Job Description

About the team

Our market-leading Construction Dispute Resolution team represents clients in all forms of proceedings and dispute resolution both in the UK and globally. In the UK, our team spends much of its time representing clients in the High Court and, in recent years, it has done so in some of the most material disputes to arise in the jurisdiction.

The team is known for its experience, technical ability and commercial and pragmatic approach. The team frequently collaborates with teams and sectors across our business offering a wide variety of opportunities to work with clients across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.

We are a sector-focused firm and our lawyers are specialists in a number of fields. We know that many disputes are not just about the law and our industry knowledge is crucial. Our team focuses on:

• Construction
• Infrastructure
• Road & Rail
• PFI claims
• Water
• Energy
• Oil & gas
• Natural resources
• Defence/aerospace
• Life sciences

Examples of recent projects

• Acting for the joint venture contractors in the pursuit of a significant delay and disruption claim and the defence of a counterclaim for defective works, arising out of the design and construction of an additional runway at a major UK international airport.
• Representing the design teams in connection with material claims, concerning the defects in, and the delayed release of, design information issued in connection with the construction of Wembley Stadium and the expansion of Anfield Stadium.
• Acting for a Turkish contractor in an ICC arbitration arising from the construction of a road project in Oman under bespoke Conditions of Contract. Seat of arbitration Geneva and subject to Omani law.
• Acting for Triathlon Homes LLP in its successful defence of an Appeal application in obtaining a Remediation Contribution Order in relation to the costs of remediating residential blocks forming part of the Olympic 2012 Athletes Village. This is a landmark decision under the new provisions of the Building Safety Act and is going to the Supreme Court this Autumn term.
• Advising National Highways on the A303 Road Project and the termination of the NEC3 Contract following the withdrawal of Government funding.
• Acting for a national UK MEP contractor in relation to the construction of a state-of-the-art entertainment and events arena.
• Advising a Major UK contractor in relation to defects arising out of the design and installation of modular bathroom units relating to a 440 unit development.
• Advising a UK airport relating to the refurbishment of its existing passenger facility and the introduction of new generation security systems.
• Acting for the UK arm of a global engineering business in an arbitration associated with allegations of defective work at a UK fuel storage facility.
• Advising funders, developers, contractors and student accommodation providers on their liability in relation to the Building Safety Act and the strategy for recovery from third parties across a portfolio of properties.
• Representing the project developer, a ‘Big-6’ UK utility, in connection with material defects emerging - following take-over - in an offshore windfarm located in UK waters.

About the role

To advise developers, pension funds, contractors, funders, purchasers, tenants, public sector clients and major corporates on high value, high profile construction & engineering disputes across all sectors.

About you

• Minimum 4 years' PQE in any of the above areas.
• A proven ability to give pragmatic, commercial advice
• Building Safety experience is desirable
• Insurance related claims experience is desirable
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Team player who is willing to get involved in new areas of work
• Comfortable dealing with clients, under appropriate levels of supervision
• Sound drafting, negotiation and problem solving skills
• Calm under pressure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

What we can offer you

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Many of our people work flexibly in some way. If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Equal opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

Any offers we make will be conditional subject to clearance by the SRA, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and DBS clearance.

For more information on the role please get in touch with Arun Kainth – arun.kainth@gowlingwlg.com

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