Christabel Sutton

Associate

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What can I do for you

Christabel is a transactional lawyer within the construction and engineering team and has worked in construction law for over four years.

She prepares professional appointments, warranties, variation agreements and novation agreements, and has experience drafting trade contracts and letter of intents.

Christabel has experience supporting various levels of the team and working on a variety of issues from inception to completion of construction and engineering projects, particularly for the development and refurbishment of residential and commercial units.

Christabel also deals with the execution of all types of construction documents and is proficient in the use of DocuSign.

What do others say

Christabel is conscientious and diligent. Her commitment to ensuring the delivery of the project is an asset to the team.

Supporting your ambitions

Christabel acts for real estate developers and actively uses project trackers to work closely with other members of the client's team in order to ensure the project is on schedule.

What else should you know?

Christabel is qualified as advocate and solicitor in the High Court of Malaya, Malaysia, and called to the Bar as an advocate in the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Her legal career started in dispute resolution and litigation, so she always keeps an eye out for issues before they turn contentious!

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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.”