Direct Access Barrister

Jonathan Paul Shaw

I specialise in construction/building disputes and have over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry. As well as a practising Barrister, I am also a Chartered Quantity Surveyor. After nearly 20 years as a contractor’s QS and a construction claims expert, I was called to the Bar in 2008.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FCInstCES).

I am also a RICS Accredited Mediator and a TECBAR accredited Adjudicator.

I have experience of matters relating to, amongst other things: building/engineering disputes; residential/domestic building disputes; defective work; delay/extension of time matters; loss and expense; liquidated damages; final account matters; certification issues; disruption claims; professional negligence; negligence and nuisance claims.

Area of Law

Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure

Being both a Chartered QS and a practising Barrister gives me a unique insight into the management and resolution of building disputes. I combine both the commercial and legal aspects of any issue to achieve the best possible outcome.

What sort of work do I do?

All aspects of Construction/Building and Engineering.

Who do I work for?

Building and Construction firms, Employers, Consultants, Developers, Homeowners - indeed any party to a construction contract.

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