Gerald Offen Email & Phone Number

Gerald specialises in dispute resolution within the construction industry including sector related professional negligence business and the giving of pre-emptive advice. He has c.25 years experience in dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation, acting principally for developers and main contractors but also public and quasi-public authorities and NHS Trusts.Gerald is a Deputy District Judge, Fellow of the Faculty of Building, Member of the Society of Construction Law and The Adjudication Society and a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers' Association.

Listed skills include Dispute Resolution, Legal Advice, Construction Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and 7 others.

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  Head Of Construction, Partner

  Michelmores Solicitors

  2002 - Present - Exeter, United Kingdom

  - Brought a number of successful high value actions on behalf of land owners against Water authorities following failures in the manner of the discharge of their statutory responsibilities.- Advised and represented London based NHS Trust in connection with shortcomings in the design and build performance of the Project Co under a PFI agreement; specifically the performance of a CHP.- Advised Northern Ireland NHS Trust on three separate projects each suffering M&E performance issues, one a specialist secure unit with very unusual and complex remediation solutions. Involved consideration of responsibility of design team and main contractors.- Advised and represented main contractor in connection with variation and delay disruption claim arising out of highways works undertaken under the terms of LA framework agreement.