Legal Expertise in
Local & International Cases
At My Commercial Lawyers, we specialise in construction and regulatory law, offering extensive experience in handling both local and international disputes. We work with clients across various sectors to ensure all legal matters are resolved effectively, whether locally or globally.
Local Experience
The list of cases mentioned below is not a exhaustive list:
- Advising on settlement agreements in disputed insurance matters.
- Drafting bespoke construction contracts and terms of business for contractors’ clients.
- Terminating JCT construction contracts for non-payment on behalf of a main contractor.
- Providing remedies for non-payment in Construction Law and Insolvency Law, including the liquidation of companies.
- Recovering monies owed to an architect who obtained planning permission for a client who failed to pay.
- Drafting and filing pleadings in debt cases, including Particulars of Claim, Defence and Counterclaim, and Reply to Defence and Counterclaim for various claimants or defendants.
- Negotiating debt settlements on behalf of clients.
- Advising on Part 36 settlement offers to avoid litigation.
- Acting for property brokers in debt recovery disputes.
- Advising a contractor under prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive (“HSE”) on whether to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) Our Head of Legal Practice has several years of experience in being instructed by the CPS in prosecute in criminal offences.
International Experience – Middle East
Our Head of Legal Practice whilst working for a prominent legal 500 law firm
was asked to work on the following matters:
- A government department involved in a major construction project for an international airport, with a claim worth in excess of £200 million. This case included technical issues under the FIDIC form of contract, such as defects, extension of time, procurement, payment rights, valuation of variations, concurrent delays, and liquidated damages. We led the team in investigating causes of action, drafting statements of case, and initiating legal proceedings.
- Advising a well-known main contractor in the construction industry regarding performance bonds and subcontract termination. The case involved issues under a bespoke contract, including delays, disruptions, and financial difficulties faced by subcontractors.
- Defending an international main contractor in the early stages of 12 arbitrations brought by a subcontractor under the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) contracts. These cases involved payment disputes, delays, and project disruptions, requiring preparation of ad hoc arbitration agreements and management of the arbitration process.
- Advising a Desalination Plant owner on potential liabilities against the government.
- Currently advising on third-party funding methods and evaluating the merits of a claim involving a large-scale construction dispute.
