Expertise

Joanna is an experienced construction litigation solicitor who has experience in acting for developers, institutional investors and lenders in various forms of dispute resolution including litigation in the Technology and Construction Court, arbitration in the London Court of International Arbitration, adjudication and mediation. Joanna is familiar with most forms of domestic and international construction contracts including JCT, NEC, FIDIC and ICC and has acted in various disputes surrounding breach of contract, delay, damages, extension of time claims, defective work, professional negligence and termination. 

Joanna works across a variety of sectors including transport, utilities, hotels and leisure. In addition, Joanna has extensive knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022 and presents to clients regularly on the implications of the Building Safety Act to their businesses. On a day-to-day basis Joanna's work includes advising on a variety of building safety matters including those which have elements of the Building Safety Act, Defective Premises Act 1972 and Self-Remediation Terms contract.

Joanna's experience includes:

• acting for clients where their property is defective, including in relation to building safety issues, and seeking contribution from those responsible by taking the necessary legal steps, which can involve liaising with the original contractor of the development to arrange for it to undertake remedial works.
• acting for a utilities provider in relation to a £250m infrastructure project due to ongoing disputes with the contractor and representing the client in a number of adjudications resulting in successful decisions for the client. 
• acting for clients during the construction phase of projects where contractors have claimed extensions of time and consequent adjustment for the dates of completion to ensure that the contract provisions are adhered to to reduce the risk of dispute.
• advising clients where the contractor has become insolvent and the clients are seeking recovery from the contractor's administrator and / or the performance bond for additional costs as a result of the insolvency. 
• advising developers on their obligations pursuant to the Self Remediation Terms contract in order to remediate the developments where external wall defects have been identified or where Building Safety Fund monies have been paid out to applicants that money is being sought from the developer.