“I have been collaborating with May for several years as part of Nima (former UK BIM Alliance). May has been co-author and author of several cutting edge industry reports and information protocols on Legal BIM. May has exceptional skills as she combines legal with several aspects of digital construction such as BIM, blockchain, drones and digital twins. She is a role model, a pioneer in her field and always be ahead of applications of any digital innovation in construction. May is not just an excellent expert, but she is also a great leader and team worker. She listens to different opinions and she is able to work collaboratively to develop innovative and accurate solutions. I have no hesitation to recommend May: she is an asset for any organisations!”
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King's College London
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The law and practice of construction and dispute resolution.
Dissertation on the legal and contractual implications of BIM.
Overall Distinction.
Distinction for Dissertation.
Awards for:
- overall highest scoring student in 2nd year
- highest scoring student in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution exam
- joint highest scoring student for the graduating year
- highest scoring student in the CIArb award-writing exam (became CIArb Fellow)
- overall top student in the…The law and practice of construction and dispute resolution.
Dissertation on the legal and contractual implications of BIM.
Overall Distinction.
Distinction for Dissertation.
Awards for:
- overall highest scoring student in 2nd year
- highest scoring student in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution exam
- joint highest scoring student for the graduating year
- highest scoring student in the CIArb award-writing exam (became CIArb Fellow)
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Intellectual Property 3-month course.
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Bar Vocational Course
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Activities and Societies: Award for highest overall results of first year students.
LLB (Hons)
Licenses & Certifications
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Advocate & Solicitor of England & Wales
Law Society of England & Wales
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Advocate & Solicitor of Malaysia
Bar Council of Malaysia
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Barrister of England & Wales
Bar Council of England & Wales/The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Volunteer Experience
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Working Group Member
CIOB AI Playbook Working Group
- Present 1 year
Science and Technology
Creation of a CIOB AI Playbook
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Member of Construction Playbook Working Group
Construction Playbook - Modern Methods of Construction Chapter/Guidance Note
- Present 2 years 8 months
Science and Technology
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Member of Digital Twins Toolkit Working Group
Centre for Digital Built Britain
- 2 years 1 month
Science and Technology
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National Digital Twins Roadmap Working Group Committee Member
Centre for Digital Built Britain
- 4 years
Science and Technology
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Committee Member
ISO19650 Guidance Framework
- Present 5 years 10 months
Science and Technology
Leading the drafting of the 'legal/contract' section of the Guidance Framework.
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Committee Member
BSI/555/-/8 Committee for ISO 19650 Transitional Guidance
- 9 months
Science and Technology
Drafting of the ISO19650 Transitional Guidance
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2019 Co-Author of JCT Practice Note on BIM; 2022 Author of updates to 2019 Practice Note
JCT
- Present 5 years 8 months
Science and Technology
Preparation of a 2019 Practice Note with two co-authors.
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Group Member
CIBSE Digital Engineering Steering Group
- Present 4 years 9 months
Science and Technology
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Chairperson
BIM4Legal
- Present 6 years 8 months
Science and Technology
A neutral forum to support understanding & knowledge sharing of BIM among the legal community & those in industry who instruct them; encouraging & facilitating the development of best practice.
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Associate Editor
Frontiers in Blockchain (Smart Contracts division)
- 5 years 4 months
Science and Technology
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Publications
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Evaluating the Risks of Using AI in Construction
Digital Builder
On this episode
We discuss:
Identifying AI’s five biggest risk categories in AEC: reliance, confidentiality, copyright, personal data, and ethics
Why copyright and content attribution are such tricky issues with AI
The limitations of using in-house AI models trained on proprietary data
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Making AI Work For You: A Legal Perspective
Autodesk University 2023
Theatre Talk on AI risks and possibilities
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AI podcast panel
CIOB
In this episode, our own Cristina Lago grills ex-Arup engineer Stevan Lukic about the AI chatbot he developed for construction projects. Our expert panel discusses where AI sits in the digitalisation of construction. Hear from David Philp, chief value officer at Cohesive Group and chair of CIOB’s innovation panel; Murillo Piazzi, digital consultant at the BIM Academy; and May Winfield, Buro Happold’s global director of commercial, legal and digital risks. Jargon-buster Justin Stanton takes a…
In this episode, our own Cristina Lago grills ex-Arup engineer Stevan Lukic about the AI chatbot he developed for construction projects. Our expert panel discusses where AI sits in the digitalisation of construction. Hear from David Philp, chief value officer at Cohesive Group and chair of CIOB’s innovation panel; Murillo Piazzi, digital consultant at the BIM Academy; and May Winfield, Buro Happold’s global director of commercial, legal and digital risks. Jargon-buster Justin Stanton takes a peek under the bonnet of “optioneering”. And with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CIOB People’s Nadine Buddoo caught up with building control surveyor Jeannie Ambrose, who kept working and studying after being diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer.
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AI: Navigating the Risks Beyond the Hype
Construction News
Bite-size discussion on key risks posed by implanting AI, and how to overcome them.
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Ahead in the cloud
Construction Computing Magazine
Discussing the conundrum between ownership and risk when using cloud services
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Engineering Week Article: Construction Law
Buro Happold
Construction, law and being female
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The small print
Construction Computing Magazine
Looking at the pitfalls and minefields in BIM contracts
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Digital in Construction - the Present and the Future
Construction Business Review
Overview of digital in construction
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Drones: The Legal Frontier
CIC
Summary of the regulatory and legal issues of the use of drones.
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Construction Playbook – the legal and contractual impact
AEC Magazine
Analysis of potential steps needed to implement parts of the Construction Playbook
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Overcoming the Challenges and Obstacles to Successfully Implement Technology, Digitisation and Digitalisation
FutureBuild
Considering the challenges of implementing Technology, Digitisation and Digitalisation
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The Digital Transition Episode 23: Legal Issues in BIM with May Winfield
Skewed
The Digital Transition podcast powered by NBS. In this episode, I talk to May Winfield about the legal implications that asset owners and the people delivering the asset can face when BIM deliverables are specified. Learn about some of the traps you need to avoid when you want to include BIM deliverables or have your project delivered in accordance with ISO19650!
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ISO19650 Information Protocol Explained
A new version of the BIM Protocol was in May, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the UK BIM Alliance and the Construction Industry, co-authored by Andrew Croft, Senior Associate, alongside May Winfield, Associate Director at Buro Happold and Simon Lewis, Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
The new Information Protocol updated the CIC Protocol Second Edition to reflect ISO 19650-1 and 2, the current Information Management standards.
In this article, published in BIM+, Andrew…A new version of the BIM Protocol was in May, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the UK BIM Alliance and the Construction Industry, co-authored by Andrew Croft, Senior Associate, alongside May Winfield, Associate Director at Buro Happold and Simon Lewis, Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
The new Information Protocol updated the CIC Protocol Second Edition to reflect ISO 19650-1 and 2, the current Information Management standards.
In this article, published in BIM+, Andrew Croft, May Winfield, and Simon Lewis, offer an overview of the new Information Protocol.Other authorsSee publication -
The panacea of offsite construction and DfMA – what legal risks?
AEXC Magazine
Analysis of legal risks of offsite and DfMA
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Blockchain and smart contracts: Binary solutions in a non-binary industry?
PBC Today
Discussing the legal risks of blockchain and smart contracts
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Drones: The Legal Frontier – the Opportunities and Risks of Taking Flight
Society of Construction Law
The paper provides a useful review of the current legal position in the UK regarding commercial drones and their current and potential use in the construction industry. The author examines the potential legal risks in areas such as insurance, compliance with regulations, privacy, trespass and property damage and makes suggestions about how drone users might mitigate these risks, generally and contractually, and in terms of the specific operation of drones.
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#LegalFutures Blog Part 1: The Future Will Be 3D Printed
Digital Construction Week
Reviewing the history and legal issues of 3D printing
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Winfield Rock Report
UK BIM Alliance
A state of the nation, comprehensive review of legal BIM and the legal community’s understanding of BIM; making recommendations on the way forward.
Finalist in the Building Awards 2018, "Digital and BIM Initiative of the Year" categoryOther authorsSee publication -
The Legal Frontier: Blockchain and smart contracts
BIM+
Reviewing the legal and contractual issues of Blockchain and smart contracts for the construction industry
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How BIM Can Assist Implementation of CDM
Construction Manager/BIM+
Are CDM and BIM a natural partnership? The data-rich environment of BIM has the potential to assist in the fulfilment of CDM duties.
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BIM Views: The legal landscape
Construction Manager BIM+
Three solicitors, including May Winfield, discuss the impact BIM is having on contracts and projects.
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Building Information Modelling- The Legal Frontier: Overcoming legal and contractual obstacles
Society of Construction Law
Analysing the legal and contractual issues arising from the use of Building Information Modelling, and proposing a framework to minimise these issues.
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CDM 2015 - designers and their PI insurers
Construction Manager Magazine
Discussing the impact of the CDM 2015 on designers and PI insurance
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CDM Regulations 2015: additional risks under designers’ PI policies
Kennedys Construction Bulletin
Considering the impact of the CDM 2015 Regulations, in particular the replacement of CDM Co-ordinators with the Principal Designer role, and the potential impact on PI insurance.
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BIM: The Legal Frontier – Overcoming legal and contractual obstacles to Building Information Modelling
Society of Construction Law Hudson Competition - Highly Commended Prize
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What does the BIM legal landscape in other jurisdictions look like?
Construction Manager and Kennedys Construction Brief
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UK Standard Forms: Are They BIM-enabled
Construction Manager and Kennedys Construction Brief
Discussing the present position of standard form contracts in responding to the needs of BIM projects
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Integrated Project Insurance
Kennedys
What is integrated project insurance, and is it an inevitable step to BIM implementation?
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Integrated Project Insurance
Construction Manager
The traditional insurance position within the industry is changing, in part encouraged and catalysed by the various government Construction Strategy initiatives (BIM being just one of them). To complement these developments, a new approach to insurance is now being piloted, Integrated Project Insurance.
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"Express guarantee” - exclusions in professional indemnity policies
Kennedys
What does express guarantee mean and when does a contractual term amount to an express guarantee?
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CDM regulations 2015: additional risks under designers’ PI policies
Kennedys
Reviews the issues arising from the CDM Regulations 2015, with a seminar to follow in April 2015.
Courses
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Bar Vocational Course
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Masters in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution
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Honors & Awards
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Autodesk Construction Champions 2024
Autodesk
https://www.autodesk.com/blogs/construction/autodesk-construction-champions-2024/#may
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Most Dedicated Construction & Insurance Lawyer 2024 (UK)
Influential Businesswoman Awards 2024 hosted by Acquisition International
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Outstanding Contribution to the Industry (Special Award)
Society of Digital Engineering (part of CIBSE)
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Compliance Innovator Award
Lexology Global Counsel European Awards
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UK Leading Expert in Construction Law Award
Corporate Excellence Awards
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Construction Idol
London Build
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Best Woman in Construction Law
Women in Construction and Engineering Awards
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Solicitor of the Year - In House Award
The Law Society Excellence Awards
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Women in Construction Award
London Construction Awards
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Award writing exam highest scoring student
King's College
Highest scoring student for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators award writing exam.
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Best award-writing script
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Best award writing script in the award writing exam taken in June 2014.
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Hudson Prize Highly Commended Prize
Society of Construction Law
Highly Commended prize for the paper, “BIM: The Legal Frontier – Overcoming legal and contractual obstacles to Building Information Modelling”
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Distinction for dissertation on "Overcoming the legal, contractual (and related) obstacles to BIM"
King's College
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Joint overall highest scoring student for the MSc
King's College
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Arbitration Club Philip Raner Prize
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For the best examination script in Module D: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution examination
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King’s College Construction Law (KCCLA) Prize
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For the best performance in the 2nd year examinations
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Kings College Construction Law Association (KCCLA) 2014 Prize for top student in construction law and arbitration
Kings College Construction Law Association
Awarded as the top student for the 2014 graduating year of the MSc.
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