John qualified with a leading regional practice and has practised in East Anglia since qualifying. John joined Leathes Prior in May 2021, strengthening the firm’s construction and engineering offering.
John advises employers, main contractors, sub-contractors and professional appointees in relation to a wide variety of construction issues, including:
- Interim and final payment issues;
- Extensions of time and loss and expense claims;
- Contract termination;
- Defects; and
- Professional Negligence.
John has experience in the County Court and the Technology and Construction Court and in all major forms of alternative dispute resolution, particularly referring and responding to adjudications and settling claims at mediation. John also deals with the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts.
John is able to advise in relation to bespoke and standard forms of contract (JCT, NEC, ACA etc), professional appointments and collateral warranties.
Examples of John’s experience include:
- Negotiating an extension of time for a demolition contractor in relation to a multi-million pound demolition project in a prominent location in Great Yarmouth;
- Advising a responsive repairs contractor in relation to payment issues and contract termination, commencing a complex adjudication and negotiating settlement;
- Representing the responding party in a complex adjudication following the alleged wrongful termination of a sub-contract;
- Advising a developer in relation to a dispute with a joint venture party regarding payment issues and negligence in contractual negotiations, including representing the developer in an adjudication with its main contractor; and
- Advising a developer in relation to alleged defects in the construction of a substantial new home in central London.
