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Julian has specialised in all forms of construction law for most of his career, acting in both contentious and non-contentious matters for a wide variety of construction clients. He has been identified as one of the country’s leading construction lawyers by Legal Business, Who’s Who Legal construction rates Julian as a true specialist and Chambers UK guide states that his clients are impressed by his "extensive knowledge, sound judgement, clear explanation and astute tactics.”
Typical contract and procurement advice given by Julian includes partnering, contract drafting and vetting, bonds, guarantees and collateral warranties. He advises on both national and international disputes regarding such matters as contract formation, defects, loss and expense, prolongation/delay, certification, determination/repudiation, and insolvency. Julian is experienced in all principal contracts including JCT and ICE, IEE, GC/Works, FIDIC, I CHEME; PPC 2000, subcontracts; and numerous bespoke forms of international and domestic contracts.
Julian read law at University College London before taking an MSc and PhD in Construction Law and Arbitration at King's College London. Articled at Field Fisher and Martineau, he was a partner at Winward Fearon and SJ Berwin before joining Fenwick Elliott, as a partner, in January 1999.
Specialist expertise
Julian has vast dispute resolution experience and has been appointed on numerous occasions as arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator in both international and domestic matters including in international arbitrations administered by the ICC and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. He is also a dispute resolution board member and deals with various aspects of national and international construction disputes.
Julian’s reported cases include:
- Fileturn Ltd v Royal Garden Hotel Ltd [2010] EWHC 1736 (TCC)
- Pilon Ltd v Breyer Group Plc [2010] EWHC 837 (TCC)
- Yuanda (UK) Co Ltd v WW Gear Construction Ltd [2010] EWHC 720 (TCC)
- London Borough of Camden v Makers UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 2944 (TCC)
- The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Camden v Makers UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 605 (TCC)
- Cubitt Building and Interiors Ltd v Richardson Roofing (Industrial) Ltd [2008] EWHC 1020 (TCC)
Other activities
Julian regularly lectures and writes on construction law and arbitration issues. He is the author of Making Partnering Work in the Construction Industry, joint author (with Prof Rob Merkin) of Arbitration Forms and Precedents, joint author (with Keith Pickavance and Nick Gould) of the Change Management Supplement, contributor to the Construction Law Handbook, contributor to Law for Construction Professionals, former joint editor of Construction Law Newsletter, an arbitration editor of Amicus Curiae (the journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies), and a former member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of ADR, Mediation, and Negotiation.
Julian’s memberships/positions include:
- Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators
- Member of the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association
- Member of the Arbitration Club
- Member of the Society of Construction Law
- Member of King’s College Construction Law Association
- Member of the Adjudication Society
- Tutor on the MSc course at King’s College London
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