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Richard Booth

Richard Booth

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Richard is a Partner in HFW's Construction and Engineering Group and a past Chair of the Adjudication Society. He has 20 years of experience of advising on construction disputes and is a keen and experienced user of adjudication. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Douglas James

Douglas James

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Doug has been a barrister at Crown Office Chambers for 8 years. Doug acts in all forms of construction dispute resolution, including litigation, adjudications, arbitrations, and mediations. In the adjudication field, he has wide experience of acting for parties of all descriptions up to and including enforcement and post-decision litigation. Douglas is a co-editor of the Adjudication Society’s newsletter.

Claire King

Claire King

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Claire King is a Partner at Fenwick Elliott. She specialises in the resolution of construction and engineering disputes both domestically and internationally. She regularly acts for clients in adjudications and has a keen interest in the law and practice of adjudication more generally. Claire is recommended in Legal 500 and listed in Who’s Who Legal: Global Leaders for Construction Law.

Mark Mills

Mark Mills

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Mark Mills is a chartered surveyor, testifying quantum expert and senior managing director of J.S. Held. He has over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry working for sub-contractors (civils), main contractors, PQS firms and multi-disciplinary consultancies. Mark’s project experience is wide-ranging, involves all stages of the construction process, and varies in value from £1m construction projects in the UK to £1.5b global disputes involving several different parties, including public sector bodies, SPVs and JVs.

Theresa Mohammed

Theresa Mohammed

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Theresa specialises in contentious construction and joined Trowers & Hamlins in June 2010 from a boutique construction law practice. Theresa was promoted to Partner in 2015. Theresa has extensive experience of acting for Employers and Main Contractors, making High Court applications and the Enforcement of Adjudicators' decisions in the Technology and Construction Court. She is familiar with both standard and bespoke forms of construction contracts. Theresa also has experience of running High Court trials, instructing experts on technical engineering matters, resolving construction disputes through mediation and drafting settlement agreements, claims, defences and adjudication submissions. Theresa has also acted for clients in domestic and international arbitrations and frequently works with international clients in contentious proceedings.