Aanya Gujral

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Aanya is an Associate in the Construction team at Edwin Coe. She advises on contentious and non-contentious construction matters, including construction disputes, adjudication, professional negligence and contractual issues.

Before joining Edwin Coe in October 2026, Aanya advised clients across the public and private sectors, including local authorities, government departments and construction professionals. She has experience handling complex construction and professional negligence disputes, alongside contractual matters involving JCT, NEC and PFI/PPP arrangements.

Her work has spanned a range of projects, from public buildings and care homes to infrastructure and renewable energy, and has involved litigation, adjudication, mediation and settlement negotiations. Alongside her casework, Aanya has also regularly delivered training to public sector clients on construction law, adjudication, building safety and dispute resolution.

Expertise

Construction Construction Disputes Adjudication Dispute Avoidance Building Contracts, Appointments, Warranties, Bonds, Guarantees Building Safety and Cladding Remediation

Credentials

Solicitor of England and Wales, admitted in August 2023

LPC LLM, The University of Law – Distinction

LLB (Hons), University of Southampton – First Class Honours with Deans List Award

Co-author of “A Risky Business: Navigating the Design Liabilities Under the New JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 and Their Associated Risks to Employers”, published in Construction Law Review 2024–2025 by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors

Advised a local authority in a multi-million-pound JCT Design and Build dispute involving extensions of time, loss and expense, and liquidated damages.

Led the resolution of a multi-million-pound PPP dispute on behalf of a local authority concerning fire-safety defects at care homes, drafting the settlement agreement.

Advised a local authority on the expiry and handback of care home PPP contracts.

Acted in a professional negligence claim concerning the design of a care home, securing a substantial settlement following mediation.

Represented an engineering consultancy in a multi-million-pound Technology and Construction Court claim concerning an allegedly defective geotechnical survey, which was dismissed in favour of the defendant.