• Law Society of Ireland
  • Procurement Lawyers’ Association
  • Construction Bar Association
  • Irish Society for European Law
  • Society of Computers and Law
  • Certificate in Technology Law, Law Society of Ireland, 2020
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2017
  • Solicitor, Solicitors Regulatory Authority, UK 2015
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Law, 2013
  • Bachelor of Arts (Law), University of Cambridge, 2012

Patrick is a partner in the firm’s Projects and Construction team, with expertise in public procurement and construction projects.

Patrick provides strategic advice to clients in both the private and public sector and advises on all aspects of public procurement (including the preparation of tender documentation, the conduct of competitive dialogues, evaluation issues, the preparation of standstill letters and procurement challenges). He also has significant expertise in advising public bodies on the modification of public contracts during their lifecycle.

In recent years Patrick has advised public bodies on the procurement of complex IT systems and the modification of existing high value IT contracts, including the implementation of electronic health record systems and other healthtech services.

Patrick has advised contracting authorities, developers, design team members, contractors and equity providers on several Irish public private partnerships and large construction projects in Ireland, with substantial experience in the Capital Works Management Framework (including the derogations process), RIAI and JCT-based contracts as well as more bespoke PPP contracts.

Patrick regularly delivers training on procurement and construction to clients in addition to presenting at various Irish conferences, and is currently studying the LLM on Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham.

Recent Work

  • Advised preferred bidder on Irish Social Housing PPP Bundle 2, delivering 465 homes across Ireland on a public private partnership basis.
  • Advising preferred bidder on Irish Social Housing PPP Bundle 3, delivering 486 homes across Ireland on a public private partnership basis.
  • Advised infrastructure investor on investment in €250m Irish education public private partnership.
  • Advised Irish healthcare body on c.€100m procurement of electronic patient records system via a complex competitive dialogue procedure.
  • Advised Irish healthcare body on the modification of several significant IT contracts and its obligations under public procurement law.
  • Advised Irish healthcare body on the modification of several significant IT contracts and its obligations under public procurement law.
  • Advised local authority on its competitive dialogue procurement of a developer for a major mixed tenure housing development to deliver 576 homes.
  • Advising consortium on delivery of a major mixed tenure housing development in Dublin with planning permission for more than 620 homes.
  • Advised contractor on major mixed use commercial development at complex site in Dublin city centre.
  • Advised developer on construction of major mixed-use regeneration project in heart of Dublin city centre, including advice on RIAI-based construction contract, design team appointments and collateral warranties.
  • Advising several Irish universities on capital works projects including student centres, student accommodation and STEM buildings.
  • Advises the public and private sector on procurement challenges, including as part of the Philip Lee team in Homecare Medical Limited v HSE.
     

Recent transactions and projects