First Name
Murray
Last Name
Armes
Global Regions
East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Residence
United Kingdom
Citizenship
British
Educational Qualifications
BA(Hons), Sheffield University (1978) Diploma in Architecture, with Distinction, Sheffield University, UK (1981) Master of Arts in Architecture, with Distinction, Sheffield University, UK(1981) Master of Science in Construction Law and Arbitration, with Merit, Kings College, London, UK (2003)
Professional qualifications
Royal Institute of British Architects (Chartered Architect) (1981) Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Chartered Arbitrator) (2007) CEDR Accredited Mediator, (2009) Member, Academy of Experts (2009) Member, Society of Construction Arbitrators; Freeman and Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, Chartered Arbitrator, CIArb, United Kingdom, Chartered Architect, United Kingdom Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Accredited Mediator, CEDR, Registered Mediator, FCIArb (Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators United Kingdom) Member, CEDR registered arbitrator
Current employment status
Chartered Architect, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator and Dispute Board Member. Available for appointments worldwide and willing to travel as required.
Particular technical expertise
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges, Metro railway and stations, Power / Energy
Languages
English
Present position
Director, Architect
Positions held
FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators (2009); Member, and R2 Board Treasurer of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF)(since 2003), Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation (2008); Member, Society of Construction Arbitrators (2010); Freeman and Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (2009); Member of the Society of Construction Law (2003) Member and Committee Member of the Kings College Construction Association (2001) Member of the Adjudication Society (2004), Member, past Committee Member and newsletter editor for the CIArb South East Branch; Member of the Society of Construction Arbitrators; Council member of the Society of Construction Law (since 2013)
Mediator
Yes
Dispute resolution experience
Acting as adjudicator references under institutional and ad hoc procedures. These disputes include main contract, subcontract and professional services disputes. Acting as mediator in construction disputes. Instructed as expert witness (including forensic investigations) on over a 200 disputes involving construction defects, quality of work, design and specification defects, delays and professional negligence , instructed as arbitrator on disputes concerning latent defects insurance and coal mining subsidence claims.
Country(ies)
Other panel listings
RIBA panel of adjudicators, RIBA panel of arbitrators
RICS panel of Dispute Board members
CEDR accredited mediator
CEDR panel of arbitrators (consumer and commercial)
CIArb panel of Dispute Board members
Publications
“AJ legal Handbook”, joint author of Chapter on Construction Legislation in England and Wales (2010). “Prevention Better Than Cure”, article on dispute boards, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors ”Construction Journal” (2010). “News & Views”, CIArb SE Branch newsletter, editor 2006-2009 and regular contributor during that period. “To Have and to Hold”, article about adjudication meetings for the Adjudication Society newsletter (2011). “All Have Won and All Must Have Prizes”, article for Construction Law Journal (2011). “An Inspector Calls: Architects Site Visits”, article for Probyn Miers “Perspective” (2010). Other Information “Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, The Funding of Dispute Boards by Multilateral Development Banks”, paper presented to the FIDIC MDB Conference, Brussels, June 2012. Training and seminars on Dispute Boards and FIDIC Contracts carried out on behalf of the DRBF in Cape Town, Bucharest, Washington, London, Sao Paolo, Istanbul. Seminars for the Adjudication Society (London), Society of Construction Law (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London), the RIBA (London), and for various law firms. Organiser of the DRBF United Kingdom Member’s Meetings and regular contributor. Joint organiser and contributor to the King’s College “Introduction to International Adjudication” symposium held in London in June 2011. Regular contributor to “Angles”, Sense Studio’s in house newsletter.
CV
City