Connect with meTristan has extensive experience, gained in Australia and the UK, in effectively defending claims against architects, certifiers, contractors and engineers arising from building, infrastructure and other engineering projects. He also has experience acting for accountants, property developers and solicitors. Many of these matters involve technically complex, high value and multi-party disputes.
Tristan brings a thorough understanding of the issues that are important to insurers and their insureds, as well as the operational and claims environment in which they operate. His work involves advising on insurance coverage and the most appropriate strategies for resolving claims, including through adjudication, arbitration, court proceedings, mediation and negotiations. He also assists clients to avoid complaints from escalating into formal disputes and to protect their contractual positions.
Tristan is admitted to practice in both Australia and in England & Wales.
- Acting for architects, engineers and facade contractors in respect of fire safety and other building defects in residential and commercial facades, including aluminium composite panels (ACPs) with combustible cores.
- Acting for a material testing consultancy in a claim involving the design of cladding fixings.
- Acting for engineers in the construction of infrastructure projects, including defending claims involving drinking water improvement works, waste treatment plants, highways, flood defences and wave gates.
- Acting for engineers in claims regarding the construction of new residential and commercial developments involving bulk earthworks, stability works and remediation of contamination.
- Acting for architects in a claim arising from the design of a new landmark tram depot.
- Professional Liability
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Energy, Mining and Power
- Professions and Business Services
- Australian Insurance Law Association