He advises clients on complex disputes across the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a focus on high-value litigation and international arbitration on major capital projects. His experience spans proceedings before the English High Court and arbitrations under major institutional rules, including the LCIA and ICC. Clients turn to Nick for his strategic insight, technical fluency, and ability to deliver results in contentious and high-pressure environments.
Nick has acted on a wide range of disputes involving power generation, oil and gas infrastructure, and large-scale commercial developments. He has recently advised on a €50 million arbitration concerning a gas power plant, defended a Middle Eastern bank in High Court proceedings involving arbitral award challenges, advised an international company on loss recovery following the termination of a gas project in Mozambique and supported an international energy client through disputes on a £400 million thermal power project. He also regularly counsels clients on dispute avoidance and risk mitigation strategies for major capital projects.
Having spent three years on secondment in the Middle East, Nick brings valuable regional insight to his international practice. He has represented clients in disputes across Europe, Africa, the Gulf, and Asia, including matters involving subsea disputes, offshore platforms, telecoms infrastructure and cross-border supply chain issues. His global perspective and commercial approach make him a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges.
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Nick's recent experience includes:
- acting for a respondent in LCIA proceedings (€50 million claim) in relation to the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of a gas power plant (English law, seat Zurich)
- advising a UK listed property developer in High Court proceedings against its design team relating to defects in an iconic building; the dispute was successfully resolved through a mediation
- advising an energy sector client on disputes arising from its £400 million thermal power project procured on the NEC3 form of contract
- acting for a large Middle Eastern bank in successfully defending ongoing High Court proceedings commenced by a Nigerian company seeking to have an arbitral award set aside under s.68 of the Arbitration Act (serious procedural irregularity)
- advising a European company in developing a multi-jurisdictional strategy to recover payments totaling €200 million from Dutch/Turkish entities following the supply of power generation equipment
- representing a major Qatari telecommunications company in its successful defense of ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Paris which arose out of a telecoms project in Saudi Arabia
- acting for the defendant in successfully defending adjudication enforcement proceedings before the Technology and Construction Court
- acting for two separate Qatari oil companies in successfully resolving three disputes with supply chain entities relating to multibillion-dollar construction and engineering projects
- advising an oil major through its warranty procedure notification process following the catastrophic failure of a sub-sea sour gas pipeline during commissioning
- acting for an Irish company in respect of a dispute with a UAE company in relation to prolongation, delay and disruption on an oil and gas project in the UAE
- advising a Chinese state-owned construction company seeking an injunction in the High Court in London to prevent a call on a bond
- advising a Qatari government oil and gas supply company in respect of the termination of a contract and stranding of assets following the outbreak of war in Yemen
- advising a Middle Eastern oil and gas drilling company in relation to the collapse of an offshore platform during its warranty period following a punch through incident
- Lectured on the Construction Law and Arbitration Masters course at Leeds Metropolitan University