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Francis Tiernan SC

Barrister BJuris; LLB

Francis Tiernan practises predominantly in large scale arbitration, litigation and security of payment cases arising in relation to construction and engineering projects.  He also works in the areas of product liability, professional negligence, trade practices, environmental law and energy and resources.

Example cases in which he has been briefed include:-

  • major road and bridge construction projects for VicRoads;
  • arbitration concerning the Victorian Public Hospitals Co-generation Project involving the alleged failure of the Rolls Royce gas fired turbines;
  • the dispute between the major electrical subcontractor and the main contractor for the Southern Suburban Railway Project in Perth;
  • arbitration concerning the rolling out of the natural gas pipe network in Tasmania;
  • litigation and arbitration concerning the Melbourne City Link project;
  • litigation arising in relation to a product liability claim concerning the HDPE tank lining material at BHP's Olympic Dam Mine;
  • arbitration between the architects and the owner concerning the Herald & Weekly Times building;
  • litigation concerning the failure of the concrete pavement at the TNT Laverton Airport;
  • a dispute over the design and construction of an autoclave and associated vessels at a copper mine in Laos;
  • litigation concerning the alleged pollution of the former Richmond City Council site;
  • litigation and arbitrations relating to numerous projects in the Melbourne CBD including Nauru House, 101 Collins Street, 120 Collins Street, 450 Little Bourke Street, 620 Collins Street, 46 Flinders Street and 19 A'Beckett Street;

Francis is a member of the Society of Construction Law (UK), the Society of Construction Law (Australia) and the Building Disputes Practitioners Society (Victoria).

He has published articles in both the Australian Construction Law Newsletter and in the Building Disputes Practitioners Society Newsletter.