With over 30 years of experience as a construction lawyer, Philip has been involved in a wide range of cases and projects.

Initially he specialised in Mechanical and Electrical contracts, dealing with major disputes over projects such as the Trident Base at Coulport, SmithKline Beecham’s Research Facility at Stevenage, and the DH and DSS Headquarters in Leeds.

He now acts for employers, main contractors, sub-contractors and specialist suppliers.

In 2015 he was involved in a £20 million dispute involving Party-Walls on the Grosvenor Estate in London and in a major dispute concerning the Crossrail.

He acted for a major steel work contractor in 5 adjudications relating to the new Jaguar Land Rover Plant at Castle Bromwich, winning each one.

He drafted a new kind of five year partnering framework for a Housing Association which wanted to work with 3 major contractors.

He is adjudicator on the Construction Panel for the Wakefield Waste Management PFI Project.

Philip has extensive experience relating to the design and construction of process plant and also production lines.  In 2015 he dealt with a dairy, a food products process plant and a waste separation plant.  He also acted as adjudicator in a dispute regarding a distillery in Scotland.

As a party walls expert, Philip has written numerous publications.  He has lectured repeatedly for the Pyramus and Thisbe Club and the RICS and has written articles on Party-Walls procedure and Case Law.

Philip has acted for a major automobile manufacturer in a dispute over their flagship showroom and also advised them on a new car body plant project.

Philip leads a team at Wright Hassall dealing with Heritage Build.

Philip has extensive experience in relation to construction insolvency and has lectured and written articles on the recovery of money, including retentions, in the event of construction insolvency.