Experience

Bell Lax Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  I specialise in construction litigation, contract disputes and professional negligence claims.My construction claims include:• An adjudication against a national housebuilding company after a subcontractor was wrongly thrown off site;• Both bringing and resisting adjudications in relation to failures to serve pay less notices correctly;• Bringing a series of adjudications against a subcontractor in respect of defective installation of lifts across three separate sites • Obtaining a six figure settlement for a main contractor in an arbitration against an architect for professional negligence in respect of subcontracted designs. • A High Court claim against architects in relation to their failure to design a housing development in accordance with the planning permission granted, leading to a delay in the building works;• A High Court claim against a national building company in relation to water ingress into an apartment causing damp and mould due to inadequate drainage, waterproofing and flashing to the balcony.Other claims include:• A six figure insurance dispute in relation to damage caused to a commercial premises following a fire at an adjoining building;• Acting for a minority shareholder in an accountancy practice to negotiate an exit from the firm, negotiation of the valuation of their shareholding and advising on the effect of their restrictive covenants upon their future business;• Professional negligence claims against solicitors following missing limitation dates, incorrectly advising on the strengths of a claim, failing to correctly identify the boundaries of land purchased; andfailing to give appropriate funding advice.• A professional negligence claim against a firm of accountants whereby their negligent tax advice upon the dissolution of a company led to additional tax liabilities in excess of £150,000; and• A dispute whereby one plot of land was developed in breach of restrictive covenants to contain multiple dwelling houses.



Bell Lax Limited

• Solicitor

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  Specialising in Construction Litigation and Clinical Negligence claims.Construction claims include:• Adjudications in relation to failures to serve pay less notices correctly;• Obtaining an injunction to restrain the presentation of a winding up petition following an inappropriately served statutory demand;• Obtaining a six figure settlement for a main contractor in an arbitration against an architect for professional negligence in respect of subcontracted designs under a JCT design and build contract. • High Court claim against a firm of architects in relation to their failure to design a housing development in accordance with the planning permission granted, leading to a delay in the building works;• High Court claim against a national building company in relation to water ingress into a city centre apartment causing damp and mould due to inadequate drainage, waterproofing and flashing to the balcony.My clinical negligence cases, the majority of which are funded by way of “no win, no fee” agreements, include delayed diagnoses of cancer and cauda equina syndrome (ie compression of spinal nerve roots); claims for negligent care, including where such care results in pressure sores; negligent cosmetic surgery; inappropriate and deficient dental treatment and negligent surgery.



Bell Lax Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2009

  Seats in both Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury.Assisted on high-value commercial cases and ran my own caseload in a wide range of different areas including directors' disputes, professional negligence claims against solicitors, contract disputes, claims for malicious prosecution, construction claims and Employment Tribunal claims including TUPE and unfair dismissal claims.Represented clients at court, in the Employment Tribunal and at without prejudice meetings. Seats in both Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury.Assisted on high-value commercial cases and ran my own caseload in a wide range of different areas including directors' disputes, professional negligence claims against solicitors, contract disputes, claims for malicious prosecution, construction claims and Employment Tribunal claims including TUPE and unfair dismissal claims.Represented clients at court, in the Employment Tribunal and at without prejudice meetings.



Irwin Mitchell

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paralegal

  • May 2005 - Aug 2006

  Working in the International Travel Litigation Department, specialising in group actions in relation to illnesses abroad. Ran my own caseload and participated in a presentation to clients, dealing with their legal queries on an individual basis afterwards. Working in the International Travel Litigation Department, specialising in group actions in relation to illnesses abroad. Ran my own caseload and participated in a presentation to clients, dealing with their legal queries on an individual basis afterwards.