Michael Comba

Contentious

• Acting for a London borough in a long running, multimillion pound dispute concerning the construction of a heat network, including successfully defending 2 adjudications and acting in a successful mediation. This concerned a JCT Design and Build contract and a bespoke O&M contract.
• Acting for a central government department in successfully defending multiple adjudications brought by administrators of an insolvent contractor relating to a major refurbishment framework under TPC terms.
• Successfully bringing an adjudication worth several million pounds for a hospital trust concerning fire safety defects against a Project Company under a PFI agreement for hospital.
• Advising a major university on a multimillion-pound claim against professional consultants on a defective student accommodation scheme. The client obtained a favourable financial settlement following a mediation.
• Acting for a southeast city council in a successful professional negligence claim against an architect regarding a delayed and overbudget care home. A substantial settlement was obtained at mediation.

Non-contentious

• Advising a major infrastructure body throughout the procurement, up to award, of its main design delivery partner for civil works under an NEC3 PSC contract.
• Acting for a London borough, from procurement stage through to contract completion, on several schemes under a major, GLA-funded new housing scheme using the JCT Design and Build.
• Advising a midlands city council on the procurement of a £100m+ O&M contract for an energy from waste plant, including the drafting of a bespoke contract.
• Advising a East Anglian borough council on a high-profile restoration project of a local heritage asset to be delivered under a PCSA arrangement.
• Acting for a southern city council on the design and construction of a high-profile and high-value leisure centre, to be delivered under a development management arrangement.