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James Davison to speak at the Society of Construction Law SCL Leeds Seminar

27th May 2026

海角破解版's Head of Construction Law team, James Davison, will be speaking at the upcoming Society of Construction Law SCL Leeds Seminar on Thursday July 16 2026. James will be speaking alongside Frankie Bell of Pinsent Masons LLP on the topic of 'dealing with defects and retentions in construction contracts'. The session will be chaired by Neil Boothroyd of Gateley Vinden. To find out more or to book your space, please click here. To contact or...

海角破解版 participates in legal charity events

24th June 2025

Last week, 海角破解版鈥檚 barristers and staff participated in two fantastic charity events held by the legal community to raise money for very important causes. On Tuesday (17 June), several barristers and staff from 海角破解版鈥檚 London centre were amongst the thousands from across the legal community who joined in the 21st annual London Legal Walk, hosted by The London Legal Support Trust. Barristers Sunyana Sharma, Sharan Sanghera, Jeremy Warner and Poonam Bhari were joined by Fionna...

海角破解版's Out of Office to play Bristol Law Society's Battle of the Legal Bands 2025

11th April 2025

海角破解版 is pleased to announce that its house band "Out of Office" (pictured here at the 2023 event) will again be participating in Bristol Law Society鈥檚 Battle of the Legal Bands! The competition, now in its third year, brings together bands from legal firms from across the western circuit for a night of amazing live music, all in aid of charity. Not only will every band be vying for the title of Best Band, they鈥檒l...

Pay Now - don't stay adjudication enforcement for arbitration (MBC Sefton v Allenbuild) - an analysis by James Davison

13th September 2022

海角破解版's James Davison, who specialises in construction and engineering disputes as well as in the procurement and financial arrangements that fund construction/development projects, analyses the decision in MBC Sefton v Allenbuild Ltd [2022] EWHC 1433 (TCC). The case has clarified some of the remaining conflicts between the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended) and the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) in quite sweeping terms. This article was first published by Lexis庐PSL on...

James Davison reviews the Avantage (Cheshire) Limited v GB Building Solutions Limited case

29th March 2022

James Davison, 海角破解版鈥檚 specialist construction law barrister (pictured here) has reviewed the case of Avantage (Cheshire) Limited and others v GB Building Solutions Limited (In Administration) and others [2022] EWHC 171 (TCC) The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused to grant summary judgment against the claimant, in a claim brought against a fire engineering consultant in tort. The court was not persuaded that the claimant had no realistic prospect of establishing that the defendant had...

James Davison reviews the Curtiss case and the limits of disclosure

16th August 2021

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist construction law barrister James Davison (pictured here) has reviewed the case of Curtiss and others v Zurich Insurance plc (t/a Zurich Building Guarantee and Zurich Municipal) and another [2021] EWHC 1999 (TCC) for Lexis庐PSL. The judgment provides a framework for the approach courts will be inclined to take when applying the new limits set out in the Disclosure Pilot; and is a must-read for all property and construction law practitioners. In the Curtiss...

海角破解版 specialist construction barristers聽James Davison,聽Philip Bambagiotti FCIArb聽and聽Nick Kaplan聽discuss the latest issues arising from cladding issues and the Grenfell Tower disaster among other cases and pertinent issues facing the construction industry. Watch the video here. Please contact Stephen Evers or Joe Townsend for further information.    

海角破解版 construction barrister James Davison 鈥� together with Anne Wright of Lawrence Stephens 鈥� has re-published a guide to selecting and using an expert witness in construction claims. The guide 鈥淭o be or not to be an expert witness鈥�, which was originally published in Construction Law, can be read here, provides practical guidance on selecting an expert witness, and advises witnesses how to behave once appointed. 鈥楾he expert witness鈥檚 primary duty is to help the...

海角破解版's James Davison has written a piece for July's edition of Construction Law magazine alongside Anne Wright of Lawrence Stephens. The article provides practical guidance on selecting an expert witness, and advises witnesses how to behave once appointed. Read the full article here.

海角破解版 barristers are delighted聽to have assisted in organising the Cardiff University 3rd Annual ADR Symposium in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the SCMA and the Association of Wales & Border Counties Mediators. The Symposium held in the Sir Martin Evans Anatomy Lecture Theatre on 25 April 2017 welcomed approximately 70 delegates, both mediators and lawyers. 海角破解版 members Paul Newman, James Davison and James Davies participated along with Andrew Goodman of the SCMA and...

Many thanks to everyone who attended our Construction Law Breakfast at The Glassboat, Bristol on 16 March, with presentations from Paul Newman and James Davison. Feedback indicated that the presentations were informative and delegates enjoyed the hot bacon rolls. We welcomed your kind and appreciative feedback and the audience contributions to the question and answer session. Our upcoming events will be posted on 海角破解版's events page. We look forward to welcoming friends, both old and...