Profiles

Construction and Engineering

Recommendations from the directories:

“Highly intelligent”...“enthusiastic and hard-working”...“determined advocate”...“a fighter”… “Continues to impress observers with her performances far above the level expected from barristers of her call”...“Her position on some of the leading mandates at the Bar in recent years is well documented”…"Gives robust and confident advice and is excellent in court”…"impresses with her ability to simplify the complex technical aspects of a case.”

Experience includes:

• £100m plus high profile Cambridgeshire Guided Busway litigation in the TCC.  This case is likely to be the first dispute on the NEC2 form to come to Court.
  
  
• Multi-million pound claim arising out of the Pinnacle project in the City of London.
  
  
• Multi-million AED DIAC arbitration arising out of the construction of Dubai airport (under UAE law).
  
  
• Multi-billion dollar arbitration relating to the construction of the new metro in Dubai.
  
  
• Multiple simultaneous ICE arbitrations arising out of a utilities project.
  
  
• The Wembley Stadium litigation, including three substantial trials and two appearances in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the steelwork subcontractor, followed by instructions for the contractor in the Mott MacDonald litigation arising out of the same project.
  
  
• Counsel for a contractor on £100m plus multi-party dispute arising out of a catastrophic fire.
  
  
• Counsel for a major contractor in a technical dispute arising out the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
  
  
• Numerous adjudications and enforcements representing both employers and contractors including a number of reported cases on points of law, in particular the first post-Melville Dundas case.
  
  

Shipbuilding

Experience includes:

• Commercial Court litigation relating to the performance of a semi-submersible drilling rig.
  
  
• Commercial Court litigation in a shipbuilding dispute:  the reported decision is now one of the leading cases on delay and the prevention principle.
  
  
• Counsel for the employer in a technical shipping dispute arising out of a project for the design and construction of 30 ships. 
  
  

Energy

Experience includes:

• Multi-million dollar ICC arbitration arising out a desalination plant in Qatar (under Qatari law).
  
  
• Multi-million euro TCC litigation relating to the decommissioning and dismantling of platforms in the North Sea.
 
• Two major ($100m and $8m respectively) ICC arbitrations relating to the construction of the BTC oil pipeline.
  
  
• Delay and disruption arbitration relating to the construction of accommodation platforms near Qatar.
  
  
• Delay claim arising out of the construction of a nuclear power plant.
  
  
• Counsel for a Grand Cayman Island contractor in an arbitration under LCIA Rules relating to the supply of components on a project for the construction of a liquefied petroleum gas storage facility in Qatar.
  
  
• Counsel for the engineer in a fees claim relating to the provision of Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services.
  
  

Professional Negligence

Recommendations from the directories:

“Uncanny ability to process large amounts of documentation quickly”...“An ability to think outside the box”...“Enthusiastic approach and stellar legal brain”…"Is exceptionally good for her level of call”…“Particular flair for dealing with knotty legal issues."

Experience includes:

• Counsel for the architect in the Walter Lilly v Mackay litigation, originally involving seven parties.  The reported decision on the dispute between the contractor and employer includes guidance on the law relating to delay and global claims.
  
  
• High profile multi-million pound litigation in the Guernsey High Court arising out of the Royal Chambers and Royal Terrace development, acting for the engineers.
  
  
• Counsel for the employer in a technical dispute involving a professional negligence claim against engineers and conflicts of law arising out of the construction of an oil platform.
  
  
• Counsel for the employer in a multi million pound defects and professional negligence claim.
  
  
• Numerous fees claims acting for architects, engineers and other construction professionals.
  
  

International Arbitration

Experience includes:

• Multi-million dollar ICC arbitration arising out a desalination plant in Qatar (under Qatari law).
  
  
• Multi-million AED DIAC arbitration arising out of the construction of Dubai airport (under UAE law).
  
  
• Multi-billion dollar arbitration relating to the construction of the new metro in Dubai.
  
  
• Two major ($100m and $8m respectively) ICC arbitrations relating to the construction of the BTC oil pipeline.
  
  
• Counsel for a Grand Cayman Island contractor in an arbitration under LCIA Rules relating to the supply of components on a project for the construction of a liquefied petroleum gas storage facility in Qatar.
  
  
• Delay and disruption arbitration relating to the construction of accommodation platforms near Qatar.
  
  

Information Technology

• Counsel for a software developer in a dispute relating to multi-core processors and including various licensing issues.