Construction and Engineering

• Representing an offshore deepwater drilling company in a dispute regarding the construction and delivery of a sixth generation semi-submersible drilling rig, designed to undertake deepwater operations in harsh conditions.
  
  
• Appearing in a domestic arbitration for a major UK contractor in a £2m claim for defective work against a specialist steelworks sub-contractor. 
  
  
• Representing a homeowner in the Bankruptcy Court in relation to an application to set aside a statutory demand. The Court held that an adjudicatorʹs decision creates a debt that can form the basis of a statutory demand unless and until it is challenged successfully in court. 
  
  
• Representing an Engineering Contractor in a claim against the Omani Government resulting from the construction of a new dual carriageway.
  
  
• Acting for a designer in respect of a delay and disruption claim for in excess of £200 million in respect of a landmark London stadium.
  
  
• Appearing as counsel for Clerical Medical in a Claim for Declarations in the Technology and Construction Court in respect of their new headquarter building in Bristol.
  
  
• Acting for a major UK supermarket chain in the Technology and Construction Court in relation to claims arising from the Construction of a multi deck car park.
  
  
• Acting on behalf of a designer/manufacturer of marine electrical control systems in respect of a defects dispute which arose during the construction of a super yacht.
  
  
• Representing a major international contractor against the Hong Kong Government in a £100m tunnelling dispute relating to the Hong Kong Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme.
  
  
• Represented a ship builder in a High Court trial in respect of allegations of defects and delay in the construction of a number of war ships.
  
  
• Representing a local Authority against an Engineering Contractor in an €85m claim involving a sewage disposal scheme in Ireland.

Energy

• Appearing as counsel for the employer in an A$70m action against the design engineers of a propane gas storage cavern in Sydney.
  
  
• Representing an American Engineering Contractor who specialise in the Construction of gas processing plants in a claim relating to a plant in Nigeria.

Professional Negligence

• Acted for the Contractor in the Technology and Construction Court in relation to a claim of £17m relating to a fire at a supermarket. 
  
  
• Defended a firm of architects over claims (£15m) of negligent design of fire safety equipment following a fire at cold storage plant.
  
  
• Acted for a consulting engineer defending claims of negligent design arising from the construction of large steel sculpture erected in the United Kingdom.
  
  
• Acted for the suppliers of a segmental precast arch system defending claims of negligence following a collapse during back filling operations on a £20m tunnelling project.