Jonathan Clarke

Examples of Jonathan’s expertise include:

• acting for a manufacturer of certain external wall system products in multiple cases at the pre-action protocol stage and in the TCC in respect of claims in tort and under the Building Safety Act 2022;
• advising a contractor on a SAR 1 billion claim in relation to a historic road infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia based on an amended FIDIC contract;
• assisting a Panamanian employer in multiple DAB and multi-billion-dollar ICC arbitrations in connection with the design and construction of a major maritime project in Central America based on an amended FIDIC contract;
• defending an oil company in an LCIA arbitration in respect of various subcontractor payment disputes;
• advising the main contractor of a biomass power plant on various contractual issues following the administration of several subcontractors;
• assisting an international EPC contractor in a dispute with a manufacturer and supplier of solar panels under a framework agreement for the supply of solar panels for the construction of 13 solar projects worldwide;
• acting for one of Latin America’s largest steel producers in arbitration and mediation proceedings relating to a disputed purchase agreement;
• defending a developer against a main contractor in several smash and grab adjudications under JCT D&B 2016 contracts and bespoke development agreements;
• representing an architect and design company following a serious health and safety incident at a research laboratory;
• assisting a groundworks subcontractor in multiple simultaneous adjudications based on oral agreements with all key terms implied from the Scheme for Construction Contracts and other relevant statutes;
• acting for Kuwaiti investors in an ICSID arbitration against the Kingdom of Jordan in connection with a telecommunications dispute; and
• undertaking non-contentious project advisory work, such as tender stage risk assessments of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts for a large civil engineering company for works on a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station and other infrastructure projects.

Jonathan’s professional memberships include:

• member of the Society of Construction Law;
• member of the Adjudication Society;
• member of the Young International Arbitration Group of the LCIA; and
• member of Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration).

Jonathan’s academic achievements include:

• The Energy and Climate Change Law Prize for the Best Overall Graduate, Queen Mary University of London (2024);
• Diploma in Comparative European and Civil Law (Distinction), University of Szeged (2014); and
• The Michelmores Land Law Prize for the Best Module Performance, University of Exeter (2013).