Profile
William enjoys a busy practice representing a diverse range of clients including employers, contractors, developers, finance providers and insurers on matters arising in both the Construction and property sector. He accepts instructions for the provision of advisory, advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution services arising from, and in relation to, JCT, NEC, FIDIC, and bespoke forms of contract.
Dual qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, William brings considerable industry experience and added qualifications to his role as a barrister and possesses significant court and advisory experience. Instructing Solicitors describe him as “tenacious”, “meticulous”, “conscientious”,” courteous” and “client-focused”.
William has substantial construction disputes experience, having worked as a consultant in the Construction Disputes & Advisory Services team for an international consultancy. He specialised in the provision of expert evidence in relation to the quantum of construction and engineering disputes; a role that included advising on some of the largest international construction & engineering disputes ongoing at the time. He has notable experience of working alongside sector leading construction teams at UK and international law firms.
He is further able to demonstrate a commercial acumen, having formally been employed as a Senior Fund/Development Monitor. Within this role, he provided consultancy services to clearing banks and other international lending organisations in relation to risk associated with development finance. Having worked on a number of flagship schemes, he has experience gained within industry of undertaking technical reviews of legal documents including the Construction Contracts, Professional Appointment Documents and Collateral Warranties, as well as ensuring the requisite ongoing compliance with such by the borrower.
William has extensive experience in the provision of advice to parties concerning development finance, and has acted on behalf of the senior funder in the operation of step-in rights. William’s advice further extends to the provision of opinion to industry bodies on the development of professional guidance, including the undertaking of bespoke contracts reviews on behalf of such organisations.
William’s work also includes receipt of instructions to act for parties during both adjudications and associated enforcement proceedings. He further provides advice on the merits of case for parties involved in ongoing disputes including the drafting of the associated statements of case.
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Areas Of Expertise
William’s practice covers the full range of construction and engineering disputes, including defective workmanship or design, delay and disruption, payment adjudications, variations, terminations, final accounts and Contractors’ All Risks (“CAR”) matters. His practice sees him appear regularly in the Technology and Construction Courts of England & Wales acting as sole counsel. William’s work also includes a particular focus on professional negligence claims against surveyors, architects and other professionals acting in the construction sector.
Examples of recent work include:
- Acting on behalf of the successful Claimants in TCC adjudication enforcement proceedings defended on both natural justice and jurisdictional grounds.
- Acting as Sole counsel for the First Defendant in a 3 day multi-track trial concerning the powers and conduct of a local authority arising from the demolishing of a dwelling property under S.78 of the Building Act 1984
- Advised Freeholder on the prospects of success and quantum of a claim against the Contract Administrator and Contractor resulting from significant water damage arising from defective remedial works of a listed property.
- The representation of a Developer in multi-million pound proceedings brought against both the Contractor and Contract Administrator arising from defective work and/or negligence.
- The representation of a Responding Party in an adjudication seeking a declaration by the Adjudicator concerning the correct interpretation of provision pertaining to nominated sub-contractors.
- Advising a property purchaser in a claim for professional negligence against a building surveyor arising from property defects that were not identified within a pre-purchase building survey.
- Advising a sub-contractor on the prospects of success and quantum in a multi-jurisdictional claim for costs arising out of design modifications.
- Advised Freeholder on the prospects of success and quantum of a claim against the Contract Administrator and Contractor resulting from significant water damage arising from defective remedial works of a listed property.
