Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting for developers
Acting for a residential developer on a major regeneration project in North London, drafting the joint venture agreement and development management agreement
Acting for a well-known developer in relation to the Nine Elms (Lambeth College) redevelopment
Acting for the Crown Estate in the mixed use development of The Quadrant, drafting and negotiating the development management agreement and negotiating ancillary construction documents as part of the £500 million Regent Street redevelopment
Acting for contractors
Negotiating contract amendments, drafting and negotiating professional appointments, sub-contracts and security documents for the development of a £20 million distribution warehouse
Acting on a £70 million housing development, negotiating the contract strategy, drafting and negotiating the various building contracts, professional appointments and ancillary documentation as the project evolved. The procurement structure featured a phased development agreement, five amended JCT building contracts and a separate building contract relating to infrastructure works running throughout
Drafting and negotiating the project agreement, building contract amendments, construction direct agreement and security documents for the Perth & Kinross Schools PPP
Acting for consultants
Advising a Sterling Prize winning architect in relation to its appointments on the Riverwalk development in London, the Royal Opera House Open Up project, King’s Cross Square, Cambridge Judge Business School, the Britten-Pears Archive in Aldeburgh and numerous other high profile, complex projects
Drafting a suite of appointment and sub-consultancy documents, the co-operation agreement and security documents for an Irish-based international project manager in relation to a major infrastructure project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Advising a large international consultant in relation to an appointment to design a waste to energy plant in Qatar
Publications
Law in Practice: The RIBA Legal 3rd Edition (2019)
Memberships
National Apartment Association, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Education & Qualification
University of Exeter
King’s College London
Qualified as a solicitor in 1999
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