K&L Gates : Professionals : Linda A. Kent

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Linda A. Kent	Consultant
London +44.(0)20.7360.8151	Fax +44.(0)20.7648.9001
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Areas of Practice • Representative Experience • Professional Background • Professional/Civic Activities • Speaking Engagements • Education • Additional Information

Areas of Practice

Ms. Kent is a consultant in the Construction & Engineering group. She has experience in a wide range of projects from commercial, transportation, heavy industrial through to process engineering. Her work has involved advising on many UK and international disputes involving arbitration, litigation, mediation and an increasing number of adjudications. Her practice has involved acting for employers, developers, contractors, subcontractors and professionals.

Representative Experience

Representing a signaling subcontractor against a main contractor in several adjudications on a multi-million pound claim arising out of work carried out on signaling and routework for Railtrack
Acting for a major high profile transport undertaking on a claim from a contractor arising from work carried out at an underground station in London
Acting for major contractor in relation to a dispute arising out of installation of cabling for major project in UK
Representing a sub-contractor against a main contractor in arbitration on its multi-million pound claim arising out of work carried out on a power station in Cumbria
Acting for sub-contractor in adjudication against contractor in relation to claims for variations arising out of work carried out at a large PFI hospital project
Acting for a main contractor in a multi-million pound arbitration with a cladding subcontractor concerning a prestigious residential development in London
Acting for a property developer in arbitration in relation to a claim for damages arising out of substantial structural defects
Defending a contractor in Part 8 proceedings challenging the validity of an adjudicator's award
Acting for employer in adjudication against quantity surveyors arising out of certification where contractor subsequently gone into liquidation
Acting for major contractor in relation to jurisdictional issues on several adjudications and in relation to disputes with sub-contractor
Acting for contractor in relation to counterclaim against receivers of sub-contractor in a hospital in Glasgow
Acting for a road surfacing contractor in dispute against contractor in relation to its claim for additional sums arising out of work carried out on a section of the M25
Acting for sub-contractor in adjudication against employer in relation to claims arising out of piling work carried out at a substantial office block in Edinburgh

Ms. Kent also has experience of advising clients in the construction sector on all aspects of UK and EC Competition Law.

Professional Background

Linda joined K&L Gates as a partner in 1998. In 2003 she became a consultant for the firm. Prior to joining K&L Gates Linda was a partner at a large London law firm for over four years. Linda qualified as a lawyer in 1986 and was admitted as a solicitor in that same year.

Professional/Civic Activities

Chambers 2010 (Recommended as a 'leading individual')
International Bar Association (Member)
National Association of Women in Construction (Member)
Society of Construction Law (Member)
Technology and Construction Solicitors Association (TeCSA) (Member & Accredited Adjudicator)

Speaking Engagements

Speaker at externally and internally organized seminars on construction and engineering law.

Education

LSF, College of Law (1984)
LL.B., University of Southampton (1983) (Hons)

Additional Information

Linda has written various articles on a range of matters including articles for Building magazine.