Engineering
Our engineering lawyers offer a full service – from the inception of a project through the procurement and construction phases, to the final account negotiations and the resolution of disputes.
Our lawyers have extensive experience of advising on the most suitable procurement routes for individual projects, covering a wide range of infrastructure and processing projects, both in the UK and overseas. In addition to dealing with the multitude of standard form building contracts that are used in the domestic and international arena, we have considerable experience of advising bespoke contracts across all sectors.
We regularly deal with all forms of dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication, expert determination, arbitration and litigation. Arbitrations have been conducted under a wide range of procedural rules including ICC, LCIA, AAA, NAI and UNCITRAL rules.
We act for parties on both sides: owners, contractors, occupiers, investors, subcontractors and consultants and have been involved in international projects all over the world in Europe and Asia.
Experience
Arbitration involving the design, fabrication and construction of a mechanical erection and pipework
Advising a Fortune 500 listed constructor on the merits and strategy of arbitrating a claim in excess of £12 million between our client (the subcontractor) and the main contractor.
Advising Commercial & Marine Piling Limited on a variety of matters
Acting for Commercial & Marine Piling Limited on a number of piling, civil engineering and insurance issues, including a £1 million Technology and Construction Court claim and counterclaim arising from the piling works on a roll-on roll-off ferry.
Dredging contractor
Acting for the UK subsidiary of a Dutch parent company in a claim under ICC Rules relating to damages for breach of contract arising from breach of a dredging contract .
Telecommunications infrastructure claim
Representing a Saudi engineering group in relation to a major in-Kingdom infrastructure project, involving advising and formulating and conducting claims and responses both upstream (against the client) and downstream (against the various contractors and sub-contractors).
Power stations
Representing a US corporation in a series of insurance-related claims seeking recovery of losses arising as a result of physical damage, delay and disruption during the construction of a power generation facility in Pakistan.
Acting on behalf of a Belgian company in defending claims from its sub-contractor relating to the construction of a UK power station
Irrigation projects
Acting for a German construction company in ICC arbitration proceedings on three irrigation projects in Libya.
Oil-related facilities
Advising a US corporation on complex claims for acceleration, delay and disruption and additional works, and dealing with alleged counter-claims, relating to a major facility under construction in Nigeria.
Acting on behalf of a Canadian contractor in a US$50 million dispute with its Korean joint venture partner and the owner in relation to liability for alleged defective construction and late delivery of an oil rig in Thailand.
Acting as Counsel for a US oil bunkering company in an ICC arbitration for US$50 million damages claim for loss of profits from breach of design and build contract for an oil terminal in Netherlands Antilles.
Acting on behalf of a US corporation in separate mediation and arbitration proceedings arising out of the construction of an offshore SPM facility and power station in Ghana.