Nick Kippax
Legal Director
Nick specialises in construction disputes and advisory work.
Nick's experience
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Acting for a multinational construction company, engaged as management contractor in connection with a high profile (c.£250m) refurbishment project in a lengthy and complex adjudication relating to extension of time entitlement, in which the client was awarded a full extension of time.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advising a major UK main contractor in a matter involving alleged defects in a car park's concrete floor slabs (claimed value £5m).
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advising a fire engineering contractor regarding alleged defective installation of a sprinkler system at a large retail distribution centre (claimed value £3m).
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advising a major contractor in relation to alleged defects in a hospital project, involving High Court proceedings both upstream and downstream with a total claimed value in excess of nine figures.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Acting for a specialist contractor in five years of data‑centre design and construction disputes, involving six adjudications, High Court litigation and two successful enforcement actions (including Sudlows v Global Switch), with complex EOT, variation and loss‑and‑expense claims over £20 million.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Acted for construction company defending High Court proceedings brought by a local authority for alleged defective design and workmanship relating to a swimming pool roof. Litigation involved multiple parties and involved professional design consultants and design/build subContracts in the £8.5m claim.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Acting for major contractor on a £15m dispute relating to harbour extension/widening works, involving a delay-related claim against local authority employer and professional negligence claim against design sub-consultant.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Acted for a major contractor on defects claims relating to the cladding and bathroom pods in student accommodation, defending adjudication from the SPV and pursuing adjudications and High Court proceedings against the subcontractor.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised a major energy company on a £100 million defects claims against a wind turbine manufacturer relating to leading edge erosion on a number of offshore wind farm projects.
- Cross-border
- Energy & Natural Resources
Credentials
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2007Re-joined Pinsent Masons
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2005Watson Burton, Partner
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1996Pinsent Masons, Senior Associate
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1994Qualified - England and Wales
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1992College of Law - Law Society Finals
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1991Middlesex Polytechnic - LLB
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