Youcef Boussabaine

Successfully resisted permission to appeal and obtained costs in the County Court on the basis of abuse of process.

Drafted a number of Particulars of Claim in relation to fire safety disputes in which various causes of action were alleged including claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972, breach of contract and professional negligence.

Drafted a Particulars of Claim on behalf of a national distributor of electricity claiming the proper sum due on the final account in relation to an NEC3 contract.

Drafted a Defence and Counterclaim on behalf of a national gym chain in relation to soundproofing defects.

Drafted a Defence on behalf of a geotechnical consultancy in relation to a dispute concerning assignment, the identity of the relevant contracting party and causation.

Drafted a Particulars of Claim on behalf of an owner, developer and operator of hotels internationally for breach of contract against a building contractor for the supply and installation of defective screed.

Drafted the Particulars of Claim and Reply on behalf of a UK owned international clothing chain for breach of contract against a construction company for the design and installation of a defective roof.

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.

Drafted a Defence on behalf of a sole trader against whom various defects were alleged in relation to the installation of windows at a residential home.

Drafted a number of Particulars of Claim in relation to fire safety disputes in which professional negligence was alleged.

Drafted a Particulars of Claim against an electrical sub-contractor alleging it had carried out electrical installation works negligently causing extensive fire damage to a residential property.

Drafted a Particulars of Claim against a sole trader for the defective installation of a canopy ceiling.

Advised a major construction contractor in relation to a claim intimated against it concerning liability for pure economic loss and physical damage in respect of a large residential development damaged by fire.

Acting as junior counsel on a c. £10 million adjudication concerning project handover in a PFI contract (led by Sarah Hannaford KC).

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

Drafted a Referral Notice on behalf of a major construction contractor in relation to a fire safety claim in excess of £10 million concerning issues of assignment, limitation and defects.

Drafted a Referral Notice on behalf of a major property developer in relation to alleged structural design defects at a large residential development.

Assisted in drafting the closing submissions in an international arbitration in relation to a desalination plant in the Middle East with a claim value in excess of $25 million.

Assisted Adrian Williamson KC, Paul Bury and John Steel in the Court of Appeal in relation to (1) Outotec (USA) Inc (2) Metso OYJ (formerly Metso Outotec OYJ) v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 844.

Assisted on one of the first building liability order applications due to be heard in the Technology and Construction Court.

Drafted a Skeleton Argument seeking strike out of a fraudulent misrepresentation claim against a council on the basis that the claim was time-barred and precluded by exclusion clauses in the contract.

Drafted a Skeleton Argument, Order and Claim Form in support of an application to the High Court to obtain an interim prohibitory injunction to prevent trespass and property damage.

Drafted a Skeleton Argument in support of an application for an interim mandatory injunction in the High Court for delivery up of drawings, documents and software relating to an ongoing project, whilst resisting a cross application for a stay of proceedings under section 9 Arbitration Act 1996.

Drafted a Skeleton Argument on behalf of a contractor for an adjudication enforcement in the context of allegations made by the defendant developer that the adjudicator acted in breach of the principles of natural justice.

Advised on the proper construction of a settlement agreement arising out of a large mixed-use development in Nottingham.