Professional background
My experience includes dealing in a range of construction and commercial disputes that include but are not limited to; claims for extension of time, loss and expense, variations and defects, claims against construction professionals and the recovery of interim / final payments.
I frequently act for consultants, employers, funders, local authorities, main contractors and the supply chain in a wide range of disputes including multi-million pound final account and complex delay claims.
My experience extends further than litigation and includes forms of alternative dispute resolution including, most regularly, adjudication and mediation.
Notable deals
Noteable Deals
- Successfully assisting on high value adjudication for a large main contractor in relation to a delay and loss and expense claim against a large M&E subcontractor.
- Acting for a real estate investment company in relation to a portfolio of hotels in relation to various defects in eight of the sites across England.
- Acting for a local authority in relation to defects arising out of a development agreement regarding the design and construction of a mixed-used development. The development comprised of six residential blocks of flats, a hotel, cinema and retail space.
- Successfully defending claims for interim and final injunctions in the TCC.
- Defending a claim in adjudication for a large main contractor in a final account dispute under a bespoke from of contract.
- Bringing various claims against main contractors and/or consultants regarding fire safety and a failure to meet the requirements of the relevant Building Regulations and Approve Document B. Claims also included historical claims brought under the Defective Premises Act /Building Safety Act.
- Successfully conducting and defending 'smash and grab' adjudications on outstanding interim payments.
- Conducting debt recovery proceedings for subcontractors including winding up petitions and money claims.
Authored pieces
Real Estate
Insight
Providence v Hexagon: what the Supreme Court decision means for your contracts
21.01.2026
The Supreme Court has (15 January 2026) overturned the Court of Appeal's decision and confirmed that a right to terminate a JCT contract pursuant to clause 8.9.3 must have accrued before the right to terminate can arise under clause 8.9.4. In doing so, the Supreme Court also reaffirmed the courts' approach to interpreting both bespoke and standard form contracts.
Lawyers I've worked with
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Dan Preston Partner, Head of Construction and ProjectsContentious ConstructionNon-Contentious ConstructionReal Estate
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David Thorne Partner, ConstructionContentious ConstructionInsurance and Reinsurance DisputesNon-Contentious ConstructionProfessional Negligence
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Cecily Davis Partner, ConstructionConstructionEnergy and Natural ResourcesReal EstateTransport and Infrastructure
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Jahanara Hussain PartnerManchester, England Email JahanaraNon-Contentious ConstructionReal Estate
