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Claire specialises in all major forms of dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and adjudication as well as mediation. She has acted on a wide range of both domestic and international construction disputes including advising on a successful arbitration under the DIAC Rules in relation to a dispute arising out of the Jumeirah Village in Dubai as well as numerous domestic adjudications.
Specialist expertise
Claire has significant experience of disputes in relation to high value energy projects.
Examples of Claire’s expertise include:
- Advising an EPC contractor in relation to an extension of time claim arising out of unforeseeable ground conditions encountered during the construction of a power station.
- Advising an EPC contractor in relation to a dispute with their consortium partner as to liability for liquidated damages in respect of a power and desalination plant in Qatar.
- Advising an EPC contractor in relation to their extension of time claims in respect of a power and desalination plant in Oman. The value of the claim was in excess of £100 million.
- Acting for an EPC contractor in respect of an international adjudication for allegedly defective potable water tanks at a power and desalination plant in Qatar.
- Acting for a horizontal drilling contractor in relation to an ICC arbitration. Dispute in excess of £100 million.
Other activities
Claire is a co-author of Mediating Construction Disputes: An Evaluation of Existing Practice which was shortlisted for the prize for best communication or publication by CEDR in its 2010 awards. Claire is currently assisting Nicholas Gould in monitoring the Cost Management Practice Direction which started in the TCC and Mercantile Courts on 1 October 2011. She also regularly contributes articles to Building Magazine’s website and speaks at Fenwick Elliott hosted seminars.
Claire’s memberships/positions include:
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the Society of Construction Law
- Member of the King’s College Construction Law Association
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Costs management pilot – interim report
Claire King is amongst those monitoring the effectiveness of the costs management pilot scheme which is operating in the Technology and Construction Court (the “TCC”) (together with the Mercantile Courts). Download interim report. To find out more about the pilot, please click here.
Publications
Mediating Construction Disputes: An evaluation of Existing Practice by Nicholas Gould, Claire King and Philip Britton
Articles & papers
From threshold jurisdiction to challenges, Nicholas Gould and Claire King outline guidance on the jurisdiction of the UK construction adjudicator. Download their paper 'A practical approach' here.
Download Claire's paper "Dispute Resolution Update" presented at the RICS Legal Issues in Construction conference, Nov 2011.
