Simon Hale KC speaking at Society of Construction Law event on 6 November 2025
On 6 November, Simon Hale KC will be speaking at The Society of Construction Law UK Event: “Limitations of Liability” at National Liberal Club, London. Simon will present his paper to the SCL on exclusion and limitation clauses in construction and commercial contracts. He will identify the common types of dispute that arise in relation […]
Simon Hale KC speaking at the Society of Construction Law’s event on ‘Limitation of Liability’ –...
On Tuesday 9 September, Simon Hale KC will be speaking at The Society of Construction Law’s event on ‘Limitations of Liability’. For further details and to register, please see here.
16 members of 4 Pump Court recognised as Leading London Construction Law Counsel in Doyles Guide 2025
Seven Silks and nine Junior members of 4 Pump Court have been recognised by Doyles Guide as Leading London Construction Law Counsel 2025. The listing details barristers practising within the areas of construction, infrastructure and major projects matters within the UK legal market who have been identified by the nation’s construction law solicitors for their […]
1st July 2025
Simon Hale appointed as King’s Counsel
We are delighted to announce that Simon Hale has been formally appointed as King’s Counsel, after being sworn in earlier today before the Lord Chancellor at Westminster Hall. Many congratulations to Simon.
24th March 2025
Simon Hale to be appointed as King’s Counsel
His Majesty the King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor following consideration by the independent King’s Counsel Selection Panel, has announced the results of the King’s Counsel appointments today. Simon Hale will be appointed as King’s Counsel at a ceremony later this year. Simon is one of the most sought-after commercial barristers at the […]
24th January 2025
Court of Appeal judgment handed down on abuse of process in £165m misrepresentation claim
The Court of Appeal has this morning handed down judgment in (1) Outotec (USA) Inc (2) Metso OYJ (formerly Metso Outotec OYJ) v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 844. The dispute concerns an energy from waste (EfW) project in Hull, which involves the gasification of refuse derived fuel. The Hull project […]
24th July 2024
FK v ISG: Court of Appeal grants FK Construction permission to appeal in both decisions
The Court of Appeal has given FK Construction permission to appeal both decisions of Adrian Williamson KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court in the widely reported decisions between FK Construction v ISG Retail (at neutral citation numbers [2023] EWHC 1718 (TCC) and [2023] EWHC 2012 (TCC)). The appeals relate primarily to (i) […]
12th December 2023
TCC hands down judgment in ‘ISG Retail Limited V FK Construction Limited [2023] EWHC 2012’
Yesterday, the TCC handed down judgment in the long running dispute regarding default payee notices ‘ISG Retail Limited V FK Construction Limited [2023] EWHC 2012’. It concerns default payee notices under s110B(4) of the Construction Act, and the restitution of sums paid under an adjudicator’s decision that is later found by the Court to have […]
3rd August 2023
Judgment handed down in an appeal which raised issues of wider importance for the QICDRC and Qatari law- Simon Hale
Simon Hale appeared on behalf of the defendant bank in an appeal against a first instance decision in the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (the “QICDRC”), which raised issues of wider importance for the QICDRC and Qatari law. Background In 2014-2015, the Government of Qatar introduced a […]
25th July 2023
Judgment handed down in Vinci Construction UK Ltd v (1) Eastwood and Partners (Consulting Engineers) Ltd (2) Snowden...
This morning, the Technology and Construction Court handed down judgment in Vinci Construction UK Ltd v (1) Eastwood and Partners (Consulting Engineers) Ltd (2) Snowden Seamless Floors Ltd v GHW Consulting Engineers Ltd. The case concerned cracking in a floor slab at a large warehouse in Bradford. The judgment considers principles set out in the […]
24th July 2023
4 Pump Court shortlisted in 13 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023
We are honoured to have been shortlisted in 13 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards including 12 individual nominations for members of 4 Pump Court. This demonstrates the exceptional talent within Chambers, across a range of practice areas. Set nominations: Set of the year Construction and energy set of the year Financial services and insurance […]
12th July 2023
FK Construction Limited v ISG Retail Limited Judgment handed down
1. By an adjudicator’s decision dated 27 February 2023, Mr Allan Wood decided that ISG’s pay less notice in response to FK’s application for payment 16 was invalid and therefore a sum of £1,691,679.94 plus interest was due and owing to FK (the “Wood Decision”). ISG did not comply with the Wood Decision. FK issued […]
5th May 2023
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