4 Pump Court

Barrister specialising in litigation, domestic and international arbitration and adjudication of disputes in construction, engineering, energy oil and gas, petrochemicals, waste management, transport, utilities and shipbuilding industries. His cases involve disputes in the UK and abroad especially Turkey, Middle East and Africa. He undertakes trials in the TCC, Queen’s Bench Division and Chancery Division and has appeared in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords. He is admitted as an advocate in Dubai International Financial Centre Courts. He acts as advocate in LCIA, ICC, DIAC, VIAC, LMAA and UNCITRAL international arbitration. He is an ICC arbitrator and accredited CEDR adjudicator.

Admitted to Bar 1995, Lincoln’s Inn; judicial assistant to the Court of Appeal 1997; TECBAR committee until 2001; contributing author ‘Architects Legal Handbook’ Speight & Stone, 7th edition (2000) and 8th edition (2004), Architectural Press.

Hereford Cathedral School; Christ Church, Oxford (1994 BA Jurisprudence 2(1); MA Oxon).

Professional singing (early and contemporary music) with the group Tonus Peregrinus, yachting with the Royal London Yacht Club, Contessa 32 Class Association.