Mr Saleem Khalid > Deka Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Mr Saleem Khalid

020 7832 0500 skhalid@dekachambers.com

Position

Saleem Khalid is one of the leading juniors at the Bar in the field of Construction.

He specialises in Construction & Professional Negligence actions. He has considerable knowledge and expertise of complex TCC cases, most recently those involving cladding and associated insurance policy issues.

Saleem has a consistently excellent track record of achieving good results for clients, insurers and groups, and offers sound advice and advocacy. Some recent cases include:

• Acting for a number of Claimant Housing Associations in High Court (TCC) claims arising out of defectively designed and installed cladding, which is a fire hazard.
• Acting for a charity which purchased a number of tall buildings that have now been found to have potentially hazardous and combustible cladding.
• Advising a Claimant organisation on their defects liability insurance policy to assess if it covers their claim.
• Represented the Defendant in a High Court (TCC) claim brought against an architect for the alleged negligent certification of flats.
• Represented the Defendant in a professional liability and professional conduct High Court claim concerning a Silk.
• Represented the Defendant in a High Court breach of professional duty claim against a leading architectural services firm (planning obligation).
• Represented the Defendant in a High Court professional indemnity claim brought against solicitors (alleged settlement undervaluation).
• Represented the Defendant surveyor in a claim alleging breach of express duties relating to the development of buildings.
• Represented the Claimant company in respect of alleged defective glazing/software used for a large building developer who was part of an underlying action against various sub-contractors (TCC).
• Represented an investment company who purportedly failed to consider the client’s wishes relating to risk when creating a portfolio that was later affected by the global financial crisis.
• Represented a marine surveyor in respect of alleged negligent certification.
• Represented the Defendant architectural firm in a claim of alleged poor supervision involving complex issues on Limitation and third parties (TCC).
• Advised insurers on their policy coverage against allegations of fraud and non-disclosure and on numerous related quantum/costs specific issues.
• Representing a building owner who contracted for fire protection services.
• Representing an architectural firm in a TCC case where a hospital wing was built that is now allegedly beset with water ingress.

Career

Appointments

• Attorney General’s Panel of Barristers (B)
• Part-time judge (DDJ)

Memberships

• TecBar
• PNBA
• Society of Construction Lawyers