Michael Smyth

Expertise

Michael is a construction partner with more than 15 years’ experience dealing with both contentious and non-contentious matters in the construction industry. He deals with all aspects of construction contracts and disputes, including adjudications and claims within the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).

How do you help clients?

I help construction clients to successfully resolve disputes and to identify, evaluate and manage commercial risks.

Experience

1. Advising in relation to connected, multi-party adjudications.
2. Advising on a final account dispute and recovering payment from defaulting employer via adjudication and TCC enforcement.
3. Advising on liability and recoverability concerning substantial remediation programme related to defective sub-contractor works.
4. Advising on employer’s failure to adhere to contractual payment mechanism and recovering default sums via adjudication.
5. Advising in connection to a substantial framework agreement.