I joined Kerrigans in June 2010, having been awarded a 2.1 LLB (Hons) degree by the University of Liverpool and a Distinction in my Legal Practice Course examinations at the University of Law.I achieved a Distinction in the Masters Degree in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at Leeds Metropolitan University and was awarded the Keating Chambers Prize for the top graduating student on the course. Whilst the degree has been running since 1994, this is the first time the prize has been awarded. I am now an Associate Lecturer on the Masters Degree course.Having been admitted into the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, I completed the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP University in July 2015 and I am now a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I completed the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Certificate in Quantity Surveying in May 2016 and I am now a Chartered Legal Executive and a Solicitor.I have participated as party representative in adjudication and mediation in relation to disputes concerning interpretation of contracts, payment, breach of contract and professional negligence. I have experience in all stages of adjudication from commencement to decision, and drafting position statements through to terms of settlement.I advise employers, contractors and subcontractors as to the enforceability of performance bonds and the merits and liabilities of their terms and conditions. I have been involved in multiple disputes concerning the validity of performance bonds and completed my dissertation on whether performance bonds are performing in the construction industry (in which I obtained the highest grade ever to be achieved on the Masters Degree in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution).I research and prepare for public seminars and academic papers for publication on the internet and conduct legal research in recent case law and corporate due diligence including investigating accounts, corporate governance and securities.