Steve is a Senior Legal Manager in Harrison Clark Rickerbys' Real Estate, construction & engineering team. He has over 40 years’ commercial litigation experience and has, for the last 19 years, specialised in handling construction & engineering disputes that are high-value, complex or involve technical issues.He is experienced in undertaking cases where construction law and insolvency merge. R&S Security Services Ltd v Fire Defence Plc was the first case to consider the impact of the new payment provisions under the Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended). It held that absent a valid pay-less notice sums due under the Act are indisputable for the purpose of insolvency proceedings.Steve’s work involves both commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In line with his focus on construction law, Steve regularly advises and assists developers, employers and (sub and main) contractors with particular regard to adjudication proceedings and the enforcement of adjudicators’ decisions in the Technology & Construction Court. He is well-placed to advise on appropriate forms of ADR and has experience of mediation.He is also experienced in arbitration proceedings commenced under the Arbitration Act 1996 and the Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules 1998 (CIMAR).Steve’s professional negligence caseload revolves almost exclusively around construction professionals. He has acted for and against architects, engineers, surveyors and project managers. Recently, Steve has acted for or against commercial lenders and monitoring surveyors.Steve is a keen advocate of ADR. He is a member of the Adjudication Society, which promotes the resolution of construction disputes by means of adjudication.