Tom Walker

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in the UAE concerning a dispute over a performance guarantee, with a three-day final hearing. This included conducting the cross-examination of several witnesses of fact and an expert witness.

Drafted Particulars of Claim on behalf of a construction contractor for breach of contract/negligence against a screed supplier for the supply and installation of defective screed.

Drafted a Defence on behalf of a bathroom fit-out contractor, against whom liability for various bathroom defects was alleged by the owners of several apartments.

Advised a building and engineering services contractor on limitation issues arising out of a potential claim for breach of contract/negligence against a supplier of boilers.

Advised a civil engineering and groundworks subcontractor on its prospective claim against a main contractor for the costs incurred repairing a warehouse floor slab.

Drafted Particulars of Claim on behalf of a hotel for breach of contract/negligence against a building contractor arising out of the supply and installation of defective water
pipes.

Advised a construction and engineering contractor on the meaning and effect of notice provisions under a design and construction contract.

Drafted Particulars of Claim in a claim for breach of a take or pay agreement in relation to the provision of concrete products.

Successfully enforced an adjudicator’s award where enforcement was resisted on the
basis of various jurisdictional grounds and allegations of fraud. Secured costs on the
indemnity basis.

Represented the Respondent in an adjudication concerning a delay claim (led by
Jonathan Selby KC).

Advised a contractor on the prospects of resisting enforcement of an adjudicator’s award
in the TCC on the basis of various jurisdictional challenges.

Drafted Particulars of Claim for the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision in the TCC.

Drafted a Referral Notice in a dispute concerning the defective design and construction
of a steel frame intended for use in the construction of a new building on a farm

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in Singapore concerning a contract
dispute worth approximately $2.4 million. This included a two-day final hearing.

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in the UAE concerning a dispute over
a performance guarantee, with a three-day final hearing.

Represented the Respondent in a £200 million ICC Arbitration concerning a project in the
Middle East (led by Will Webb KC).

Represented a high net worth individual in a domestic arbitration concerning a
professional negligence claim arising out of defective works to a residential property (led
by Lucy Garett KC).

Drafted a Request for Arbitration under the LCIA Rules. The dispute related to the
construction of an offshore wind farm.

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in Singapore concerning a contract dispute worth approximately $2.4 million. This included a two-day final hearing.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court to obtain an interim prohibitory injunction on a quia timet basis to prevent threatened trespass and property damage.

Drafted a skeleton argument resisting an application to the High Court to obtain an interim mandatory injunction and supporting a cross application for a stay of proceedings under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court for an order that the decision of the joint liquidators of the respondent company be reversed pursuant to the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.

Drafted a skeleton argument resisting an application to the High Court for summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator’s decision.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court for summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator’s decision.

Represented HS2 in a procurement challenge brought in relation to a £2.75bn rolling stock
contract (led by Sarah Hannaford KC). This included a 4-week TCC trial and two strike out
applications.

Represented Lancashire County Council in the Court of Appeal in an appeal concerning a
limitation defence under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (led by Rhodri Williams KC).

Instructed as junior counsel to Rhodri Williams KC in a procurement challenge concerning
the redevelopment of 65 hectares of land in Lancashire. This has so far included
representing the Defendant at a strike out application, as well as providing advice.

Advised a county council on the application of the automatic suspension under the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015.

Advised a university on the prospects of a potential procurement challenge following its
unsuccessful bid for a contract for the provision of apprenticeship training.

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in Singapore concerning a contract dispute worth approximately $2.4 million. This included a two-day final hearing.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court to obtain an interim prohibitory injunction on a quia timet basis to prevent threatened trespass and property damage.

Drafted a skeleton argument resisting an application to the High Court to obtain an interim mandatory injunction and supporting a cross application for a stay of proceedings under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court for an order that the decision of the joint liquidators of the respondent company be reversed pursuant to the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.

Drafted a skeleton argument resisting an application to the High Court for summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator’s decision.

Drafted a skeleton argument in support of an application to the High Court for summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator’s decision.

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in Singapore concerning a contract dispute worth approximately $2.4 million. This included a two-day final hearing.

Acted as sole counsel on an international arbitration in the UAE concerning a dispute over a performance guarantee, with a three-day final hearing. This included conducting the cross-examination of several witnesses of fact and an expert witness.

Successfully enforced an adjudicator’s award where enforcement was resisted on the basis of various jurisdictional grounds and allegations of fraud. Secured costs on the indemnity basis.

Ex parte application for interim injunctions (High Court) – Acted as sole counsel in the High Court in relation to a successful application for an ex parte interim prohibitory injunction restraining a trespass and an ex parte interim mandatory injunction requiring a contractor to make safe the roof of the applicant’s property. This involved appearing in
three separate hearings.

Instructed in a one-day trial representing the Claimant in a professional negligence claim against an architect (Oxford County Court).

Application for relief from sanctions (County Court at Norwich) – Successfully obtained relief from sanctions where a claim had been struck out for non-payment of a Court fee.

Final hearing (Worcester County Court) – appeared on behalf of the Claimant and successfully obtained damages in a claim for property damage.

Drafted the Particulars of Claim in a professional negligence claim against two party wall
surveyors.

Advised a residential property owner on the prospects of appealing an award by a Third
Surveyor under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

Drafted a referral to a Third Surveyor under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.