L.E.A. CONSULTING LIMITED

L.E.A. Consulting Limited is a specialist consultancy delivering legal and expert advocacy exclusively for the construction sector. Their mission is to help clients manage risk across the whole project lifecycle - from contract negotiation and commercial management through to claims preparation, dispute resolution and expert witness services.

The firm's suite of services is divided into clear, purpose-driven areas: contractual advice on a wide range of standard and bespoke forms (including GCCC, FIDIC, NEC and SBCC); cost-management and financial-control support; preparation, appraisal and defence of claims such as extensions of time, delay, disruption and quantum; and comprehensive insurance-claim handling for performance bonds, contractors' all-risks and professional indemnity. L.E.A. also offers a full spectrum of alternative dispute-resolution options - mediation, adjudication, conciliation, arbitration and expert determination - and can act both as representative and as neutral adjudicator or mediator.

Founded and led by Ian O'Connor, a qualified solicitor, chartered arbitrator and certified mediator with two decades of experience on projects worth over € 780 million, L.E.A. combines legal rigour with practical construction insight to provide a one-to-one, partnership-focused service that identifies and mitigates risk at the earliest possible stage.