Solicitor – Admitted 2003
Overview
An Associate in the Specialist Real Estate (Construction & Engineering) team, based in Exeter, I qualified in 2003 and have nearly a decade of experience in construction law.
I trained with DAC Beachcroft (as it is now called) in Bristol where I predominantly managed insurer-backed professional indemnity defence actions for architects, engineers and other construction professionals. I also undertook transactional work for local developers.
Prior to joining Michelmores in 2023, I had a break from law which I spent investing in various property enterprises and working in the rock climbing industry.
At Michelmores, I specialise in disputes alongside non-contentious matters with a focus on energy projects.
Areas of expertise
Recent experience
Contentious:
Assisting in a multi-million pound dispute in the Technology and Construction Court, advising a housing developer bringing a claim against its professional consultant in connection with a failed reinforced earth bank
Advising an industry-leading client in the broadband fibre-optic sector on a sequence of adjudications; dispute centred on payment under an NEC3 Term Service Contract (as amended)
Acting for a project manager/QS in bringing simultaneous adjudications against an employer following non-payment of invoices and wrongful termination
Transactional:
Assisting with drafting and negotiating consultant appointments, building contract and ancillary documents for a Cat A office refit in London
Updating Framework Agreement in line with the Building Safety Act 2022 and other legal developments for large residential housing developer in Devon
Contributing to drafting of Schedule of Amendments for IChemE Redbook for a client commissioning a CO2 liquefaction installation as part of a biogas plant
