Edward Lewis > Weightmans LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Edward Lewis

020 7822 1992 ed.lewis@weightmans.com

Work Department

Professional indemnity.

Position

Head of construction risk and an integral member of Weightmans’ specialty insurance and construction group. Expert on claims across all classes of insurance affecting construction operations and under the major forms of building and engineering contract (including JCT, GC works, FIDIC, ICE, NEC, IChemE and ACE). Professional liability, D&C and coverage accounts for a large proportion of his practice, in particular claims against engineers (all disciplines), architects and design and build contractors; insurance coverage disputes for syndicates at Lloyds and the company market, as well as the preparation and interpretation of policy wordings; arbitration and adjudication; all forms of alternative dispute resolution (including mediation); claims for loss/expense arising from project delays and prolongation; performance bonds and warranties; property damage/business interruption; specialist sub-contract operations (including diamond drilling, piling, telecoms, chemical process plant and demolition); product liability; PFI/PPP; and procurement. Prominent work recently undertaken includes a product liability class action in the Republic of Ireland, tiered adjudications in respect of no less than 28 disputes arising out of the government Building Schools for the Future programme, and matters of jurisdiction and international law in the context of a cross-border insurance dispute. Publications: various in trade press, including ‘Post’, ‘Building’ and ‘Construction News’.

Career

Called to the Bar 2001; qualified as solicitor 2006; partner and head of construction, Squire & Co; partner Weightmans 2008, admitted to practice in the Republic of Ireland 2013.

Languages

German, French.

Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn; TeCSA (Technology & Construction Court Solicitors Association); CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators); SCL (Society of Construction Law).

Education

The Perse School, Cambridge (1996); Aston University (1999 Law 2(1)); Inns Of Court School of Law (2001 Bar Vocational Course).

Leisure

Music, opera, skiing, motor-racing, linguistics, diving, design and architecture, rugby and football.