Faraz Naqvi is an associate in the Construction team in Leeds.
Faraz has a wealth of experience in contentious construction and engineering disputes, acting for noteworthy international and national clients’ from a variety of different sectors including retail, house builders, healthcare, social housing, public sector and sports. He has also experience of acting for contractors and consultants alike.
Prior to specialising in construction and engineering disputes, Faraz spent several years as a commercial litigation solicitor handling complex disputes mostly in the High Court.
He has experience of advising clients’ on dispute avoidance and using effective strategies such as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) including mediation, adjudication or arbitration. He also has extensive experience of bringing and defending claims in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Examples of disputes Faraz has experience of include:
- Adjudications relating to delays, variations, final account, disputes and defects;
- Professional negligence; and
- Building Safety Act 2022 claims following the ‘Grenfell Fire’ tragedy.
His recent, more general, experience includes:
- Representing a global supermarket brand in complex construction disputes, including a £3 million adjudication concerning defects identified across multiple sites following practical completion.
- Defending a global engineering company in £40 million proceedings as a Part 20 Defendant, following claims from a major UK retailer regarding defective foundations in a distribution facility.
- Enforcing an adjudicator’s decision on behalf of a contractor through Part 8 proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
- Acting for an Italian prefabricated bathroom pod manufacturer in a £1.5 million claim against a Turkish radiator distributor at the London Central Court.
- Representing a large social housing provider in an arbitration against a contractor concerning defective cladding, ultimately securing a settlement at mediation.
- Advising a leading London university in an adjudication initiated by a national contractor, involving a £5 million extension-of-time and delay claim.