Wholesale pricing
Forward curves, products, load shape, timing and interpretation of market evidence.
Expert witness
Independent energy-market evidence, clearly explained.
Expert analysis for electricity-pricing, procurement and commercial disputes—grounded in direct market experience and a strong understanding of legal process.
A strong combination
Market expertise with commercial-law training.
More than 35 years in UK power and gas markets are combined with an LLM in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol.
Experience encompasses energy trading, contract negotiation, supplier and PPA markets, non-commodity costs, credit risk and complex asset structures. Evidence is independent, proportionate and written so technical market issues can be understood by legal teams and the court.
Anonymised example
Electricity-pricing dispute during the 2022 energy crisis
Successfully completed CPR Part 35 assignment
The instruction
Retained in a substantial commercial dispute involving an established national energy-services business and the procurement of a multi-year electricity contract for a large energy end user during the extreme market conditions of October 2022.
The analysis
Reconstructed the position at the relevant time using wholesale forward curves and detailed allowances for shaping, imbalance, losses, policy costs, network charges, supplier margin, collateral and credit risk.
The result
The engagement was completed successfully, including a detailed expert report, formal responses and a focused joint statement. The work gave the legal team a clear, technically robust and defensible assessment of contract availability and reasonable pricing.
Areas of instruction
Complex energy transactions and disputes, clearly explained for the courts.
Retail pricing
Supplier costs, margin, collateral, credit, non-commodity charges and contract availability.
Procurement practice
Reasonableness of strategy, market approach, decision-making and risk management.
PPAs & complex assets
Commercial structures, route-to-market, co-location, optimisation and allocation of risk.
Professional standards
Clear duties. Independent opinion.
Expert work is undertaken with a clear understanding that the overriding duty is to assist the court. Opinions are evidence-led, transparent about assumptions and limitations, and expressed within the proper field of competence.
Support can include early case assessment, expert reports, meetings of experts, joint statements and oral evidence where required.