Examples of Katherine's expertise include:

• acting for the Main Contractor regarding a defects claim in adjudication, under NEC3 Option C, for the construction of a movable bridge in Dorset;
• acting for the Main Contractor on two separate but related international arbitrations under the Danish Institute of Arbitration rules in respect of UK-based biomass electricity plants;
• acting for professional team client on large-scale adjudication concerning payment claims under an NEC4 Professional Service Contract;
• various instructions for project advisory work in respect of large-scale renewable energy and desalination plants in the Middle East;
• acting for the Main Contractor in injunctive proceedings in the TCC in respect of our client’s call on a performance bond; 
• acting for Main Contractor in high value adjudication concerning delay and defects, under NEC4 Option C, regarding a water treatment works;
• acting for the Employer on various adjudications concerning disputes for extensions of time and loss and expense on student housing developments;
• acting for FM Contractor under a PFI contract on a long-standing dispute (including an adjudication) concerning maintenance delays, primarily related to fire safety assets;
• professional negligence dispute between Ove Arup and Persimmon Homes (and others) that was dealt with via preliminary issues which were ultimately heard by the Court of Appeal;
• acting for the Employer on a long running dispute in adjudication (and enforcement) concerning detailed matters on delay and entitlement to liquidated damages in respect of a luxury retail development in Birmingham; 
• acting or the Employer in a long-term dispute in the TCC between Heerema Hartlepool Ltd and Neptune E&P UK Ltd (formerly Engie E&P UK Ltd) concerning the fabrication and delivery of offshore gas platforms; and
• various final account, delay and defective work adjudications on behalf of contractor clients;
  

Katherine’s professional memberships/positions include:

• council member for the Society of Construction Law;
• member of the Technology and Construction Solicitor’s Association;
• member of the Adjudication Society; and
• member of the National Association of Women in Construction.
  

Katherine’s academic achievements include:

• The Society of Construction Law Prize for the Best Overall Graduate, King’s College London (2020);
• The Society of Construction Law Prize for the Best Dissertation, King’s College London (2020); and
• The Bickerdike Allen Partners Prize for Performance in First Year Examinations, King’s College London (2019).