Profiles

Construction and Engineering

• Advising contractors designing and constructing a motorway in Ireland in relation to a claim for unforeseen archaeological conditions against employing a Government Department. Claim value £40m.
• Acted for the Hong Kong Airport Authority on various substantial actions arising out of the construction of the Chek Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong, as well as the associated MTR station.
• Advised and acted in arbitration proceedings for a major international airline on disputes over a new hangar for jumbo jets.
• Acting for a major supermarket chain in a TCC action regarding the construction of a multi deck car park.
• Advised and acted for civil engineers in TCC proceedings regarding a fire at a cold storage unit.
• Acted for a subsidiary of a major international corporation on arbitration proceedings relating to the development of a landfill site in the Midlands and the escape of toxic substances therefrom.
• Advising property developers in relation to loss and expense claims regarding a substantial residential development in the North West of England.
• Acted for a multi national JV in arbitration proceedings relating to the construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge suspension bridge in Hong Kong.
• Advising and acting in arbitration proceedings for International JV in a dispute with the designers of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Hong Kong.
• Advising the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation in relation to the construction of and disputes relating to the high speed 'bullet train' project in Taiwan linking Taipei and the south of the island.
• Acted for a sub-contractor on disputes relating to the construction of RORO car ferries in Belfast.
• Advising Australian contractors involved in a dispute arising out of the construction of a cigarette factory in the Philippines.
• Acting for an International JV involved in a dispute with a Scandinavian Government arising out of the construction of a metro system.
• Advising a UK rail company in relation to a subsidence claim against a mining company resulting in damage to railway tracks, interrupted services and a large claim for repair costs and consequential losses.
• Acting for Hong Kong steel supplier in a dispute with Macau casino owner arising out of the cancellation of the steel supply contracts. Dispute subject to the Law of Macau. Seat of arbitration Macau.
• Acting for a British/Japanese JV in a dispute with an Asian Government department arising out of the design and construction of a bridge.

Energy

• Acting for EC Bank in an adjudication in relation to a dispute concerning a nuclear energy facility in Lithuania. Claim value E41m.
• Acting for a major power generation equipment manufacturer in relation to a dispute concerning the construction of a power plant in the UK incorporating a steam turbine.
• Acted for a South American engineering company in ICC arbitration proceedings arising from the design, fabrication and construction of an oil pipeline, pumping stations and associated communication system and marine oil terminal in East Africa.
• Acting for a multinational JV in arbitration proceedings relating the construction of an oil treatment and stabilisation facility in the Middle East.
• Advised a major Italian oil and gas construction contractor regarding a facility comprising of an oil treatment and stabilisation and gas compression facility.
• Advised and acted in arbitration proceedings in Singapore for a regional subsidiary of a major oil company concerning issues relating to the fabrication of oil rig platforms in Brunei to be erected in the South China Sea.
• Advised various customers of the British Nuclear Fuels Industry on disputes over the terms of agreements concerning the safe treatment and disposal of nuclear waste.
• Acted for a network utility company in adjudication and court proceedings regarding delay and defects claims arising from the laying of a gas pipeline.
• Advising an oil and gas company on the contract documentation relating to the opening up of a new oil field in the North Sea.
• Advising and acting in an Expert Determination for a construction company on environmental issues arising out of the construction of a power station in Northern England.
• Acting for a Texan company involved in a Technology and Construction Court dispute arising out of work carried out to a North Sea oil and gas rig.
• Acting for a British construction company in a dispute with a Korean company arising out of the in connection with the development of a Heavy Naptha Hyrotreater and Continuous Catalytic Regeneration Platform Unit and new 66kv/12kv Substation at the Point-A-Pierre refinery in Trinidad. Seat of arbitration New York.

Professional Negligence

• Acting for a leading architect’s practice which is being sued in the TCC (together with the contractors) for alleged design/workmanship defects in substantial improvement works carried out to one of the world’s most famous and prestigious tennis stadiums (claim value approximately £5m).
• Advising a UK local authority in relation to claims against its professional team arising out of the substantially increased cost of constructing a new school in Dorset (contract value £20m+).
• Arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong concerning the enforceability of an insurance policy issued by a Hong Kong insurer which was intended to indemnify the contractor in respect of injuries to and deaths of its workmen caused by an explosion in a fabrication yard.
• Acting for a Hong Kong Government Department in arbitration proceedings alleging negligence against its professional advisers in connection with the design and construction of a tunnelling scheme.

Information Technology

• Acted for a technology company in an intellectual property case against a Swiss company relating to the manufacture worldwide of Ball Grid Array products and Microvias using laser technology for use in electrical products such as mobile telephones.
• Acted for a major Hong Kong based corporation in dispute with Japanese manufacturers of computerised quay cranes for use at the Hong Kong container port.
• Acted for the Port Authority in Singapore in a dispute arising out of faulty computer technology installed in bridge cranes supplied by Japanese manufacturers.
• Advising a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company in relation to claims relating to time over run on the installation of a unified computer system.
• Advised and acted in arbitration proceedings for an international computer company in relation to the provision of an enhanced computerised ticketing system (the London Oyster Smartcard which was intended to replace the existing magnetic strip type tickets) for London Underground and Buses which was designed, amongst other things, to increase revenues and reduce fraudulent transactions. 

Appointments as arbitrator

• Appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce as co-arbitrator on a dispute relating to commercial property in Bahrain.
• Appointed sole arbitrator on a matter relating to a commercial property complex in the Caribbean.
• Appointed sole arbitrator on an engineering dispute in the United Kingdom.
• Appointed sole arbitrator on a dispute between a property developer and contractor concerning a development on Humberside.
• Appointed co-arbitrator (3 man panel) on ICC arbitration concerning construction dispute in Qatar [place of arbitration Doha, Qatar]. Qatar Law.
• Appointment as sole arbitrator on a dispute between a construction company and the Hong Kong Government [place of arbitration Hong Kong].

Appointments as adjudicator and mediator

• Acting as adjudicator in a dispute between a railway service provider and engineering professional arising out of a contract for civil works and signalling installation, signalling design, E&P testing and commissioning in the SE of England (claim value approximately £30m).
• Acting as mediator in a dispute between a leading retail DIY store and a paint supplier in relation to breach of a vendor supply agreement. Claim value approx £10m.
• Acted as adjudicator on two adjudications relating to target price mechanisms.
• Acted as adjudicator on a £35 million commercial development dispute relating to damages for defects and delay.
• Acted as mediator on a dispute relating to the construction of a shopping centre in the North of England.