Michael Thornton has been in private practice as a barrister and solicitor since 2005. That year he set up a niche litigation practice specialising in building and construction law, and landlord and tenant law. With the advent of the leaky buildings crisis the firm has developed extensive expertise in this area. While the firm’s practice in the leaky buildings area initially focused on acting for home owners, it has increasingly begun to act for other parties caught up in the leaky buildings crisis. It has represented numerous owners of stand-alone dwellings, as well as bodies corporate of varying sizes. It has also acted for developers, architects, builders, vendors of leaky buildings, plasterers, and other tradesmen in defending leaky building claims. Members of the firm routinely appear in the Weathertight Homes Tribunal and the courts, and also have extensive experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) having appeared in numerous mediations and settlement conferences. The firm also acts for a number of landlords and is routinely involved in litigation generated through the landlord and tenant relationship. The firm’s construction practice also includes expertise in bringing and defending Construct Contracts Act claims.