David Morris

Specialising in contentious and non-contentious construction, David advises clients across the contractual matrix, with particular expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating construction contracts for developers, employers, contractors, funders and consultants.

He also acts on complex and high-value developments (including the construction aspects of financial transactions and remediation agreements under the Building Safety Act), alongside party wall matters (including advising on the provisions of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, appealing and defending appeals of party wall awards, and overseeing injunctive proceedings).

Alongside dispute resolution via the courts, David also specialises in adjudication and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Examples of David’s work include:

• Defeating multi-million pound claims from an international contractor against a specialist sub-contractor in adjudication, successfully showing repudiatory breach by the contractor under the amended JCT contract before recovering sums due.
• Successfully removing a non-performing contractor from a site on behalf of the developer and overseeing a positive settlement.
• Achieving a successful outcome for a contractor after the repudiatory breach of contract by the employer under a bespoke contract.
• Recovering sums due to a groundworks sub-contractor via adjudication and enforcement in the Technology and Construction Court from an international contractor.
• Advising on and negotiating the construction documents for a £21 million mixed-use redevelopment in Salford Quays.
• Obtaining an injunction to halt a rogue surveyor continuing to unlawfully act under the Party Wall Act.
• Advising an adjoining owner on what was an invalid party wall award under the Party Wall Act and overseeing a successful appeal in the Central London County Court.