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Christopher Busaileh

Senior Associate

Chris advises in relation to both transactional and contentious matters in the construction and engineering industry.

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About

Chris advises developers and private clients on a range of construction projects and property transactions. Chris also acts for all parts of the construction supply chain in relation to contentious construction matters across all forms of dispute resolution. Chris has particular experience of delay and disruption disputes, defects claims and final account and ‘smash and grab’ adjudications.

Christopher is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Advising Derwent London in relation to its development at One Soho Place. The scheme will contain 209,000 sq ft of offices, 36,000 sq ft of retail and a 40,000 sq ft theatre;

  • Advising Howard de Walden Estates Limited on a range of projects including the re-development of its head office at 23 Queen Anne Street and the development of a 29,000 sq ft clinical building comprising consulting rooms and a diagnostic imaging suite.

  • Advising The All England Lawn Tennis Club in relation to various projects currently being undertaken under its master plan for redeveloping and expanding the venue. Includes advising on the redevelopment of existing structures on the site and creation of new underground facilities for players and VIPs.

  • Acting for a major London estate in relation to a problematic ongoing project involving delays, flood damage and disputed instructions. Successfully obtained a prohibatory injunction against the main contractor.

  • Acting for a hotel owner and operator in an adjudication against its main contractor in relation to an ongoing dispute over delays and defects in the contractor’s works to construct a four storey, 24 bedroom extension to a convenience hotel in Leith, Edinburgh.

  • Advising on a $95M mixed use development in Accra, Ghana incorporating residential, retail and hotel elements. Includes advice on the full suite of construction and security documents, termination of the building contract and related bond litigation.

Our thinking

  • True value adjudications; don’t jump the gun!

    Christopher Busaileh

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Derwent London on £158m building contract with Laing O’Rourke

    Fiona Edmond

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Derwent on Francis House letting to Edelman

    Fiona Edmond

    News

  • Construct.Law - Summer 2021

    Anna Sowerby

    Insights

  • Christopher Busaileh writes for Building on the issues of including liquidated damages clauses in subcontracts

    Christopher Busaileh

    In The Press

  • Construct.law - Winter 2020

    Michael O'Connor

    Insights

  • Modular construction: addressing deposit payments in building contracts

    Christopher Busaileh

    Insights

  • COVID-19 – Suspending construction works, time and money

    Fiona Edmond

    Insights

  • Fiona Edmond and Christopher Busaileh write for the Practical Law Construction Blog on the impact of Coronavirus on construction contracts

    Fiona Edmond

    In The Press

  • COVID-19: time and money under JCT

    Fiona Edmond

    Insights

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