Douglas Wass
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Construction: Contentious
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About
Provided by Douglas Wass
Practice Areas
Litigation
Career
Doug acts on a wide range of substantial international and domestic arbitration, litigation and adjudication matters. He has particular expertise in complex construction, engineering and real estate claims and related professional negligence issues, although his practice also encompasses more general commercial disputes.
Doug is the co-head of the litigation and dispute resolution group.
Doug has advised a wide range of clients, including large developers, project companies, professional consultants, contractors and sub-contractors. His experience includes office, residential, hotel, industrial, hospital, university, school, power plant, airport and roads projects. Doug’s arbitration work has included major international ICC and LCIA arbitrations. Doug also regularly advises clients in relation to mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Doug has an MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration from King’s College, London and is a member of the Society of Construction Law, the Adjudication Society and the Property Litigation Association. Doug is also a Solicitor-Advocate.
Doug is co-author for the chapter on UK construction law for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering.
Chambers Review
UK
Douglas Wass has extensive experience advising developers in domestic construction, with a focus on cases arising from PFI projects. He is particularly skilled in handling disputes relating to hospital and university development schemes, as well as residential and commercial properties.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Douglas is our go-to when we have a contractual dispute."
"Doug is very calm and very considered. He is very technically proficient."
"Doug is absolutely brilliant."
"Douglas is our go-to when we have a contractual dispute."
"Doug is very calm and very considered. He is very technically proficient."
"Doug is absolutely brilliant."