Profiles

Construction and Engineering

• Representing the employer in a £350m claim in an LCIA arbitration concerned with an off shore windfarm.
• Advising in a £10m claim in respect of allegedly defective drilling plant for use on an off shore drilling vessel in the North Sea.
• Acting for a manufacturer of gas pipework in a complex £5m claim involving 5 parties in the TCC connected with defects, delays and cost overruns experienced in a residential housing development.
• Representing a piling contractor in an arbitration in Hong Kong connected with a $HK100m final account dispute with the developer of a high rise residential development.
• Acting for a main contractor in a major £20m fire claim connected with a main London hospital.
• Representing the main contractor for Wembley stadium in a £250m TCC claim for negligence against structural engineers.
• Representing a developer/employer chemical company in a complex £10m claim in the TCC with the supplier/manufacturer of power plant.
• Representing a maintenance contractor in a multi party £15m claim in the TCC connected with defective air conditioning systems in a major commercial development.
• Representing a local authority defendant in a large domestic arbitration connected with a dispute over entitlement to payment under a waste management agreement.

Transport/Rail

• Advising and representing the developer/employer (Union Railways Limited) in various disputes connected with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project and the NEC form of contract (phases 1 and 2).
• Advising and representing Union Railways Limited in a major claim in adjudication relating to losses/extra costs connected with the water proofing of a tunnel under the Thames and cost disallowance disputes under an NEC type contract. 
• Acting for a sub-contractor against the main contractor in a large domestic arbitration connected with the construction of two roll on roll off vessels for the MOD. 
• Representing an owner/employer railway company claimant in a major arbitration arising out of the collapse of bridge and supermarket construction on the Chiltern Railway line.
Representing a main contractor in a large adjudication dispute arising out of painting and strengthening work to the Tinsley viaduct.

PFI/PPP

• Representing a main contractor in an adjudication arising out of a dispute with the Project Company in connection with the redevelopment of a hospital in London. 
• Advising a main contractor in a claim for termination and further payment under a PFI contract connected with a hospital development.
• Advising and representing an M&E sub-contractor in a delay claim made by a main contractor arising out of a PFI hospital development.
• Advising and representing a major UK contractor in a series of adjudications in connection with a number of issues connected with large disputes (regarding a building contract and payment entitlement) arising out of two major PFI projects connected with the design and construction of two hospitals.
• Advising and representing an owner/employer Police Authority in a TCC action and dispute arising out of a PFI project to design and construct a new Police Headquarters and associated facilities.

Professional Negligence

• Acting for an engineer in a TCC action in a £5m claim connected with a 3 way dispute between the engineer, the client and the contractor arising out of the termination of a building contract for the construction of a leisure centre. 
• Acting for an M&E consultant in a £20m claim for damages for negligence in the design and construction of systems for a new-build hospital development.
• Acting for an architect defendant in a £5m TCC claim for negligence arising out of a prestigious residential development in Kensington.
• Representing an architect defendant in a TCC claim arising out of the development of The Wimbledon Tennis Club. 
• Representing a developer claimant in a TCC action seeking damages against its contract administrator. 
• Representing an M&E sub-contractor defendant in a negligence action arising out of the new Imperial War Museum development. 
• Representing a defendant project manager in a major TCC negligence action connected with a commercial development in Birmingham. 
• Representing a defendant engineer in a major TCC negligence action connected with subsidence of a residential housing development. 
• Advising a commercial claimant in a TCC action for professional negligence in connection with the design and construction of a warehouse facility. 
• Acting for a solicitor defendant in a TCC action for alleged professional negligence connected with the conduct of a construction arbitration. 

Information Technology

• Representing main contractor in major claim in arbitration by sub-contractor for wrongful termination/repudiation of a major IT contract – i.e. the Oyster card system on the London Underground.