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Construction: Professional Negligence - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Mek Mesfin has significant experience in professional negligence cases relating to construction and technology, and has appeared in the TCC, commercial courts and arbitrations. He is frequently sought out by a wide variety of clients, including engineers, property owners and architects.
Strengths
Mek Mesfin is super-responsive and is really helpful and pragmatic. He knows what a court wants and is able to balance factors to get a solution.
Mek's client care skills are second to none.
Mek is well beyond his call in terms of ability, and his oral advocacy is very strong. He will go to the absolute top in fairly short order.
Mek is very user-friendly and good at what he does. He gets the law right, gives good advice and communicates well.
He's very user-friendly, very bright, detail-driven, intellectual and personable.
Property Damage - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Mek Mesfin is frequently sought out to handle complex property damage disputes involving a wide range of issues including fire damage and water ingress. He is also expert on subsidence matters.
Strengths
Mek was very switched on and enthusiastic. He was also very easy to work with.
Mek Mesfin is thorough and able to easily assimilate complex and voluminous instructions. His advice is robust and he has strong drafting skills.
Mek is a nice, safe pair of hands and has a quiet assurance to him.
Construction - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Mek Mesfin acts on an impressively broad span of construction disputes, including professional negligence cases. He routinely appears on cases heard in the TCC, in addition to the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. He holds particular expertise in the Building Safety Act, and is well versed in arbitration matters, adjudications and mediations.
Strengths
Mek has a real encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Mek is impressive in his ability to navigate thorny issues.
He is well beyond his year of call in terms of his ability. His oral advocacy is very strong.
His deep understanding of the intricacies involved consistently brings a strategic advantage to the cases he handles.
Mek did a tremendous job. He has strong drafting and analytical skills.
Mek Mesfin is a good all-round junior.