Graeme McPherson QC
Construction Professionals
Graeme is frequently involved in claims relating to over/under-valuations, defective design, advice, inspection, investigation and supervision.
Reported cases include Barex Brokers Ltd -v- Morris Dean [1999] P.N.L.R. 344 - scope of duty of care owed by a valuer to a lender to whom the benefit of a loan was assigned; Flannery -v- Halifax Estate Agency Ltd [2000] 1 W.L.R. 377 - need for judge to give reasons when preferring the expert evidence of one party over another; Earls Terrace Properties Ltd v. Nilsson Design Ltd [2004] BLR 273 – liability for waterproofing design.
Ongoing cases include
- A claim arising from the over-valuation of a substantial commercial property portfolio in Central London
- Litigation arising out of the development of Poole Quay
- A claim against the architects involved in the design and construction of one of Jersey’s leading restaurants
- Claims by various lenders arising from the failure of substantial commercial developments in south London and in the North-West