Emily Monastiriotis

Practice Areas

Emily is international head of Dispute Resolution and leads the practice firmwide.

She specialises in construction disputes, professional indemnity claims and is an expert on cladding. She advises insurers and all sides of the construction industry on a wide range of construction and engineering disputes and has pursued and defended claims for delay and associated costs, final accounts, fees and defective works. Emily is well known for her cladding expertise and handles cladding portfolios for key clients. She also regularly speaks at conferences and industry events on fire safety issues.

On the professional indemnity side, Emily acts for PI Insurers and professional insureds - in particular architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other construction specialists - in professional negligence claims.

She is also experienced in domestic and international arbitrations, court proceedings and adjudications, regularly acting in arbitrations involving construction projects in the Middle East (where she travels to frequently).