Nathaniel is a member of the commercial dispute resolution team, specialising in contentious construction and resolving construction related disputes. This UK wide work involves a range of disputes in the fields of construction, engineering, energy, and major projects, with a particular focus on private finance projects. Nathaniel has particular experience of construction adjudication, mediation, and the commercial courts process across the UK. Nathaniel’s focus is on service delivery and a commercial approach to dispute management.
Nathaniel’s clients include tier one contractors, developers, facilities managers, major utility providers, and both main and sub-contractors. Nathaniel is a chartered civil engineer who worked for a major international consultancy for seven years before moving into the law. He remains a chartered civil engineer with a wide construction industry network.
Since 2024, Nathaniel has been ranked as Up and Coming by Chambers and Partners, with client testimonials: "Nathaniel Buckingham is very experienced, knowledgeable and competent"; "Nathaniel is always communicative and has excellent legal skills combined with a high level of technical construction knowledge"; and "Nathaniel gives you confidence and leaves no stone unturned".
In 2020, Legal 500 noted “The individuals (Nathaniel Buckingham and Iain Drummond) are extremely personable and provide first class expertise which is thoroughly thought out & tested internally."
Recent experience has included: delay and payment disputes in relation to several major hotel projects; defects claims in relation to a major Scottish road DBFO project; technical and payment disputes in relation to a nuclear facility; technical disputes across several energy from waste facilities; a high-value hospital fire protection dispute in the TCC; a major PFI schools latent defects dispute; an airport tunnel insurance claim; a manufacturing facility defect claim; flood defence scheme termination and dispute; and a variety of utilities infrastructure disputes.
