Kate Rushworth

Senior Associate

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What can I do for you

Kate advises on projects and construction contracts.  She advises clients across a range of sectors, including defence, education and real estate investment.

Kate advises on complex government contracts and has worked closely with the Ministry of Defence on a number of projects.

Kate has considerable experience of the JCT, NEC3, NEC4 and ICHEME forms of contracts.

What do others say

One  client has commented:

 “It is not the mere delivery of [the document] that is remarkable: it is the delivery of a [document] of such high quality in such a short time.”

Kate makes complex legal issues easy to understand, a client recently commented “I knew you would word it better than me!”

Supporting your ambitions

Kate is currently working as part of the team supporting the Ministry of Defence with the development of its multi billion pound programme to provide communications and information systems for use in tactical environments.

Kate advises on the drafting and management of FM Contracts for a wide range of sites, including student accommodation, government and NHS Projects.

Kate also advises freeholders on the construction contracts and professional appointments for remedial works required to remove ACM and non-ACM cladding.

What else should you know?

Kate has posted several blogs on fire safety and cladding related issues and has also spoken at a webinar on cladding.

Kate is a member of the Society of Construction Law.

Kate is part of the Ability network at Mills & Reeve, which works to ensure that Mills & Reeve is accessible to clients, employees and visitors with disabilities.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”