A qualified Chartered Civil Engineer, John Holroyd followed a substantial career in that field before being called to the Bar. His background makes him ideally qualified for specialising in building and construction law.
Areas of Expertise
- Construction: all aspects of building and construction, water and sewerage, highways and bridges.
- Technology and Construction Court, Adjudication, Arbitration, Mediation and Public Inquiries.
- Planning: all aspects including highways, water, compulsory purchase orders and Public Inquiries.
- Professional negligence: of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and related professions.
- Environmental: all aspects.
- Land: Rights of way, boundary disputes and agricultural tenancies.
- Public Utilities: all aspects.
- General contract: all aspects.
Notable Cases
- Represented Treasury Solicitor on major highway and compulsory purchase order Public Inquiries.
- Represented public utility on major drought order Public Inquiries.
- Represented public utility at Public Inquiry namely, Commission of Inquiry into Water Supply in Yorkshire.
- Represented party in Court of Appeal in Lead Technical Services -v- CMS Medical Limited [2007] EWCA Civ 136; [2007] BLR 251 (CA).
- Represented Local Authority in Court of Appeal in Marshall -v- Bradford Metropolitan District Council [2001] EWCA Civ 594.
