Career History
- 2010 to 2012: Winckworth Sherwood.
- 2003 to 2009: DAC Beachcroft.
- 1996 to 2002: Taylor Wessing.
- 1992 to 1996: Freedman Church.
- 1991 to 1992: CMS Cameron McKenna.
- 1989 to 1991: Pinsent Masons.
Education & Qualifications
- College of Law, Chester: Law Society Solicitors' Final Examination.
- Sheffield University: BA (Hons) Law.
Published articles
- Wide-angle lens - 162 NLJ 7537, p 1399 - The Courts continue to wrestle with the thorny issue of contract construction.
- The rule of war – 160 NLJ 7437, p 1397: Ian Pease & Francis Neate debate below how the rule of law can be upheld in that most critical of decisions - that to go to war.
- The thin blue line – PLJ 2010 252 p12-14 - Examining new case law on the interpretation of construction operations under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
- Mind your language – PLJ 2010 250 p19-21 - discussing two cases showing the difficulty of applying the rules of contractual construction.
- Big bang theory – PLJ 2010 248 p13-15. Analysis of Shell UK -v- Total UK in the Court of appeal – claims for economic loss.
- A tender too far – PLJ 2010 246 p19-21. Analysis of the facts and findings of BSkyB -v- HP Enterprise Services.
- Nearly Everything Clear – PLJ 2010 244 p08-09. Reviews the latest addition to the NEC family of standard form contracts.
- Alterations and altercations - PLJ 2010 242 p19-21. Reviews the significant cases of 2009.
- Laying the foundations – PLJ 238 p05-07. Highlighting the importance of the programme in construction.
- The edifice begins to crack – 159 NLJ 7389, p1435. A review of the House of Lords Chartbrook decision.
- Cause célèbre - 2009 PLJ 236 p05-07. Considering Jim Ennis Construction v Premier Asphalt, a novel adjudication case concerning whether the adjudicator's decision produced a cause of action in itself.
- ‘Pay when paid’ goes bust - 2009 PLJ 234 p02-04. Considering importance of maintaining terms and conditions, the Pre-Action Protocols and definitions of delivery.
- Caught in the chains of causation - PLJ 2009 232 p22-24. Considering the problems of causation in construction claims.
- Hold onto your assets, it’s going to be a rough ride – PLJ 2009 230 p19-21. Reviews the necessity for retention of title clauses in a recession.
- The decline of paper – PLJ 2009 228 p2-4. The effects of technology on document disclosure, and the latest tools for dealing with it.
- The disease and its cure - PLJ 2009 226 p08-11. How the advent of new technology is changing the ways lawyers prepare cases.
- If it ain’t broke don’t fix it - PLJ 2009 224 p08-10. With the new Construction Act on the horizon what are the its potential effects on adjudication procedures.
- A triumph of certainty over equity - PLJ 2009 222 p02-06. An overview of the important cases and judicial highlights of 2008.
- No pedantry with pragmatic Protocol - PLJ 2008 220 p14-16. The application and misapplication of the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes.
- A fraught case (Multiplex v Cleveland Bridge) reaches its final chapter - PLJ 2008 218 p13-15. Jackson J provides lessons for all.
- Mediation: assessing a little-used tool - PLJ 2008 216 p14-15. Early neutral evaluation can be a useful option for those considering mediation, assessing the pros and cons.
- The old case of the horse and the water - PLJ 2008 214 p15-17. The Courts' stance on parties’ use of mediation as a form of alternative dispute resolution.
- Duck for cover - PLJ 2008 210 p23-24. The issues surrounding joint names insurance.
- Interpretation of contract - PLJ 2008 208 p18-20. The Investors Compensation Scheme case has highlighted the limits of pre-contractual negotiations when it comes to interpreting an agreement.
- The Lords and the LADs - PLJ 2008 206 p2-4. The intricacies of extension of time clauses, in relation to a claim for liquidated and ascertained damages, and the service of notices.
- Global connections - PLJ 2008 204 p22-24. Exploring global claims in the context of a number of international decisions. Provides some practical advice.
- Delaying tactics - PLJ 2008 202 p11-14. The City Inn case has implications for the use of computer programmes to analyse delays in projects, and provides further insight into concurrency of delays.
- That was the year that was - PLJ 2007 200 p13-15. The major cases of 2007.
- Going global - PLJ 2007 198 p16-17. Reviewing the Courts' latest findings on the issue of global claims.
- Follow my leader - PLJ 2007 196 p15-16. Reviewing the case of Pierce Design International Ltd v Johnston. Did the Housing Grants Act curtail the parties’ freedom of contract?
- Adjudication without a cause PLJ 2007 193 p10-11. Reviewing the case of Mott MacDonald v London & Regional Properties.
- Confusion from above - PLJ 2007 191 p8-9. Melville Dundas v George Wimpey sets the cat among the pigeons.
- When principles collide… - PLJ 2007 188 p21-24. Focuses on the interaction of the prevention principle with extension of time clauses.
- Your flexible friend - PLJ 2006 179 p16-19. Can the right to sue for a breach of contract be effectively assigned? Examining the Technotrade v Larkstore case.
- Statute-barred - PLJ 2005 155 p14-17. When does the limitation period commence for the purposes of a construction contract? Assessing the impact of the Henry Boot Construction v ALSTOM case.
All articles are provided with the permission of the publishers and were first published in either the New Law Journal or the Property Law Journal.