Micheal specialises in advising clients on contentious and non-contentious construction matters concerning all major standard forms of contract including JCT and NEC, bespoke forms, and PFI contracts.
Micheal advises on construction disputes which range from payment disputes and defects to final accounts and delay claims.
By determining the initial merits of claims, Micheal is able to engage in commercial negotiations, including settlement agreements, while also having the capacity to offer alternative dispute resolutions.
Micheal can bring and defend formal dispute resolution proceedings, particularly adjudications, and is experienced in advising on PFI disputes and disputes under other commercial contracts.
Michael’s predominant work for public sector clients in central and local government have cultivated his approach to work by developing a keen eye for procurement, governance and public law considerations.
His wealth of experience with JCT, ACE, NEC, FIDIC and bespoke forms, including drafting suites of amendments, enables him to draft, and advise on, construction contracts, professional appointments, and ancillary documents at all stages of the process.
4 November 2024
Back in July we took a look at what the King’s Speech had in store for the construction industry. We saw grand plans for boosting infrastructure and construction with planning reform and government-led initiatives like GB Energy. What we didn’t see at that point was the funding behind them – so what did the Budget…
Read more24 July 2024
With a new government avowing to ‘get Britain building’, the construction industry has cast a keen eye over the contents of the first King’s Speech of this parliament and will be thinking of what comes after. We look at the key pledges in housebuilding and infrastructure and what might happen next. Housebuilding Arguably taking centre…
Read more2 July 2024
Smash and grab adjudications arise when a contractor under a construction contract has made a payment application to which the employer has yet to respond with a payment or pay less notice. As a result, the contractor can accrue a right to payment for sums claimed without any reference to the substance of the sums…
Read more17 January 2024
Smash and grab adjudications are a perpetual thorn in employers’ sides. A claim will pop up that a pay less notice has been missed and significant sums are now owed. Employers then need to cobble together procedural arguments to resist the claim. That’s hard enough as it is. But what if the contractor could also…
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