Josh Roberts

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Josh is an experienced Senior Associate specialising in all aspects of construction disputes and their resolution. Josh has acted for clients from all tiers of the contracting supply chain; from employers and developers, all the way down to specialist subcontractors, and across a broad spectrum of sectors. Josh is well versed in commencing and defending adjudications, representing parties in complex litigation and assisting them in navigating issues on projects from inception to completion. Josh is described as a “real fighter” when it comes to his clients’ interests.

Before qualification Josh spent four years working in the industry, first at an M&E contractor and then as a consultant. 

Josh has particular experience in the energy from waste, defence, nuclear and rail sectors, in addition to more traditional building projects. Josh is familiar with many of the domestic and international forms of building contracts and, to compliment his legal nous, is an accredited NEC3 and NEC4 ECC Project Manager. This allows Josh to offer a unique perspective to clients; providing both practical and commercial solutions to issues as they arise.

Experience

• Successfully defending a claim in the TCC to enforce an adjudicator's decision against an international contractor on the basis that the contract was excluded from the HGCRA 1996. 
• Advising a Tier 1 contractor in relation to multiple disputes across its supply chain on a major energy-from-waste project.
• Acting for an international contractor in defending a claim arising out of termination of a design consultancy appointment on a waste processing and recovery plant.
• Advising on cross-border litigation regarding claims brought in Scotland against the main contractor responsible for the construction of an energy-from-waste gasification facility.
• Advising a major rail contractor regarding claims for additional payment and contractual relief on several line and level crossing renewal programmes, each utilising different contract forms.
• Assisting a public defence organisation on project agreements for a long-term, multi-billion pound construction programme.
• Acting as project counsel on a major high-rise development in the Midlands.