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Gregor Hayworth

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About

Gregor has specialised in advising and representing energy market participants in respect of dispute avoidance and dispute resolution for around 10 years, and is a member of the leadership team for our UK-wide energy disputes practice.

He advises on major domestic and international energy projects, both onshore and offshore, with a focus on renewable energy projects.

Gregor has a keen interest in risk advisory work, advising clients on dispute avoidance during the life-cycle of major projects.

He has significant experience in the Scottish Courts, and in the High Court in England & Wales. He has also represented clients in arbitration, including ad hoc, ICC, LCIA and LMAA proceedings, and in adjudication, expert determination and mediation.

Gregor also teaches at the University of Edinburgh Law School.

Experience

  • Major renewable energy joint venture developer: Acting in respect of multiple claims for additional cost and extensions of time brought by an international engineering contractor relating to the development of an offshore wind farm.
  • Multiple developers: Advising in seeking injunctive proceedings and/or negotiating co-operation agreements with fishermen intending to impede offshore surveys or the commencement of construction works of offshore windfarms.
  • Owner of a decommissioned power plant: Acting in defence of claims referred to adjudication by main contractor relating to termination and final payments due.
  • Joint venture owner of a biomass power plant: Acting in respect of the settlement of various disputes with fuel supplier during commercial sale of fuel supplier including negotiation of capital works and variation of the fuel supply agreement.
  • Major energy project developer: Represented the developer in the successful resolution of parallel disputes against its EPC contractor under an EPC contract and the offtaker of a PPA both relating to a 20MW ground-mounted solar PV farm.
  • Various energy project developers: Acting in respect of disputes under grid connection agreements and associated agreements.

Credentials

  • Admitted as a solicitor: Scotland (2013)
  • Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2022)

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