Nicholas Webb

Email: nickwebb@webbking.co.uk
Administrative E-mail: info@webbking.co.uk

Nicholas Webb is a Litigation Executive who has practiced since 1986.

After training in a successful East Sussex practice, he was employed as 'in house' legal advisor by a leading international construction company based in the City. Since the late 1980's Nick has advised on particularly complex construction cases and has maintained a successful practice in the Technology and Construction Court.

Nick also has experience in media law and has written a number of legal programmes distributed in video and television format. Nick has also been commissioned by national UK newspapers to write a legal column and legal information service. Nick presently acts as a legal advisor to a BBC1 prime time television series.

Nick's practice includes a great deal of commercial negotiation and dispute resolution in a number of commercial sectors including construction. Nick manages the battle office.


Recent work has included:

  • International shareholder disputes (Monaco and USA)
  • Representation of leading UK independent financial advisers
  • International litigation for US educational organisation
  • Advising on the launch of a new digital TV channel
  • High value professional negligence actions (surveyors and solicitors)
  • Major sub-contractor disputes with leading UK house builder
  • Delay and disruption dispute for specialist sub-contractors
  • Design liability of national house builder
  • Complex arbitration and mediation
  • Breach of confidence (television format)
  • Transfer of title/conversion claim for leading London auction house

Nicholas Webb is a member of the European-Atlantic Group (E-AG) a European/US economic, commercial and political forum.
Nicholas Webb is a member of the Society of Construction Law

Practice areas:

  • General civil litigation, commercial litigation
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Partnership disputes
  • Contract disputes
  • Trust litigation
  • Professional negligence (lawyers, accountants and construction professionals)
  • Law of confidence
  • Database litigation (including non-solicitation)
  • Construction law (employers, contractors and sub-contractors) practice in the TCC, adjudication and arbitration, design liability, NHBC and warranty litigation
  • International and cross border litigation (especially US) representing many blue chip US companies, universities and firms of attorneys.
  • Alternative dispute resolution, including appointment as a Mediator