Profiles

Construction

• Acted as Junior Counsel for the contractor in a five-week trial in the High Court (TCC) concerning the construction of a Soft Yoke Mooring System in the Caspian Sea involving issues of termination of the Contract, concurrent delay and prevention.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for the employer in a three-week trial in the High Court (TCC) concerning construction of a bio-mass fuel plant in North East England under the IChemE Red Book contract involving issues of termination of the Contract and delay.
• Instructed as part of the Counsel team in preparation of a substantial claim in arbitration relating to engineering issues with a bridge in Hong Kong.
• Instructed by the Treasury Solicitor as part of the Counsel team in a multi-million pound construction arbitration concerning the redevelopment of accommodation at a British Naval base involving disputes over interim payments and variations, including ground conditions.  
• Acted as part of the Counsel team on a multi-million dollar international arbitration dispute relating to commercial premises in Russia involving issues of defects and remedies. 
• Sole Counsel in a 4-day multi-track trial successfully recovering unpaid architect’s fees.  The dispute included defending a counterclaim for architect’s professional negligence and an architect’s responsibility for delays to a construction project, including expert evidence on professional negligence and consideration of the RIBA Conditions for Appointment for a Domestic Project contract.
• Appeared as sole Counsel in a 2-day multi-track trial concerning the terms of a contract, defects, and what represented a reasonable sum for works under the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.
• Represented a contractor in a 1-day trial involving a dispute with a subcontractor over defects and unpaid invoices. 
• Drafted pleadings and advised on procedure in a final account dispute involving issues of defective workmanship, withholding of sums and liquidated damages under the JCT Minor Works Building Contract.
• Drafted pleadings for an architect to defend claims of professional negligence made by an employer in its counterclaim against a claim for unpaid invoices.
• Advised and drafted particulars in a six-figure claim by a homeowner against piling contractors.
• Advised residents on the merits of a claim in negligence against builders for dry rot.
• Advised employers for the construction of a Primary Care Centre under the JCT Design and Build Contract 2005 revision 2 on the prospects of defending a claim for an extension of time and loss and expense.
• Advised and drafted pleadings for a contractor in a contract/no contract case on the prospects of successfully claiming for delay and disruption.

Energy

• Acted as Junior Counsel for the contractor in a five-week trial in the High Court (TCC) concerning a Soft Yoke Mooring System for oil tankers in the Caspian Sea involving issues of termination of the Contract, concurrent delay and prevention.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for the employer in a three-week trial in the High Court (TCC) concerning a bio-mass fuel plant in North East England under the IChemE Red Book contract and involving issues of termination of Contract and delay.
• Advised and drafted correspondence for a major construction company in relation to a claim concerning duty of care in tort, and statutory duties under the Gas Act, and various Gas Regulations.

Professional Negligence

• Counsel in a 4-day multi-track trial successfully recovering unpaid architect’s fees.  The dispute included defending a counterclaim for the architect’s professional negligence, and an architect’s responsibility for delays to a construction project including expert evidence on professional negligence and consideration of the RIBA Conditions for Appointment for a Domestic Project contract.
• Drafted pleadings for an architect to defend claims of professional negligence made by an employer in its counterclaim against a claim for unpaid invoices.
• Advised a homeowner on the merits of a claim against an architect for breach of duty to supervise construction works.

Adjudication

• Instructed in resisting enforcement of an Adjudicator’s decision for breach of natural justice and excess of jurisdiction.
• Advised a hotel decoration contractor on the merits of proceeding in an adjudication against the employer under the JCT Minor Works building contract.

Party Walls Act, Boundary and Neighbor Dispute  

• Appeared in a successful application to strike out an appeal against a Party Wall Act decision.
• Advised in a nuisance claim where there was a failure to comply with the Party Wall Act.
• Advised and drafted pleadings in a claim for trespass in a boundary dispute. 
• Advised on steps to abate noise pollution from a commercial property.

Other

• Public Procurement - Instructed by the Treasury Solicitor in preparing an application to overturn automatic suspensory effect of a procurement challenge. 
• Acted on a pro bono basis in procedural applications in a misrepresentation case.
• Appeared in several County Court trials on telecommunications disputes involving issues of contract and tort, including successfully defending a claim for loss of internet and telephony supply, and successfully claiming against a Local Council for damage to cables.