Construction & Engineering
Examples of Toby’s work include:
- Advice on the effect of changes to the Defective Premises Act introduced by the Buildings Safety Act 2022 (led by Isabel Hitching KC)
- Acting on a $10 million LCIA arbitration in relation to a dredging contract between a Bahamian and American Company. English law and English seated arbitration. (led by Carlo Taczalski)
- Advised on a multi-party mediation relating to a property development leading to substantial damage to underground services infrastructure (led by Daniel Shapiro KC)
- Proceedings in relation to negligent design of a luxury residential development causing flooding (led by Daniel Shapiro KC)
- Has acted on a range of adjudication and adjudication enforcement matters including in respect of defective sub-contractor work on a mosque, final account disputes and in respect of jurisdictional and natural justice challenges to awards
- Advised on a multi-party mediation relating to a property development leading to substantial damage to underground services infrastructure (led by Daniel Shapiro KC)
- Advising a fitness centre as to flood damage and the responsibility for repairs under a commercial lease and related management contract
- Advised in relation to an extension built without planning permission at a residential property
- Acted against a sub-contractor for failure to repair the negligent construction of roofing in a block of flats
- Acting in relation to a claim for sums alleged to be owed under an undocumented invoice raised for alleged work done on a major construction site
- Strike out of claim against party wall surveyor raising issues of arbitral immunity and jurisdiction
- Proceedings against a national estate agent in relation to an employee alleged to have caused extensive property damage to a home
- Advised in relation to a fire at a storage facility and potential claims against the owners and the neighbouring premises where the fire began
Selected Cases
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Qualifications
- City University, BPTC, 2019, Very Competent; Lincoln’s Inn Denning Scholar (2018)
- University of Bristol, LLB, 2015-2018, First Class
Memberships
- COMBAR