Gurbinder Grewal

Dentons

Gurbinder is a partner at Dentons UKMEA LLP, focusing on resolving contentious construction and engineering disputes through arbitration, adjudication, litigation or alternative dispute resolution. He typically acts for housebuilders, employers, main contractors and subcontractors in a wide range of sectors in construction and engineering disputes relating to payment, defects, claims for variations, extensions of time, loss and expense, and professional negligence.

Gurbinder is also experienced in acting as a 'project counsel' on live construction and engineering projects either domestically or internationally, assisting clients or contractors in managing claims and avoiding disputes.

Practice Area

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Contributing Author

Qualification

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2004

Education

Inns of Court School of Law, 2002, LPC
Middlesex University, 2001, LLB, Law (Hons)

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PRACTICE NOTES

Construction insolvency: practical guidance on contractual protections, payment and termination, CIGA 2020 restrictions, adjudication (Bresco), collateral warranties, step-in rights, and Building Safety Act obligations

This Practice Note explores frequent challenges arising from insolvency within the construction sector. It examines the implications and usefulness of adjudication as a route to recovery where insolvency may be looming, and offers practical pointers on actions to take if a party becomes insolvent. The guidance is general in nature and will not suit every construction insolvency scenario, and it should be weighed carefully against the specific facts of each case. Accordingly, this Note should be read in context and not as a one-size-fits-all solution. Introduction to the construction industry and construction procurement Construction schemes typically involve numerous contributors performing distinct functions across procurement and delivery. A non-exhaustive set of participants includes: employer—the person or organisation seeking delivery of the project and engaging professionals to perform the works. The employer may be from the public or private sector and is often referred to as ‘the client’ architect—generally undertakes the design role, acting on the employer’s brief structural engineers—serve as advisers to the architect on structural aspects across the project service engineers—contribute to the design process in respect of...

Restructuring & Insolvency

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