This
profile is intended to assist those
who are seeking a
practising barrister, chartered arbitrator, adjudicator or mediator for advice, a pre or post
contract opinion, representation on
the referral of a dispute to either
mediation,
adjudication,
arbitration
and/or litigation,
or simply to hold an in-house lecture
on a topical subject.
Practicing
at the Bar of England and Wales from
Chancery House Chambers in Leeds, Anthony
Edwards specialises in Professional
Negligence, Commercial & Construction
Law in both contentious and non-contentious
matters including disputes arising out
of Land and Building & Civil Engineering
activities both internationally and
nationally with experience in Mediation,
Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation.
Engaged in disputes between employers
(public and private sector) and contractors;
inter contractor disputes.
He
has had a busy career in the construction
industry as a Commercial Manager and
Quantity surveyor with over twenty years
of direct experience of managing projects
on site in both building and civil engineering
from procurement of both materials and
subcontractors through to drafting final
accounts and preparing claims.
Anthony has worked with all the standard forms of contracts, such as
JCT, ICE, FIDIC, NEC on projects including,
Hospitals, Water Treatment Plants, Railways,
Power Stations, Petrol Chemical Refinery,
Mechanical & Electrical Services
and Bridges.
Anthony has made various Awards on a range of disputes and as the party's representative he has provided representation, advice, opinions, drafted
contracts and undertaken contractual
negotiations for clients including solicitors;
consultants; employers and contractors,
during Mediation; Adjudication; Arbitration
and litigation proceedings in commercial
and construction related disputes.
Nature
of the disputes relate to; negligence
actions against professional advisers
including architects/engineers and surveyors;
land and property related matters; contract
interpretation, conflicting documentation,
breach of contract, delay & disruption,
time extensions, prolongation, payment
provisions, acceleration, loss of productivity,
final accounts and conflict of laws.
Anthony won the CIArbs' Cedric Barclay Prize for the Best International Award Writer in 2005 and is a member of: