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Chris Henshaw

Of Counsel

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
Languages English

Chris specialises in non-contentious construction, engineering and infrastructure projects providing strategic and practical advice to clients.  He has 25 years’ experience advising public and private sector clients, contractors and funders on all aspects of the procurement of development and infrastructure projects across a wide range of sectors including mixed use commercial developments, town hall redevelopments, logistics and warehousing projects, refurbishment projects, new build PRS developments, energy projects (waste to energy, offshore wind, solar and CHP),  transport projects (heavy and light rail, road and port projects), education, blue light, health and accommodation projects. He has advised on more than 20 PFI/PPP projects. He also advises a number of funds on the development and refurbishment of their asset portfolios. 

Chris advises on all the major forms of internationally recognised construction and engineering contracts, particularly the JCT, NEC, IChemE and FIDIC suites of contracts.

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Relevant experience

  • Greater Manchester Waste on all construction aspects of its £4 billion waste PFI project (Europe’s largest municipal waste management/energy from waste project comprising eight different waste and energy technologies across 48 facilities over 42 sites).
  • West Midlands Combined Authority on its 10 year £1 billion Alliance contract for the Midlands Metro extension.
  • HS2 on the Mace / Dragados joint venture on its contracts for the development of the new stations at Euston, London and Curzon St, Birmingham.
  • Falkland Islands Government on its NEC4 contract for the procurement of a new port at the Falklands Islands.
  • A UK national rail company on various infrastructure contracts.
  • Strathclyde Pension Fund on construction aspects of its England and Wales investment portfolio including development, refurbishment, purchases, sales and lettings.
  • Various BlackRock Funds on construction aspects of their UK investment portfolios including development, refurbishment, sales, purchases and lettings.  
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Education

  • 1993 - Law Society Finals, Manchester Metropolitan University 
  • 1992 - Common Practice Examination, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • 1991 - Classics (MA), University of Cambridge
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