Construction and Engineering Disputes

Our recent experience includes:

• Acting for a contractor in a series of 65 adjudications run over 3 phases (2 phases of 26 concurrent adjudications and 1 phase of 13 concurrent adjudications) in which we successfully defending attempts by the employer to terminate their entire portfolio of facilities management contracts and recovering a seven figure sum in outstanding payments. 
• Acting for the construction joint venture of a schools PFI contract on a range of issues arising from the construction of 3 secondary schools as part of a BSF project, including dealing with adjudication against the Authority using name borrowing provisions and claims against the FM contractor under an Interface Agreement 
• Advising the joint venture contractor in defence of a multi-party claim in the Technology and Construction Court for a substantial roof defect on each of two secondary schools constructed by the joint venture 
• Acting for the developer in relation to a professional negligence claim arising from the defective design of the mains gas installation into their housing development, delaying completion of the whole development for many months and the loss of a number of purchasers 
• Advising a main contractor in respect of several claims for variations, delays and loss and expense arising from a standard form JCT contract for the construction of a new shopping centre and basement car park 
• Acting for a regional sub-contractor in a series of adjudications arising under an amended NEC3 contract for the development of a transport interchange. The dispute dealt with the date for practical completion and final account claim for disputed variations and for loss and expense arising from delay and disruption 
• Acting for a developer in the assessment of risk arising from in excess of 170 compensation events under an NEC target cost contract for engineering work in a harbourside development
• Advising an international contractor in their defence of a £50,00 per day liquidated damages claim for the delay to the construction of an electrical substation being installed as part of an offshore windfarm
• Acting for a Local Authority in defence of adjudication proceedings brought by their highways contractor in relation to the validity of withholdings of £11 million by the Local Authority against payments due through the operation of a pain/gain share mechanism and contract cap and target regime 
• Advising a waste contractor in relation to a range of claims arising from the construction of 2 waste to energy plants including defects claim and claims for the recovery of our client's losses either from its Authority client or from its sub-contractors 
• Advising a main contractor in relation to a number of claims for extensions of time and loss and expense arising from its contract with a Water Authority and how these claims might be resolved constructively for the purposes of an important client relationship.