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Kevin Forsyth

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Kevin advises developers, major construction companies, construction professionals and insurers in relation to construction and infrastructure projects both in the UK and internationally.

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About

Kevin is a specialist construction lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience. He advises clients across the full range of services from procurement  to project advisory and  dispute management advice. His disputes experience covers all the principal forms common to the industry, including mediation, expert determination, adjudication, arbitration and litigation.

Kevin is experienced in advising on both standard and bespoke forms of construction and engineering contract documentation and has particular great experience in advising on offshore wind projects.

He has been named a Thought Leader by Who's Who Legal for construction in 2020 and has been recognised by Chambers & Partners’ UK directory as a leading practitioner in construction law every year since 2007.

Kevin is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Advising the owner/operator of a major UK offshore wind farm since 2016 on numerous operations and maintenance projects/agreements including OFTO arrangements
  • Representing a specialist contractor in UAE international arbitration proceedings relating to delay, disruption and defects issues arising from a mixed commercial/residential scheme in Abu Dhabi
  • Representing a developer in High Court proceedings successfully pursuing a claim against a surety company for the recovery of sums due under a performance bond arising from a hotel project

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