Shy has experience of acting for all parties in construction projects and his recent cases include:

• Advising a contractor on various issues arising out of a substantial DBO civil works project in Asia based on the NEC form of contract.
• Acting for an international EPC contractor in a final account dispute and adjudication in relation to a water treatment project in the UK, involving delays to the works, defective works and the valuation of variations
• Acting for an employer in High Court proceedings seeking recovery of delay damages and defending a contractor claim in connection with a major office development in the City of London.
• Providing project support over several years and advising on disputes, including adjudication, in relation to a number of the largest work packages delivered as part of the Crossrail project.
• Acting for an EPC contractor in relation to a dispute concerning poor performance and termination in connection with a PFI waste treatment facility.  
• Acting on a number of high-value developments in London, advising on claims from contractors and acting in adjudication and expert determination proceedings related to delays, valuation and defects in the life safety systems.  
• Advising a European specialist contractor in connection with a large industrial facility in the UK in respect of adjudications commenced by a subcontractor and various issues arising under the main contract with the client.  
• Acting for a supplier of specialist equipment in an ICC arbitration concerning water treatment systems in relation to a mining project in Asia.
• Advising an energy company on a number of high-value claims related to losses suffered by failure of substantial items of electrical equipment.    
• Advising a UK developer in connection with high-value residential and office developments, including in pursuing a claim concerning negligent structural design services as well as on a series of adjudications commenced by the main contractor. 
• Advising a contractor joint venture in connection with claims related to the development of an existing overground rail and a number of stations in London.
• Acting for a civil works sub-contractor in a number of disputes and adjudications concerning drainage works as part of a substantial road scheme in the UK.
• Advising an international company in connection with various contractual issues under a FIDIC form of contract relating to a substantial Battery Energy Storage System project in the UK
• Acting for an energy company in connection with a number of disputes related to various projects, including in Africa and Latin America.