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Darryl Royce advises upon, and acts for parties involved in, construction projects.
He specialises in work in the construction, engineering and infrastructure, energy, natural resources and utilities, and shipbuilding fields and deals with related professional negligence matters.
Darryl has experience as an arbitrator and adjudicator and as a mediator. He is also qualified to undertake Direct Access work. He frequently advises parties involved in the adjudication process. In addition, he is a member of the Western Circuit; TECBAR (the Technology and Construction Bar Association), and the Adjudication Society. Darryl was one of the 12 founder members of the SCL (Society for Construction Law).
Darryl is the author of ‘Adjudication in Construction Law’ (Informa Law from Routledge) which brings together all the relevant material on the process of adjudication in construction. He is also a contributing editor to ‘Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts’ (Sweet & Maxwell) and ‘Knight’s Building Control’ (LexisNexis), as well as being the editor of the Technology & Reports in the Construction Law Journal (Sweet & Maxwell).
Darryl is instructed in small, medium and large building cases concerning defects and loss and expense claims. Forms of contract dealt with include most JCT forms. Examples of his work include:
Darryl is instructed in civil engineering cases concerning defects, unforeseen physical circumstances (Clause 12) and extra costs claims. Forms of contract dealt with include ICE. and NEC forms. Examples of matters involved include:
Darryl acts on a variety of professional negligence cases and has experience of matters concerning architects, engineers, solicitors and surveyors. Example of work, include:
Darryl acts in cases concerning defects and extra costs claims. Example of work include:
Midland Expressway Ltd. v. Carillion Construction Ltd. (No.3) [2006] B.L.R.325; (2006) 107 Con. L.R. 205 (restraint of adjudication).
Midland Expressway Ltd. v. Carillion Construction Ltd. [2006] 107 Con. L.R. 235, CA (meaning of ‘provisional sums’).
Midland Expressway Ltd. v. Carillion Construction Ltd. [2005] 106 Con. L.R. 49 (various claims on M6 toll road contract).
Midland Expressway Ltd. v. Carillion Construction Ltd. (No.2) [2005] 106 Con. L.R. 154 (withdrawal of adjudication claim).
Holding & Management (Solitaire) Ltd. v. Ideal Homes North West Ltd. [2004] 96 Con. L.R. 114 (whether implied terms in lease re quality of materials, workmanship and fitness for habitation).
Cantrell v. Wright & Fuller Ltd. [2003] 91 Con. L.R. 97 (procedure leading to issue of valid final certificate under JCT form).
Fastrack Contractors Ltd. v. Morrison Construction Ltd. [2000] B.L.R. 168; [2000] 75 Con.L.R.33.
Grovedeck Ltd. v. Capital Demolition Ltd. [2000] B.L.R.181.
Author, Adjudication in Construction Law. Informa Law from Routledge 1st & 2nd Eds 2022
Contributor, Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts 12th, 13th & 14th Eds (Sweet & Maxwell)
Editor, Technology & Construction Law Reports (Construction Law Journal) 2006 to date
Contributing Editor, Knight’s Building Control (Lexis Nexis)
Atkin’s Court Forms, Titles: Building Contracts 1981, 1990, 1994 & 1997; Construction Contracts 2002, 2006; Construction Courts 1998; Technology and Construction Court 2001, 2005
“A lovely guy and a real expert on adjudications”
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“He has experience as an arbitrator and a mediator”
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The 2nd Edition of ‘Adjudication in Construction Law‘ by Darryl Royce has just been published…
Regarded as a leading textbook on all aspects of the law relating to infrastructure and…
Steven Walker QC and Darryl Royce will be speaking at this year’s The Adjudication Society’s…
Darryl Royce will give an ‘Adjudication Update’ at the Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR)…
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