 for the construction sector, the government has announced new legislation which intends to improve commercial payment... Read more

Building Liability Orders (BLOs) – Crest Nicholson v Ardmore

28 May 2026

In this article, Rachel Murray-Smith, Conrad Turnock and Helen Arthur explain the significance of Crest Nicholson v Ardmore Ardmore [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC); [2026] EWHC 1069 (TCC), one of the first major decisions to consider the scope of building liability orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and its impact on available routes to recovery.... Read more

King’s Speech 2026: Construction Implications of the Remediation Bill and The Small Business Protections (Late Payments) Bill

22 May 2026

The King’s Speech 2026, read together with the accompanying background briefing notes, outlines the government’s proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session and includes a number of measures of particular significance to the construction sector. Experts Rachel Murray-Smith, Helen Arthur, and Juli Lau consider the Remediation Bill and The Small Business Protections (Late Payments)... Read more

Providence v Hexagon – Supreme Court overrules Court of Appeal on JCT termination provisions

27 January 2026

The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal’s interpretation of the JCT termination provisions restoring what was largely thought to be the position before this case made its way through to the Court of Appeal. JCT Termination Provisions – February 2026 Update The Supreme Court unanimously found that a contractor cannot terminate its employment…