Tax issues on stake sales and investment into managers: structuring, pitfalls and steps to take now
About
Mark acts for a wide range of clients, including commercial developers, PFI project companies, house builders, financial institutions, investors, landlords and tenants.
He has extensive experience of advising in relation to construction and engineering, infrastructure, real estate and professional negligence disputes.
Mark has acted for clients in claims in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, as well as in domestic and international arbitration and adjudication.
He has particular expertise in guiding clients through technically, legally and factually complex disputes and works closely with the leading barristers and experts in the industry.
His recent disputes experience spans infrastructure, power stations, hotels, data centres, film studios and large commercial and residential developments.
He is a member of the Society of Construction Law, the Adjudication Society, the Property Litigation Association and the International Bar Association.
Experience
- Securing substantial damages for a PFI project company against a building contractor and facilities management contractor in relation to defects and deficiencies in Europe's largest teaching hospital.
- Advising investors, developers, landlords and commercial and residential tenants and occupiers in relation to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Hackett Report and the Building Safety Act.
- Acting for several owners and developers in relation to disputes arising from the design, construction and refurbishment of state-of-the-art data centres across Europe.
- Working with engineers and acoustic experts to advise a number of developers about structural issues and wind-induced noise and vibration in high-rise residential towers.
- Acting for a number of PFI project companies in relation to disputes with public sector counterparties arising from the operation of the payment and deductions mechanisms in project agreements.
- Advising building owners and occupiers in relation to the Electronic Communications Code and the installation and maintenance of electronic communications infrastructure.