Energy & Natural Resources
Selected Cases
- Representing a contractor in an appeal to the UK Supreme Court in connection with the design and construction of a hydro-electric project in the UK. Dispute valued at c. £100M, NEC2 form of contract, Scots law.
- Representing a multinational energy company in consolidated ICC arbitration proceedings concerning a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. US$ multi-billion dispute, bespoke contract, WA governing law.
- Acting for an international contractor in arbitration proceedings against insurers arising out of a claim under a CAR policy for a hydro-electric project. English law, London seat.
Selected Cases
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- Rebecca Shorter to deliver the keynote speech at the SCL Dublin Conference on 27 November
- Rebecca Shorter to speak at events in Poland and Georgia this week
Events
- Rebecca Shorter to deliver the keynote speech at the SCL Dublin Conference on 27 November
- Rebecca Shorter to speak at the SCL France Conference on 14 November
Qualifications
Bars and Courts
- Barrister, Gray’s Inn, 2024
- Solicitor Advocate, England and Wales, 2023
- Paris Bar, 2021
- Solicitor, England and Wales, 2009
Education
- LPC, Bloomsbury College of Law, 2007
- LLB Law with French Law, University of Reading, 2004
- Diploma in French Legal Studies, Université X de Paris Nanterre, 2003
Memberships
Society of Construction Law (UK)
Publications
- “A Contractor’s Duty to Warn of Defects in Design: Common and Civil Law Approaches Compared”; joint paper with Professor Anthony Lavers, International Construction Law Review [2024] I.C.L.R. 195
- “Using dispute boards in international projects,” Building, 4 January 2021
- “Standard forms of contract: FIDIC vs NEC” Construction Law, 4 May 2020
- “Dispute boards’ use likely to grow” Construction Law, 1 November 2019
- “Getting your digital documents in order: The challenges for dispute resolution”, Construction News, 16 July 2019
- “Trends in international arbitration”, Construction Law, 2 August 2018
- “Computers take over the Courtroom”, Building, 11 July 2018
- “Dispute boards – modern approaches to dispute resolution in international projects,” Global Arbitration Review, 16 July 2013
- “Insolvency: When Is It Official?,” Building, 26 August 2011
- “Case Clarifies Contract Liabilities,” Construction News, 14 April 2011
- “Pure Economic Loss Re-Examined,” Property Law Journal 267, 2011
- “Amendments Assessed,” Property Law Journal 245, 2010
Recommendations
Global Elite Thought Leader (Lexology Index 2024)
“Rebecca Shorter is renowned for her “comprehensive approach to all parts of a dispute” and “deep understanding of critical path and delay analysis, as well as construction law”.
Who's Who Legal: Construction, 2022
“Rebecca is an exceptional lawyer who is highly intelligent, personable and commercially astute – she is a pleasure and inspiration to work with.”
Chambers & Partners – Construction: International Arbitration, 2022
Rebecca “has strong in-depth knowledge of construction.”
Legal 500 – Construction: Contentious, 2022
