Nik Haria

CONSULTANT

Nik is a Consultant in the Construction Team and specialises in construction law and dispute resolution. He handles both contentious and non-contentious construction work.

Nik has a wealth of experience in providing strategic advice to clients involved in construction disputes. He is regularly instructed to act in adjudications for both the paying party and the payee to a construction contract and has been involved in a number of reported decisions in the adjudication arena. Nik also advises on the construction aspects of property development work and is regularly instructed on high-value and complex construction projects.

Nik joined Edwin Coe as a Partner and the Head of Construction in 2018 and became a Consultant in 2020.

Nik is often instructed in relation to construction disputes, generally advising a broad range of clients involved in construction projects, including:

• Parties to Adjudication proceedings

• Property Developers

• Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals

• End users of Construction Projects

• Design Consultants

• Sub-Contactors

Nik’s broad spectrum of clients means that he has experience in drafting bespoke and standard form construction documentation for all types of transactions involving construction operations, as well as advising and acting on contentious matters.

Expertise

Construction Construction Disputes Adjudication Dispute Avoidance Building Safety and Cladding Remediation

Credentials

Recommended in The Legal 500 2025

Recommended in Doyles Guide as a Leading Construction Litigation Lawyer

Included in the Doyle’s Guide Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyer Rankings – London, 2025

EXPERIENCE

Nik’s experience includes:

Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd [2021] EWHC 2441 (TCC); Acting for a contractor in defence of adjudication enforcement proceedings in relation to a payment dispute. Successfully arguing the adjudicator had breached natural justice by failing to address a material issue

Stellite Construction Ltd v Vascroft Contractors Ltd [2016] EWHC 792 (TCC); Acting for a contractor in connection with an adjudication and subsequent enforcement proceedings concerning delays and the application of liquidated damages. Successfully resisted submissions that the adjudicator had breached natural justice

Deluxe Art & Theme Ltd v Beck Interiors Ltd [2016] EWHC 238 (TCC); Acting for a contractor in a serious of adjudications and subsequent enforcement proceedings with a sub-contractor. Successfully resisting enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision on the basis that the adjudicator lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate upon multiple disputes in separate adjudications at the same time.

Henia Investments Inc v Beck Interiors Ltd [2015] EWHC 2433 (TCC); Acting for a contractor in relation to a dispute regarding the ambit of Interim Applications and Pay Less Notices under the 2011 JCT suite of Contracts and the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Westfields Construction Ltd v Lewis [2013] EWHC 376 (TCC); Acting for a contractor in relation an adjudication and subsequent enforcement proceedings regarding a dispute with an employer and the applicability of the residential occupier’s exception from adjudication.

Nik Haria has been a pinnacle to our business, and has proven to be a valuable asset to our business in all aspects of legal advice. More importantly, he has proven to be commercially minded in terms of his advice, presenting all options and providing valuable recommendations and potential outcomes.

The Legal 500 UK 2025

Brenna Baye, Nik Haria, and the rest of the team are excellent communicators, and their advice acts in the best interests of clients.

The Legal 500 UK 2025

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