Seb Oram

Call 2007
Email seb.oram@3pb.co.uk
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Technology & Construction

Seb is a member of our Technology and Construction practice group. He has experience in bringing and defending construction claims and, in particular, in drafting and cross-examining on schedules of defects. He also advises parties in relation to disputes arising under the common-form contract suites (in particular JCT and NEC contracts), and acts for parties in adjudications under the 1996 Act and the enforcement of adjudicator awards.
Seb is a contributing author to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ ISurv platform, providing practitioner-focussed legal analysis and updates.

He has been led by senior members of Chambers in High Court construction litigation.

Typical recent cases include:

• Acting at trial in defence of claims for payment under domestic, householder construction contracts
• Resisting claims for payment brought under guarantee and indemnity provisions in housebuilder guarantees

Publications

Contributing author to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ ISurv platform (chapters on “Regulated Public Procurement in the UK”, and on the 2011 amendments to the JCT Intermediate contracts).