Michael Wharfe

Michael is a partner in the Construction & Engineering team. Michael’s practice is heavily weighted towards contentious matters for housing associations and public bodies, with a particular focus on large complex disputes in commercial, insurance, engineering and construction matters. His current workload centres around defects disputes, in particular the fire safety of rainscreen cladding systems on high rise buildings, and claims under latent defects policies. As a thought leader, Michael publishes extensively on statutory, caselaw and industry developments, and frequently comments for industry publications. · Devonshires Solicitors LLP

EnglandConstruction & Engineering, Commercial Litigation

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Michael is a partner in the Construction & Engineering team at Devonshires Solicitors LLP, with a practice focused on contentious matters for housing associations and public bodies. He specialises in large, complex commercial, insurance and construction disputes—particularly defects disputes involving fire safety of rainscreen cladding on high-rise buildings and claims under latent defects insurance policies—and publishes and comments regularly for industry publications.

Domaines d’expertise

Construction & EngineeringCommercial LitigationInsuranceHousingPublic SectorConstruction Defects

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England

Devonshires Solicitors LLP · Michael is a partner in the Construction & Engineering team. Michael’s practice is heavily weighted towards contentious matters for housing associations and public bodies, with a particular focus on large complex disputes in commercial, insurance, engineering and construction matters. His current workload centres around defects disputes, in particular the fire safety of rainscreen cladding systems on high rise buildings, and claims under latent defects policies. As a thought leader, Michael publishes extensively on statutory, caselaw and industry developments, and frequently comments for industry publications.

England

Expertise

Rainscreen cladding fire-safety disputesLatent defects insurance claimsHousing associationsPublic bodiesLarge commercial and construction disputes

Formation

LL.B., University of Auckland, 1996
B.A., University of Auckland, 1994