Energy & Natural Resources
Andrew’s extensive energy & natural resources practice includes large scale projects in the United Kingdom and overseas. He is familiar with a wide range of standard forms and a wide range of arbitral rules; and he has acted in relation to claims concerning projects in the United States, the Caribbean, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East (including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia) as well as in the United Kingdom. In addition, Andrew has substantial experience of civil law systems in the Middle East.
Listed as a Leading Silk in Legal 500 (2023)
Selected Cases
- Acting for the EPC contractor in a $200m ICC arbitration in relation to claims for variations, extensions of time (including issues of concurrency) and loss and expense relating to the design and construction of a polysilicon plant in the Middle East, including issues as to design obligations, liquidated damages, limitations of liability clauses and waiver and estoppel. London seat and English substantive law
- Acting for the state-owned employer in a $3billion ICC oil and gas arbitration relating to the measurement and valuation of work in connection with a very substantial EPC project in the Middle East. The substantive hearing was preceded by a jurisdictional hearing as a result of which the initial tribunal resigned, and the main hearing involved complex issues of on-shore and off-shore custom and practice in relation to measurement and pricing and the application of local law. London seat and local substantive law
- Acting in relation to c $350m claim arising out of a gas facility in Africa
- Acting in relation to a £50 million ICC arbitration arising out of renewable energy biomass project in Europe
- Acting in relation to c£150 million dispute concerning a waste energy plant in Europe
- Acting in relation to a £multi-million dispute arising out of defects at an energy from waste and CHP plant in Europe
- Acting in relation to £multi-million PFI dispute concerning a waste for energy plant in the UK
- Acting for the Japanese EPC sub-contractor in a £30 million ICC arbitration in relation to the construction of a substantial process plant in the north east of England relating to variations, delay (including issues of concurrency), loss and expense and disruption
- Acting for the employer in a $150m ICC oil and gas arbitration relating to the engineering, procurement and construction of a major Gas Processing Plant in the Middle East, involving (amongst other things) issues relating to variations, delay (including issues of concurrency), loss and expense, notices, waiver and estoppel and liquidated damages. London seat and English substantive law
- Acting in a £multi-million oil and gas dispute in the TCC arising out of a project for the design and construction of a FPSO as part of a $5billion project involving issues as to design, extensions of time, variations, loss and expense and the operability of a liquidated damages clause
- Acting for the employer in a £100m LCIA arbitration arising out of a major EPC oil and gas project in the Middle East, involving claims for extensions of time (including issues of concurrency), loss and expense and variations, and questions relating to the proper construction of clauses providing for the limitation of liability and exclusive remedies. London seat and local substantive law
- Acting in £multi-million dispute arising out of a PFI contract in relation to construction of a gas pipeline in the UK
- Acting in a $multi-million LCIA arbitration arising out of the design of a water treatment plant in Eastern Europe involving issues as to design and quality and fitness under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Supply and Sale of Goods Act 1982
- Acting in relation to a $multi-million dispute concerning the construction of a major plant in the US in involving issues as to the effect of certain warranties and limitation of liability clauses
- Acting on behalf of the contractor in relation to a $several hundred million ICC arbitration concerning a major renewable energy plant in Europe giving rise to issues as to design and issues under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 as to quality and fitness, as well as issues in relation to limitation of liability and exclusive remedies provisions
- Acting in relation to a £multi-million dispute arising out of the application of a clause providing for relief from liquidated damages during interim operation in connection with a waste to energy plant constructed under a PFI project in the UK
- Acting on behalf of the contractor in a £40 million TCC dispute in relation to defects in the design and construction of a CCGT power station in the UK
- Advising in relation to a £multi-million TCC claim relating to the design and operation of a CHP system at a hospital constructed under a PFI contract in the UK
- Acting in relation to a £tens of millions dispute before a DAB arising out of the construction of a CCGT power station in the Caribbean involving (amongst other things) questions as to the applicability of an exclusive remedies clause, and omissions and variations
- Advising in relation to a $multi-million dispute arising out of the decommissioning of nuclear power station in Eastern Europe
- Advising in connection with matters of contractual construction in connection with a $50 million dispute relating to a power plant project in Asia
Awards
News
- Sky & Mace v Riverstone Managing Agency & Ors [2023] EWHC 1207 (Comm)
- Members of Chambers recognised by the Legal 500 EMEA 2023 for their construction expertise in the Middle East
Events
Qualifications
- 1986-1989 Christ’s College, Cambridge, MA, English Tripos
- 1989-1990 Japan Exchange and Teach (“JET”) Programme: British Government/Japanese Government programme teaching English near Tokyo
- 1990-1991 The City University, Diploma in Law (Distinction)
- 1991-1992 Gray’s Inn: Uthwatt Scholar, Mooting Award, United States Moots Tour (1993)
Memberships
- Commercial Bar Association
- Technology and Construction Bar Association (former Committee member)
- Society of Construction Law
- Society of Construction Law (Gulf)
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- LCIA
Recommendations
“Andrew is extremely bright, exceptionally hardworking, incredibly charming and an absolute pleasure to work with. He has a rare quality of being very charming in his dealings with the tribunal so as to command respect at all times, yet at the same time conducting cross-examination robustly and aggressively as required… His work is meticulous, considered and precise, and solicitors and lay clients really value what he has to say… Andrew is detail oriented and an excellent communicator. He is also charming; the sort of silk who you want to introduce to clients as you know they will warm to him…Happy to roll his sleeves up, he is extremely bright and grasps the technical detail of energy disputes incredibly quickly, and his advocacy is impressive…Great to work with and meticulous in his analysis. Andrew becomes a real team member and there are no airs and graces.”
Legal 500, 2023
“.. eminent silk…sought after by clients around the globe…a brilliant mind with a great eye for detail. A delight to work with…fiercely intelligent, can recite case law in his sleep…an exceptional and superb advocate…very impressive when cross-examining expert witnesses … absolutely at the top of his field… incredibly responsive and very on top of the detail… a true gentlemen – very hard-working and charming while also being a very effective cross-examiner…”
Chambers & Partners, 2023
“Exceptionally intelligent, extremely hard-working, impeccably mannered, a brilliant advocate, a wise strategist, and a thoroughly decent human being…”… “Extremely personable, focused and brilliant, supportive and thoughtful of instructing counsel, a pleasure to work with.”… “Attentive, thoughtful, commercially-minded, intelligent and very easy to work with, he commands great respect from his peers.”
Legal 500, 2022
“an eminent” and “go-to” silk with an “unbelievable interest in the detail of a case”. “He is phenomenal…exceptional team player..” “ Andrew is fantastic….very experienced advocate….pleasure to work with” “… an exemplary QC with.. incredible legal skills and commercial acumen” “…an incredibly effective advocate” and “fantastically user-friendly”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Tremendous: enthusiastic, hardworking, smooth with clients and imbued with a calm authority.”
Legal 500 EMEA, 2021
“…extremely thorough and clever…a ruthless cross-examiner… phenomenally good with clients… gives them comfort and confidence…an absolute pleasure to work with, extremely accommodating and willing to go the extra mile…very impressive, calm and intellectual… respected lawyer who is well liked by judges…his standout strength is his technical ability and his breadth of knowledge across insurance, construction and arbitration issues… a superb command of the subject matter of any case…”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“Extremely bright and meticulous – a first-class silk!”; “He is ferociously hardworking, utterly charming, forensic, responsive and eloquent.”; “A fantastic QC with a great eye for detail”
Legal 500, 2021
“…extremely clever, invariably charming, incredibly hardworking and a persuasive advocate”; “a fantastic QC with a great eye for detail; his client care is second to none”; “unfailingly diligent, charm personified, willing to roll his sleeves up and get in the trench with you…”
Legal 500, 2020
“Eminent silk…incredibly intellectual, phenomenally hard-working and accessible…phenomenal in his client handling and willingness to roll his sleeves up; a superb advocate…very thorough, very rigorous, very clear and a delight to work with…he is sought after by clients around the globe…very bright, easy to work with and a team player…unflappable and an excellent advocate…”
Chambers & Partners, 2020
“Eminent silk who regularly acts in high-value litigation and arbitration in the UK and internationally. His work on construction cases in the energy sector elicits particular praise…exceptional service…real team player… a considerable intellect, great attention to detail and very incisive cross-examination…A truly impressive advocate”
Chambers & Partners, 2019
