Expertise

Bill has an enviable track record of success in disputes and arbitration, together with all forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including expert determination, negotiation and mediation.

He acts for national and international clients in a wide range of fields and has considerable experience of advising both private and public bodies in a range of sectors, including retail, technology, transport, utilities, industrial and sports.

Bill's experince includes:

• advising private and public sector organisations on complex and/or critical issues, including the management, re-negotiation, default and termination of major contractual relationships
• assisting clients operating within both national and global supply chains on a range of issues, ranging from multi-million pound warehousing and distribution project turnarounds to breaches concerning critical component/materials
• supporting suppliers and customer organisations on resolving large scale IT and outsourcing disputes, often relating to changes in specification/scope, project delivery delays and performance failures, using escalated dispute resolution processes, negotiation, mediation, expert determination, arbitration and Court proceedings
• acting for a wide variety of contracting authorities and utilities, as well as bidder clients, on procurement challenges and achieving successful outcomes, by way of negotiation, strike out/summary judgment and swift partial re-run. Also advising "behind the scenes" on highly sensitive procurement issues.  
• advising private and public sector organisations on complex and/or critical issues, including the management, re-negotiation, default and termination of major contractual relationships
• resolving high value corporate/commercial disputes, often involving completion account and warranty claims, JV issues, shareholder actions and partnership fall outs
• dealing with several high profile judicial reviews in a number of sectors.