Tony has been advising on construction matters since 1994. He joined the firm in 1998 having previously practised at the Bar in London where he undertook construction, general commercial litigation and arbitration, planning and environment law. Since joining Herbert Smith, Tony spent 7 years based in our Hong Kong office, returning in 2005.
Tony's practice covers construction (non-contentious and contentious), companies litigation, general commercial litigation and international arbitration. In particular he has extensive experience on large scale construction projects many of which are energy related. He acts as advocate in the English and Hong Kong Courts and in domestic and international arbitrations.
Tony is a regular speaker at construction conferences and a member of the Society for Construction Law and the Technology & Construction Court Solicitor’s Association (TECSA).
Credentials
- a consortium of international contractors led by KBR on claims brought by subcontractors on a Nigerian LNG project
- the Department of Trade and Industry on the terms of appointment of consultants under direct contracts following the termination of the PFI contract and also on claims arising out of the termination of the PFI contract for the construction of the National Physical Laboratory
- Sumitomo Chemical on the construction of the US$9.8 billion Rabigh refinery expansion and petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia
- a consortium of energy majors in a dispute with a former Soviet Republic arising under a production sharing agreement
- Chevron in connection with the EPC contracts for an LNG project in Angola
- Hong Kong and China Gas on the construction of a new fuel facility for Hong Kong International Airport and also on the Guangdong LNG project and the gas receiving station/twin submarine pipeline in Hong Kong
- a leading international oilfield services company in a joint venture dispute in the middle east
- Biffa in connection with PFI and construction disputes
- Transport for London on the construction aspects of the East London Line extension project which will be a core element in the transport network for the 2012 Olympics
- London Underground Limited on disputes with a PFI contractor responsible for the installation and maintenance of a new telecommunications system on the underground network; and a PPP contractor in relation to safety issues