Kayla Urbanski

Kayla is an Associate in our Construction & Engineering Disputes and Risk team.

Kayla works with an array of clients within the built environment and energy and utilities sectors. She advises them in respect of large construction and engineering projects based on many of the construction contract forms, including the JCT, NEC3/4 and FIDIC suites. She also has particular experience advising on building and fire safety issues and disputes for a range of public and private stakeholders.

Kayla has experience with many construction contract forms, including the JCT, NEC3/4 and FIDIC suites, resulting from in-depth experience drafting and negotiating such forms and supporting with troubleshooting queries in private practice and secondment settings.

Kayla's expertise includes a range of dispute resolution forums, including adjudication, arbitration, Court proceedings and mediation. She has particular non-contentious experience advising on the Building Safety Act 2022 and implication for organisations. She has also advised on multi-million pound defective cladding and life-critical fire-safety defect disputes and new routes of redress introduced under the building safety regime. This experience is exemplified by her presence in industry journals and webinars discussing such topics.

Having completed a seven month secondment in a public body working within the rail sector, Kayla understands the commercial challenges and pressures that face clients and ensures that legal advice is context-driven and targeted to exact client needs.

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

I am currently the Vice-Chair of a board of Governors at a local primary school. As a state-schooled student / first of my family to go to university, this role is personally important to me and offers me the opportunity to seek the very best for the school and students. I also visit local schools and take part in career talks – showing students that, if you have ambition and drive, the sky is the limit!