Caspar Ramsay

Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure

Caspar has acted in a range of technically complex disputes.  He has gained particular experience in claims for cladding and fire-stopping issues discovered since the Grenfell Tower tragedy.  He is familiar with all standard forms as well as bespoke contracts.  Recent work includes:

• Acting as junior counsel in a c.100m multi-party dispute concerning remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and other issues arising under the recently developed building safety regime.
• Acting as junior counsel in a c.100m major infrastructure dispute under Kuwaiti law and ICC Arbitration Rules. The dispute concerned termination, delay and disputed prolongation costs, extensions of time and variations.
• Acting as junior counsel in a professional negligence claim against an architect in an arbitration under Jordanian law.
• Acting in a c.22m claim in respect of defects in the design and installation of a prominent Manchester apartment block adopting a novel form of modular construction.
• Acting as junior counsel in c.£12m High Court proceedings concerning fire safety defects in a multistorey student accommodation block.
• Acting as junior counsel in c.£8m High Court proceedings dispute concerning fire safety defects in three multistorey residential and commercial blocks.
• Acting as junior counsel in a c.£2m claim concerning fire safety and waterproofing defects in a multistorey residential block.
• Appearing as sole counsel in the High Court defending an application for an injunction in a c.£1m dispute concerning the design and construction of a football pitch.
• Advising in a c.£20m dispute concerning fire safety defects in two multi-use blocks.
• As sole counsel, advising, drafting pre-action correspondence and a mediation position statement in a c.£8m multiparty dispute concerning fire safety defects in multistorey residential blocks.
• As sole counsel, preparing an adjudication referral in a residential construction project under a JCT standard form contract.
• In a claim for fire safety defects by a contractor against subcontractors in a PFI project, drafting an advice on limitation and the merits of the claim.
• In a dispute involving a PFI contract for the maintenance of a hospital, drafting an advice on contractual interpretation.
• Drafting an advice on reasonable settlement parameters in a dispute concerning fire safety in the maintenance of a hospital.
• Drafting an advice on limitation and procedural issues with an accompanying particulars of claim in multiparty proceedings relating to defective cladding in student accommodation blocks.
• Drafting an advice for an employer on the merits of a claim against nine potential defendants for fire safety defects in a care home.
• Assisting in drafting an advice on the construction of an insurance policy and quantum of a claim involving subsidence of a warehouse.
• Drafting an advice on termination clauses in an amended NEC3 contract for the decontamination of a site.
• Drafting particulars of claim in a multiparty residential party wall dispute.
• Drafting an advice on the merits of a claim against an insurer and under a conditional bond arising out of a project on a water treatment plant.