Profiles

Construction

• Represented an international contractor in an arbitration in Singapore relating to a hotel and office block complex.
  
  
• Advised and represented the developer of a landmark project in the City of London in proceedings for an injunction.
  
  
• Advised and represented a Korean contractor in an ICC arbitration concerned with a port facility in the Middle East.
  
  
• Acted for a specialist micro tunnelling contractor in connection with an arbitration concerning the renewal of the water and sewage system in Bangkok, Thailand.
  
  
• Represented the owner in an arbitration concerning design defects in a high-speed passenger ferry.
  
  
• Advised and represented clients in various proceedings to enforce adjudicators' decisions, including successfully defending such proceedings on the basis of breach of natural justice, and winding up proceedings in the Companies Court.

Energy

• Obtained an injunction on behalf of UK Oil Company to compel a contractor to complete pipeline work in North Sea under contract subject to CRINE conditions.
  
  
• Acted for a UK bio diesel producer in a dispute with the designer and manufacturer of chemical plant.
  
  
• Advised a Korean contractor in relation to contracts for the construction of a power station in Qatar.

Professional Negligence

• Acted for the contractor in a claim against consulting mechanical and electrical engineers relating to the alleged negligent installation of a nitrate storage facility.
  
  
• Advised and represented a national house builder in a high value claim against specialist planning solicitors.
  
  
• Advised a national museum in connection with a negligence claim against Danish architects.
  
  
• Acting for the Defendant Contractor on a claim arising from a fire at a commercial property.
  
  
• Defended surveyors against claims for negligence arising from the valuation of a property that subsequently suffered from subsidence.

Information Technology

• Advised and represented a client in a multi-million pound ICC arbitration involving computerised design development and CNC programming.
  
  
• Advised and represented an insurer in TCC litigation arising out of the malfunction of a computerised building management system.

PFI/PPP

• Advised and represented major UK contractors in adjudication and Dispute Resolution Board proceedings arising out of PFI projects for the design and construction of hospitals.
  
  
• Advised the main contractor in connection with one of the UK’s largest PPP schemes, concerning waste water treatment facilities.

Procurement

• Advised a main contractor on the application of the public procurement legislation to a social housing project.
  
  
• Advised a local authority and a housing trust in connection with disputes regarding the variation and potential re-tendering of construction projects.
  
  
• Advising a Housing Authority on procedures regarding advertising in the Official Journal of the European Union before awarding the contract
  
  
• Advising a proposed tender on procedure and required documentation for a Government scheme.