Amelia Spechko

Acting for an employer defending a £900,000 claim brought by a contractor over a series of adjudications. Our client won two adjudications, one adjudicator resigned after a jurisdictional challenge, and the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) granted a consent order preventing any further adjudications. The contractor issued proceedings in the TCC and, following court-directed mediation, the claim settled.

Advising a contractor on a final account dispute, including several related adjudications and arbitration proceedings. The matter settled shortly after mediation. 

Advising freeholders on recovery against developer group companies through BLOs and RCOs under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Acting for a building products manufacturer defending several façade fire-safety claims.

Acting for a joint venture claimant in a EUR 100 million arbitration against a services contractor concerning a tyre pyrolysis recycling plant. The claim concerned delay and underperformance, defective design and engineering, and abandonment of the project.