Sean Randall-Morris
Partner (Non-Solicitor)
Construction and Engineering | Dispute Resolution
About Sean
Sean joined our Construction & Engineering team in autumn 2021. Sean is an Advocate and an Arbitrator and has won several awards for his work both in the UK and overseas.
Before coming to law, Sean was a Chartered Surveyor and spent 20 years working in the construction, infrastructure, and defence sectors. Sean remains a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
Sean's clients include national house builders, developers, main and sub-contractors. Typically matters concern disputes relating to payments and contractual entitlements, building defects, and professional negligence claims against architects and engineers.
Sean trained as a lawyer in both England and Scotland and received his LLM in Advocacy with Distinction from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. As Approved Faculty for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Sean teaches dispute resolution to other lawyers on behalf of the institute.
In 2017 Sean was awarded Advocate of the Year in the Corporate Livewire Legal awards.
Recent wins
At Arbitration: Sean recently won a high value dispute for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club concerning a long-running dispute over the service charge due on a major mixed-use development in Bristol.
At Adjudication: Sean recently won an adjudication for APS Pool Contracting Limited from Glastonbury, where issues concerned a dispute over the descoping of work, and payment of the final account
Memberships
- The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
- The Adjudication Society
- The Society of Construction Law
- The International Bar Association
- The American Bar Association
- The New York City Bar Association
- Technology and Construction Court’s Users Group
Learn more about Sean's areas of expertise
"A tenacious lawyer, with sharp teeth."
“Happiest when unravelling a technically difficult and complex dispute, Sean enjoys simplifying the complicated and is known for quickly cutting to the heart of an issue. With a straight-talking confident style, he is tenacious in pursuit or defence.”
“We are very thankful that we retained Sean Randall-Morris to fight our cause. We were owed a significant sum in Final Accounts from a Main Contractor with no prospect of payment. Sean is an expert in his field and a true professional. His in-depth knowledge of his subject, and diligent research, enables him to counter any argument quickly and effectively. Sean gave all the attention and time needed, working tirelessly, to achieve the result we wanted. He was always contactable and has a very approachable and understanding manner, which immediately puts you at ease. His confident and calming influence was very much appreciated as he guided us through the whole adjudication process. We cannot thank Sean enough for his help and guidance. We would always retain and recommend him in the future.”