George Dew Associate

Associate

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George acts on a range of adjudication, litigation, and dispute avoidance matters, focusing on the construction and real estate sectors.

George has experience across construction disputes, including termination, delay and defective work disputes. He has acted on a number of adjudications, as well as Part 7 and Part 8 litigation proceedings. This includes proceedings in the Supreme Court, the Technology and Construction Court and the Commercial Court.

George’s experience also includes cases involving allegations of fraud and disputes concerning PFI contracts.

George is a member of the Society of Construction Law.

George sits on Macfarlanes’ Corporate Social Responsibility committee. George is also involved in Macfarlanes’ ESG and sustainability initiatives as a member of the Environment Committee and leads the firm’s carbon footprint policy commitment.

Expertise

Recent work

S&T v Grove

S&T(UK) Ltd v Grove Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2448: representing the successful claimant, Grove Developments, in the High Court and Court of Appeal in one of the most significant construction law cases of recent years, concerning “smash & grab” adjudications and the application of the statutory payment regime.

Aggregate Industries

Acting for Aggregate Industries UK Limited in a substantial dispute concerning works carried out on the Sheffield Streets Ahead PFI project, involving several adjudications and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court (reported as Amey LG Ltd v Aggregate Industries UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 3488 (TCC)).

Weston Homes plc

Advising Weston Homes plc in High Court proceedings involving a multi-million pound claim in respect of defective design alleged to have been carried out by a mechanical and electrical engineer in relation to a substantial housing development.

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In depth

Context is king: the High Court considers "minimum life" requirements under a PFI contract

Mark Lawrence, George Dew 05 May 2023

An increasing number of private finance initiative (PFI) projects are nearing project expiry, the point at which a PFI asset is “handed back” from the private sector to the public...