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Partout dans le monde, nous pouvons vous conseiller sur la résolution des litiges de construction, des erreurs et des omissions, des réclamations pour défectuosités et des litiges financiers ainsi que sur tous les aspects de l’assurance construction. Nous conseillons également les compagnies d’assurance sur les questions de couverture relatives aux polices d’assurance pour un projet unique, à l’assurance conception-construction, à l’assurance tous risques pour les entrepreneurs et aux garanties face aux retards de démarrage.
Acting for a leading architect’s practice (and its insurers) in relation to an adjudication between the employer and the contractor, which threatened to overspill into a claim against the insured
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of power plant facilities in the United States
Advising on CAR cover in relation to a multi-million dollar claim arising from a warehouse collapse at a major international airport
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of a sewage and waste water processing facility in the Middle East
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of gas processing facilities in Trinidad
Advising on coverage issues in respect of claims arising out of the construction of three bridges/river-crossings as a result of disputes relating to the concrete mix design to be used in completing the construction
Advising on coverage issues in respect of claims arising out of a large road construction project in which alleged breaches in the performance of construction supervision and review of design and drawings has resulted in large scale flooding
Advising on coverage issues in respect of claims arising out of alleged geotechnical and structural design failures/defects in the retaining walls of a large highway construction project for a government buyer
Advice in relation to a GBP 25 million multi-party claims against design and build contractors relating to alleged defective design and construction (and breach of the Defective Premises Act) of over 125 apartments of a large-scale residential development in the United Kingdom
Advising on coverage issues in respect of claims arising out of the allegedly deficient re-designing of the main roof of a sports stadium and services including an assessment of seismic vulnerability of the roof supporting structure
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of power plant facilities in the United States
Advice in relation to a USD 300 million plus claim against a global design and engineering company relating to the alleged negligent design of a hydro-electric facility in Panama (with claims in multiple jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Sweden and the United States)
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of gas processing facilities in Trinidad
Acted for insurers and their policyholder in one of the largest shareholder class actions to proceed to trial in Australia (involving a profit downgrade)
Acting for an engineer defending negligence claims in relation to various projects, including the allegedly negligent design of tunnels, roads and bridges
Defending structural engineers alleged to have failed to take account of hydrostatic pressure calculations in designing a landmark luxury harbour-side apartment complex
Acting for the insurers of a large consulting engineering firm in relation to Federal Court of Australia proceedings which alleged they were responsible for the collapse of underground mine workings
Acting for the industrial special risks insurer in a mining project in respect of a large claim for double insurance against the contracts work insurer
Advising on insurance coverage in relation to a failed waste treatment plant
Drafting a number of the single project insurance policies currently in use in the Hong Kong and UK market
Advising on CAR cover in relation to a multi-million dollar claim arising from a warehouse collapse at a major international airport
Acting for a D&B contractor and its insurers in the defence of multi-million dollar claims relating to allegedly inadequate fire stopping in 78 houses, following an initial arson attack
Acting for a D&B contractor and its insurers, in a significant subrogated recovery claim against a firm of architects following an English Planning Stop Notice being issued as a result of an entire social housing project being built in the wrong place
Defending two UAE court claims (AED 18 million and 32 million) against a global firm of multidisciplinary consulting engineers for alleged design faults
Acting for D&O insurers in a number of US class actions, US derivative actions and US proceedings against PRC and Hong Kong based companies
Drafting and advising on direct and reinsurance PI policies for Architects and Engineers for use in the UAE to cover (inter alia) decennial liability
Advice in relation to claims against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of a sewage and waste water processing facility in the Middle East
Advice in relation to a USD 1 billion claim against a global engineering company arising out of alleged negligent design and construction of an oil and gas processing facility in Russia
Acting for a leading architect’s practice (and its insurers) in relation to an adjudication between the employer and the contractor, which threatened to overspill into a claim against the insured
Advice in relation to a GBP 25 million multi-party claims against design and build contractors relating to alleged defective design and construction (and breach of the Defective Premises Act) of over 125 apartments of a large-scale residential development in the United Kingdom
Defending structural steelwork engineers in respect of a multi-million pound, multi-party complex claim for alleged defective design and construction of structural steelwork connections in a major football stadium in London
Successfully defending a multi-million pound construction claim arising out of the development of power generation engines
Defending architects and engineers in respect of a multi-million pound claim relating to alleged defective design of a NHS primary care treatment facility in the United Kingdom. Claim includes multiple allegations of negligence relating to architectural and design services, structural engineering services and M&E engineering services – focussing on alleged failure to achieve Energy Performance Certification standards
Acting for one of the UK’s top engineering practices in the resolution of claims against it resulting from the design of a civic centre
Successfully defending an engineering practice from a multi-million pound claim brought by Rolls-Royce arising out of the development of power generation engines deployed at sites worldwide
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