Michael O'Shea
- Qualified, Solicitor of England & Wales (1996)
- Qualified, Solicitor Ireland (2017)
Domaines de pratique
Domaines de pratique
Michael O'Shea has a wealth of experience in relation to the construction industry and the management and resolution of disputes arising out of the challenges and uncertainties in this sector. He qualified and practiced as a Quantity Surveyor before re-qualifying as a solicitor in 1996. He became a partner at Masons in 2000 and joined Gowling WLG as a partner in 2006. Michael is also qualified in Ireland.
Michael heads the contentious practice and is known as one of the leading lawyers in his field combining academic analysis with pragmatic commercial advice.
He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Manchester and was involved in a number significant research projects which were cited in Sir Michael Latham's review of the construction industry 'Constructing the Team' and Lord Woolf's report on the Civil Justice System 'Access to Justice'. He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Michael O'Shea leads the department's contentious practice, representing contractors, developers and organisations in disputes arising from high-value and technically complex projects. He is well known in the market, with one source saying: He is an exceptionally talented and commercially aware lawyer with a strong customer focus, ideal to deal with.
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Michael is one of a small number of construction specialists who have taken a dispute to the Supreme Court (then called the House of Lords) winning the landmark case of Alfred McAlpine Construction Limited v Panatown Limited [2000] relating to privity of contract.
He was also involved in one of the very first decisions in relation to the jurisdiction of adjudication disputes: Shepherd Construction Limited v Mecright Limited [2000].