Summary

Member of Atkin Chambers since 1983, specialising primarily in construction and technology matters

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: member of the London Branch and Honorary Chairman of the European Branch since 2004

Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association

Member of the British Italian Law Association

Tutor on various expert witness courses and participant in mock mediations in London, Rome and Zagreb

Tutor on Hill International masterclasses on the analysis of delay and disruption in construction contracts

Chair of various conferences on dispute avoidance and resolution in construction and technology matters throughout Europe and the United Kingdom

Tutor to various Baltic States teams at the Vis Arbitration Moot

ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE

Domestic

Represented parties in a wide range of arbitrations under CIMAR, the ICE procedure, the JCT Rules and ad hoc references.

Appeared before inspectors on a variety of town and country planning appeals, primarily involving housing projects. Provided advice connection with a substantial urban development, with particular regard to section 38 and section 106 agreements.

International

Currently sitting as a party-appointed arbitrator on an ICC panel hearing a complex dispute between a Spanish sub-contractor and a German contractor involving a Caribbean electricity supply system. English law applies. Previously represented Caribbean resort owners on the enforcement in England of an LCIA award.

Recently acted for Italian sub-contractors in an ICC arbitration involving substantial claims concerning a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Arablia. Previously represented Eastern European clients in significant oil related disputes before an ICC tribunal in London.

Moderated at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' European Branch meetings at which various Eastern European and Russian Federation States have been represented. Has spoken at various meetings in Vilnius, Lithuania, Riga, Latvia, Timisoara, Romania and Stockholm, Sweden.

Currently acting as counsel for an American heavy earth-moving equipment supplier in a Swiss Rules arbitration regarding a large canal in Pakistan. Swiss law applies. Previously advised Pakistani highway authorities regarding disputes with a Turkish engineering contractor.

Represented a Maltese sub-contractor in proceedings against an Italian joint venture involving a substantial hospital project. Maltese law applied before an UNCITRAL tribunal in London.

Acted in ICC arbitration for contractors claiming against an Egyptian financial institution in respect of the construction of a 30 storey office building in Cairo. After various hearings in Paris and several awards, substantial recovery was achieved. English law applied.

Represented American employer in London ICC arbitration concerning the supply of medical goods by a Scandinavian company. Dispute resolved by negotiation.

Shipbuilding

Represented the local authority owners of two ferries the subject-matter of a refurbishment contract. Advised Dutch shipbuilders on the terms of a proposed vessel refurbishment contract.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

G Middleton Limited v Berry Creek Overseas Development Limited [2007] TCLR T4
Michael John Construction Limited v Golledge [2006] TCLR T3
Hadley Design Associates Limited v Westminster City Council [2004] TCLR T1
Hortimax Limited v Hedon Salads Limited [2004] Adj LR 1
Comsite Projects Limited v Andritz AG (2004) 20 Const LJ 24
Fence Gate Limited v NEL (2002) 82 Con LR 41
Carillion Limited v Felix AG (2001) CILL 1693
IJS v Dew (2001) 17 Const LJ 274
Motherwell Bridge v Micafil [2002] Con LR 44
Serck Controls v Drake and Scull (2000) CILL 1643

LANGUAGES

English and Italian spoken and understood without the assistance of a translator or interpreter
French and German to a reasonable working knowledge

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Joint Editor (with Keith Pickavance) of Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts On-line (Lloyds of London Press): 2006

Assistant editor of Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts, Third Edition by Keith Pickavance (Lloyds of London Press): 2006

General editor of European Construction Contracts (Wiley Chancery Law): 1994-2000

Founder editor of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Law Journal (Lloyds of London Press): 1999-2002

Founder editor of Construction Law Journal (Sweet and Maxwell): now general and articles editor, 1984-date

Articles editor of Current Law (Sweet and Maxwell): 1981-1990

REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLES, BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Papers from a Joint Meeting of the European Branch and the Swiss Arbitration Association, Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland, March 24-26, 2006, Arbitration, November 2006

Papers from the Joint Meeting in Dublin of the European and Irish Branches, Arbitration, February 2006

The Consideration of Critical Path Analysis in English Law, (2005) 21 Const LJ 222

ENDR's Fast Arbitration Rules: a Comparative View, Arbitration, May 2005

Fast Arbitration Rules in Europe: A Comparison, Chambers Client Report, February 2005

Med-Arb: A Viable Hybrid Solution?, Les Arbitres Internationaux, 2005

Session 11(A) Submitting and Presenting Evidence - Adversarial, Inquisitorial and Mid-Way Rules of Evidence, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, 2004

LEGAL DIRECTORIES

The Legal 500 2007 Edition:

"hardworking", "a good lawyer and a good advocate".