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Fainche Whelan

Fainche Whelan
  1. People

Fainche Whelan

Fainche Whelan

Associate


Southampton
Fainche Whelan
  1. People

Fainche Whelan

Fainche Whelan

Associate


Southampton

Fainche Whelan

Associate

Southampton

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 2529

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Fainche has experience in advising on, drafting and negotiating construction contracts including building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties and related documents, such as surety documents. 

Fainche is experienced in acting for developers, employers, housebuilders and funders on a wide range of developments, including commercial, mixed-use and residential properties. She also regularly works closely with real estate colleagues on acquisitions, asset management deals and forward funding and purchase arrangements.

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Apr 17, 2026

Eiger Funding (PCC) Ltd v Ridge and Partners LLP – a cautionary tale for monitoring surveyors and lenders

In this Insight, Fainche Whelan considers the case of Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC). Here, an independent monitoring surveyor (“IMS”) was found liable to pay £2.5m in damages to a lending company due to their  negligence in the discharge of their duties as IMS on a development financing project. This Insight considers the impact this case has on monitoring surveyors, the extent of their responsibilities to funders and how conflicts of interest crucially play into their role.

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Apr 17, 2026
Eiger Funding (PCC) Ltd v Ridge and Partners LLP – a cautionary tale for monitoring surveyors and lenders
In this Insight, Fainche Whelan considers the case of Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC). Here, an independent monitoring surveyor (“IMS”) was found liable to pay £2.5m in damages to a lending company due to their  negligence in the discharge of their duties as IMS on a development financing project. This Insight considers the impact this case has on monitoring surveyors, the extent of their responsibilities to funders and how conflicts of interest crucially play into their role.

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