Global Regions
Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Residence
United Kingdom
Educational Qualifications
CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - Pepperdine University, USA;
Diploma in Quantity Surveying - Croydon College, UK
Professional qualifications
Accredited Construction Adjudicator - CIArb ;
Approved Dispute Adjudicator - FIDIC ;
Accredited Expert Determiner - Academy of Experts
Current employment status
Adjudicator, Dispute Board Member, Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Quantum/Claims Expert and Practising Quantity Surveyor
Particular technical expertise
Hydro projects, Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges, Marine Civil Engineering, Metro railway and stations, Pipelines, Power / Energy, Road and Storm water Defence Works, Waste Treatment and Pumping Plant
Present position
Self-Employed
Available for appointments worldwide and willing to travel as required.
Positions held
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2007);
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (2007);
Fellow, Dispute Board Federation (2013);
Member, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (2005);
Member, Society of Construction Law (2006);
Member, Adjudication Society (2010);
Member, Association for Consultancy and Engineering (2008).
Assessor for expert determination course run by the Academy of Experts (2010)
Dispute resolution experience
Acted as party representative in approx. 25nr construction adjudications;
Sole member DAB on major pipeline in Czech Republic;
Member of 3 person adhoc DAB for power project in Albania;
Member of 3 person standing DAB for marine project in Romania;
Sole Member DAB for new motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Party appointed quantum expert in arbitrations in United Kingdom, India and Romania;
Numerous appointments as lead advisor in claims preparation/defense.
In depth knowledge and understanding of international dispute boards practice and procedure
Other panel listings
FIDIC President’s List of Dispute Adjudicators; Dubai International Arbitration Centre – Expert; Construction Industry Council – Registered Adjudicator; Dispute Board Federation – Professional Dispute Board Member; Member or listed arbitrator with LCIA (London), CRCICA (Cairo), Danish Arbitration, Mauritius Court of Arbitration and Qatar International Centre for Arbitration; Academy of Experts – Qualified Dispute Resolver.
Publications
Paper for DRBF Regional Conference on the practical aspects of obtaining informal advice and opinions from a DAB (2010);
Presented various training seminars for the DRBF on Dispute Boards and the FIDIC contracts (2013).
Article in ‘World Highways’ magazine on minimizing construction disputes by a wider use of ‘standing’ dispute boards (2013)