Sean Hardy

Sean specialises in advising on the resolution of disputes in the energy, infrastructure and construction sectors. He has extensive experience of acting as counsel in arbitration proceedings under many of the leading institutional rules, including the SIAC, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL (ad hoc), HKIAC, AIAC and BANI rules, and of resolving disputes by litigation, adjudication, mediation and dispute board proceedings.

Sean also supports clients in managing their risks during project development and execution. This includes preparing and negotiating construction contracts and associated project documentation, and advising on tenders, joint ventures, contract administration and claims under insurance or security. He also has significant experience of advising insurers and construction industry insureds on professional indemnity matters.

Sean has supported clients and advised on the resolution of disputes on major projects across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, UK and beyond. Those projects have included production wells, pipelines, jack-up rigs, FPSOs, LNG terminals, refineries and petrochemical plants, power plants (including coal-fired, combined-cycle, solar, wind and geothermal), water treatment plants, metro tunnels and stations, railways, roads, airports, ports, sports stadia, data centres and building projects.

Sean has also benefitted from secondments to contractor and insurer clients in the Singapore and the UK, and is commercially minded as a result. He helps clients to save time and cost by avoiding formal disputes if possible and by resolving disputes that do arise efficiently.