FIDIC Adjudicator Details
International Client Manager
Christopher Chilton
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Citizenship: British
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Countries with experience
Other countries with experience:
Global regions
- South Asia
- East Europe
- West Europe
- Central Asia
Languages spoken
- English
Construction contract experience
- Construction Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Red Book)
- Construction Contract, MDB Harmonised Ed, June 2010
- Design-Build-Operate Contract, 1st Ed 2008
- EPC/Turnkey Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Silver Book)
- Plant & Design-Build Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Yellow Book)
Consultancy contract experience
- Client-Consultant Agreement (White Book), 4th Ed 2006
Specialist contract experience
- Construction Subcontract, 1st. Ed. 2011
CV - Services offered
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
- Mediation
- Facilitator
- Contract Expert/specialist
- Independent expert
Technical expertise
- Aviation and Avionics
- Airports - air-side
- Airports - terminals and support
- Airports - other
- Building - commercial
- Building - industrial
- Civil Engineering - Site Investigation
- Civil Engineering - Foundations and Subsidence/Settlement
- Civil Engineering - Land Drainage & Dewatering
- Civil Engineering - River & Flood Control
- Civil Engineering - Tunnelling and piling
- Civil Engineering - Retaining Walls
- Civil Engineering - Dams and reservoirs
- Civil Engineering - other
- Construction law
- Cost engineering (QS)
- Defence
- Geotechnics and foundations
- Energy & Power - Natural gas and LNG Facilities
- Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges
- Road and highways - other
- Other Contract law and advocacy
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Claims and variations
- Extension of time
- Project scheduling
- Technical issues
- Other Contract Law
Short summary experiences
Government/Private company – military
Silver Book
Chair of three member board
Decisions on disputes related to exchange rates, inflation, price fluctuation
LNG supply contract
USD500 million
Silver Book
Single member board
Decisions on disputes related to terminal construction (failure of subcontractor) and supply contract (award of late supply damages)
Supply of aviation assemblies - military
USD100 million
MF1 based provisions
Member of three member board
Client driven delays. Re-negotiation of the supply programme (mediation)
Decision involving delay payments (not challenged)
Design and Build batch manufacturing plant
USD80 million
Red/Harmonised
Chair of three member board
Supply and installation of aerospace test facilities
USD50 million
Yellow Book
Single member board
Decisions on programme and quality issues
Decision on quality issue went to Notice of dissatisfaction – resolved in settlement period
Supply and installation of equipment and associated building works
USD450 million
Yellow Book
Chair of three member board
Decisions on disputes related to application of price variation indices and the jurisdiction of the board (correctness of notices)
Construction of aviation test facilities
USD180 million
Red Book
Member of three member board
Valuation of variations/certification
Construction of infrastructure and PFI schools
USD600 million
PP2000 with DB added
Single member board
No disputes to DAB
Very much considered a first trial
Combined Heat and Power plant
USD85 million
Red/Harmonised (construction), client’s own conditions (supply contract)
Single member board
Decisions on delays to supply contract driven by construction delays
Position and experience
Acredited mediator:
No
Acredited arbitrator: No
Employment status:
Present position: Managing Director
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Acredited arbitrator: No
Employment status:
Present position: Managing Director
Previous positions: Director, , , , , , , , ,
Experience
- Government/Private company – military
- LNG supply contract
- Supply of aviation assemblies - military
- Design and Build batch manufacturing plant
- Supply and installation of aerospace test facilities
- Supply and installation of equipment and associated building works
- Construction of aviation test facilities
- Construction of infrastructure and PFI schools
- Combined Heat and Power plant
Affiliations/Memberships
- Chartered Engineer
- Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Barrister
- called to the Bar
- England and Wales
- Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation
- Fellow of The Association of Project Managers (Certificated Project Manager)
- Registered Project Professional (APM)
- Chartered Project Professional (APM)
- Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management
Panel listings
- FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators
Qualifications, jurisdiction and discipline
- BSc Civil Engineering with First Class Honours
- MPhil Civil Engineering Production Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Management
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- Bar Vocational Course (Degree of Barrister)
- Diploma in Arbitration
