Roberta Downey

Conduct of arbitration proceedings (administered by the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce) regarding disputes between the main contractor and a subcontractor arising out of the construction of a data centre

Conduct of ICC arbitration (Geneva Seat) on behalf of a JV arising out of Middle Eastern petrochemical project. The value of the dispute is at $250m+ and covers a wide range of delay and disruption claims, together with over 400 smaller value additional cost claims and back charges

Conduct of English High Court proceedings, including successfully obtaining orders for injunctive relief against environmental activists

Advising main contractor on various disputes with subcontractors at various stages of maturity from pre-action to arbitration (administered by Netherlands Institute)

Advising the contractor consortium on an LNG receiving, storage and regasification terminal in Europe

Advising the main contractor to the redevelopment of a North Sea oil & gas project involving an FPSO with regard to issues arising both up and down the contractual chain, with particular emphasis on almost two years of COVID and hardline lockdown related delays arising out of fabrication in China

Conduct of ICC arbitral proceedings on behalf of an EPCM contractor arising out of a Middle Eastern world-class petrochemical complex, including issues relating to non-payment of invoices, delays, and the quality of engineering, procurement, and construction management services

Conduct of High Court proceedings and a series of adjudication proceedings following termination of a subcontractor relating to the construction of an onshore substation for the longest subsea interconnector in the world

Advising a turbine manufacturer in respect of delay claims and quality issues in a series of projects including Japan, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Iraq, and the UK

Conduct of DAB proceedings regarding the final account for construction work at a container terminal in Costa Rica

Advising a JV regarding quality issues in subsea cables

Advising wind turbine manufacturers in respect of various issues with blades

Acting for the main contractor in the widely reported High Court (Technology and Construction Court) proceedings of Fluor Limited v ZPMC [2018] EWHC 490

Advising on disputes relating to delay in commissioning a 1200 MW gas-fired power plant with CHP facilities in South Africa

Advising owner of a UK solar farm regarding its rights in respect of ongoing defects in the transformers

Advising on two iconic Central London regeneration projects in relation to issues arising out of the interfaces between major transport infrastructure and commercial and residential developments

Representing a European supplier in a dispute with its Australian customer arising of design and fabrication issues in a superheater for a fertilizer plant in Canada

Acting for the main contractor regarding serial defects in a fleet of transformers supplied for two phases of a solar power project in the Middle East

Advice in respect of cladding on tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire

Alstom Power Ltd v Ineos Chlor: Acting for contractor in High Court Proceedings relating to completion of a boiler plant project

Barking Power Ltd v Balfour Beatty Projects and Engineering Ltd (1) and GEC ALSTHOM Power Plants Ltd (2). Acting for consortium in High Court proceedings in respect of alleged defects to generators

Advising a multinational contractor on various issues arising out of the onshore and offshore work on the control and instrumentation packages for two power plants in Africa

Advising an international contractor in respect of valuation of a subcontractor’s work, termination of the subcontract and financial claims arising out of a Middle Eastern power plant

Henry Boot Construction Ltd v ALSTOM Combined Cycles. This case concerned a series of arbitrations and two appeals to the Court of Appeal

Advising the main contractor in respect of costs and delay issues arising out of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of an offshore wind farm

Advising main contractor in respect of a defective meteorological mast for an offshore wind farm

Advising an international contractor of its rights under offshore contracts for supply and installation of equipment/services in respect of the conventional island of a nuclear plant project in Mexico

Advising on the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in Eastern Europe

Advising owner of a UK solar farm regarding ongoing defects in the transformers

Acting for U.S. project management company in respect of the recovery of unpaid invoices for consultancy services on two process plants in the U.A.E, including enforcement proceedings

London Underground Ltd v CityLink Telecommunications Ltd. Acting for the EPC contractor under a PFI contract in respect of a series of disputes, arbitrations, and appeal to the High Court

ALSTOM Automation Ltd v British Airways plc. Acting for the main contractor in relation to BA’s multimillion pound air cargo handling headquarters at Heathrow. This involved claims for repudiatory breach of contract and delay claims, including disputes about the interface between different software systems, and automated equipment and control systems

Advising an EPC contractor how it might protect its position mid-project, regarding delay claims against the Chinese Government

Advising the main contractor on a Malaysian power station project, including potential claims under Bilateral Investment Treaties

Advising the EPC contractor on delay claims regarding a sewage and wastewater treatment scheme

Mostcash Plc & Ors v Fluor Ltd & Anor. Acting for an EPC contractor defending High Court proceedings regarding alleged defective design, ingress of water, and corrosion of a paper recycling facility

Advising English clients on joint venture disputes giving rise to litigation and arbitration in various jurisdictions including the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, British Virgin Islands, and Stockholm