Presenters

Jo-Anne Knight, Partner, Simpson Grierson
Jo-Anne is a partner in the commercial litigation group of Simpson Grierson. She specialises in construction litigation. Jo-Anne has over 20 years' experience acting for contractors, principals, local authorities and consultants in the full range of building and infrastructure disputes. Jo-Anne also advises in the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts with particular emphasis on the allocation of risks within construction contracts, security arrangements and providing tailored mechanisms for avoiding disputes and managing disputes that cannot be avoided in the most effective manner suitable to the particular project or industry. Jo-Anne has represented construction parties and local authorities in well over 100 mediations and judicial settlement conferences. She specialises in adjudications and also appears as counsel in the courts, specialist tribunals and in arbitrations covering the full range of construction issues, including payment disputes, construction defects cases and enforcement of performance bonds.


Sarah Fairbrother, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Sarah is an experienced litigation and dispute resolution lawyer, with particular expertise in contract, insurance and public law. She has also worked in in-house roles, most recently at the Environmental Protection Authority. She has appeared in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. She aims to work alongside clients to provide practical, strategic advice advocacy.