My practice spans contentious and non-contentious construction work: the procurement, design and delivery of projects, the contracts and appointments that underpin them, the resolution of disputes when they arise, and the remediation of buildings under the building safety regime.
My practice spans contentious and non-contentious construction work: the procurement, design and delivery of projects, the contracts and appointments that underpin them, the resolution of disputes when they arise, and the remediation of buildings under the building safety regime.
I act for the full range of stakeholders in construction and engineering projects: developers, funders, freeholders, leaseholders, employers, contractors, subcontractors and professionals including architects, engineers and quantity surveyors.
My experience spans contentious and non-contentious work across residential, commercial, mixed-use and infrastructure projects, and each side of the practice informs the other. I draft and negotiate with an understanding of how provisions fare when tested in a dispute, and I run disputes with a clear grasp of the commercial objectives behind them.
I have particular expertise in complex construction projects relating to works carried out primarily under standard form JCT, NEC, RIBA and bespoke forms of contract, including where disputes emerge about defective design and workmanship, fire safety and cladding, payment (interim and final), suspension and termination rights. I regularly represent clientsin adjudications, mediations and litigation in the Technology & Construction Court and Tribunals including Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders under the Building Safety Act 2022.
In recent years, I have advised and represented parties involved with water treatment projects and a rapid response gas-fired power plant. I also act for clients served with improvement and enforcement notices under the Housing Act 2004. I sit as an adjudicator on the TECSA and UK Adjudicators panels, presiding over disputes in the industry.
I also have broader experience within and outside the real estate sector, having acted on transactions and in cases involving planning, joint venture agreements, unfair prejudice and winding up petitions.
Throughout the life of a project, I provide strategic advice to manage contractual and commercial risk with the aim of helping clients protect their position early, keep projects moving and, wherever possible, resolve differences before they harden into disputes.
Acting for a building owner in connection with remediating an external wall system and undertaking intrusive investigations over missing firestopping details following the Grenfell tragedy, including ongoing advice with respect to funding from the Cladding Safety Scheme and recovery actions for unfunded and funded costs.
Acting for a contractor in two adjudications under IChemE rules works carried out for a Greek conglomerate at two power stations in the UK, resulting in c.£17 million paid to my client for works performed representing c.95% of the value of the claim for outstanding payment.
Acting for a building owner with respect to claims for breach of the Defective Premises Act 1972 and an assigned collateral warranty for c.£20 million against the original developer and contractor relating to the design and construction of a 30-storey residential tower in London identified to have had ACM cladding, missing cavity barriers, combustible timber walkways, insulation and defective firestopping.
Acting for an independent college in a £7 million claim against their structural engineer relating to the design and construction of a new campus which suffered from a number of defects causing persistent water ingress.
Acting for a subcontractor relating to claims for payment for measured works, variations to comply with NHBC standards, loss and expense and loss of profit in a final account dispute following the employer omitting work from the subcontractor’s scope throughout the lifetime of the works.
